The Bird Flu Virus Is Mutating Fast – And Scientists Say Our Vaccines May Not Be Enough
H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment ...
Colorado relatively prepared for bird flu and other disasters, report says
The report used 10 indicators meant to give an idea of whether states are prepared for fires, floods, infectious disease ...
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Here's What RFK Jr. Got Wrong About H5N1 Bird Flu
In two recent interviews on Fox News, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed concerns about H5N1 avian influenza in ...
H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, research finds
New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...
If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection
Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...
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Bird flu virus is rapidly evolving to evade immune defenses
The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.
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How to protect the American egg supply from avian flu
The most effective strategy against bird flu on chicken farms is prevention, writes former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb — ...
RFK Jr.’s Faulty Advice On Bird Flu
In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing ...
Bird flu has decimated flocks — but not at San Diego zoos. Here’s how they keep condors, penguins and more safe.
Safari Park, San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld have not seen any of the animals in their collections infected in the three years ...
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Trump Administration Shifts Strategy on Avian Flu
USDA under then Secretary Tom Vilsack conditionally approved a vaccine made by Zoetis, containing a killed version of an H5N2 variant designed to work against circulating H5N1 variants.
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CDC confirms D1.3 genotype in recent H5N1 case in Ohio
In an update yesterday on scientific investigations related to H5N1 avian flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and ...