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‘Bird flu's unprecedented spread among livestock and other mammals in the U.S. has raised fears that another pandemic could be in store. The incoming Trump administration will have to prepare for this risk.
As H5N1 sickens more people and animals, scientists warn it could evolve to better infect humans and become more dangerous.
Trump and his picks to helm federal health agencies have largely been silent on bird flu. The messaging so far — and the track record of those Trump has chosen to oversee a potential bird flu crisis — is "worrisome," says Dr. Andrew Pavia, professor of medicine at the University of Utah who's worked on influenza pandemic preparedness for more than two decades.
The transition team did not respond to NPR's request for comment on its plans. Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has an extensive history of making inaccurate and misleading statements on vaccines and infectious diseases. He's a lawyer who for years led an advocacy group that is a major player in the anti-vaccine movement, promoting the long-debunked idea that vaccines lead to autism, among other false claims.’
In the event of another health crisis, millions of American will again needlessly die as they did during Trump’s first term – the consequence of the right’s willful ignorance and contempt for science, facts, and the truth.
As H5N1 sickens more people and animals, scientists warn it could evolve to better infect humans and become more dangerous.
Trump and his picks to helm federal health agencies have largely been silent on bird flu. The messaging so far — and the track record of those Trump has chosen to oversee a potential bird flu crisis — is "worrisome," says Dr. Andrew Pavia, professor of medicine at the University of Utah who's worked on influenza pandemic preparedness for more than two decades.
The transition team did not respond to NPR's request for comment on its plans. Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has an extensive history of making inaccurate and misleading statements on vaccines and infectious diseases. He's a lawyer who for years led an advocacy group that is a major player in the anti-vaccine movement, promoting the long-debunked idea that vaccines lead to autism, among other false claims.’
In the event of another health crisis, millions of American will again needlessly die as they did during Trump’s first term – the consequence of the right’s willful ignorance and contempt for science, facts, and the truth.
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