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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 22 days ago

Top virologists sound the alarm on bird flu and plead with world leaders to prepare for another pandemic

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Top virologists sound the alarm on bird flu and plead with world leaders to prepare for another pandemic

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 22 days ago
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Top virologists raise alarm over potential for bird flu pandemic
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Experts from over 40 countries are sounding the alarm over the increasing threat of H5N1 avian flu.
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    How to prepare for this shit again? I guess I can start by storing some masks, and a lot more food.

    Any advice or thoughts? I can work from home fulltime, and grocery deliveries is possible.

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      My recommendation is to honestly just do what we did during covid. The government likely won’t be enforcing anything this time so we’re probably gonna be on our own. Also I recommend stocking up on things asap. We’re already having supply chain issues and it’s gonna get infinitely worse if or when this pops off.

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        I live in Norway, so the government will do everything in it’s power to protect its citizens probably. Like it did during COVID.

        Theres no supply chain issues here currently either. During COVID pretty much everything was available besides acceptably priced GPUs

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          Ah I’m American so I’m probably just gonna die lol

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            If you get the flu just attend the next Trump rally you can find and cough as much as possible

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              Honestly that’s a good idea

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                I think so. Spit on your hands and touch all the door handles you can find. Introduce yourself with a handshake to everyone you encounter. Buy a MAGA hat and see if you can get a picture or something with Trump. Turn yourself into a full on bio weapon that exclusively targets fascists.

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                  I’m gonna become a carrier from left 4 dead. I’ll show no symptoms but I’ll get everyone around me infected

            • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.world
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              Typhoid Mary 2: MAGA Boogaloo

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      Going to post this as a main comment but two things are true

      1. the case mortality rate is, by far, one of the worst we’ve ever seen for an influenza. https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/wpro---documents/emergency/surveillance/avian-influenza/ai_20250131.pdf
      2. we already have a vaccine for it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H5N1_vaccine
      3. don’t panic but be educated https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5CyVi4UzKxE
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        Thanks, that mortality rate is frighteningly high. Luckily no human to human transmission so far. Hopefully never.

        Might be good to have some personal protective equipment in my emergency toolkit, as people would probably go instantly nuts for that if there is a breakout of human to human transmission.

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