Bird flu spreading among cows shows we might not have learned COVID's lessons
A virus spreads, its method of transmission is unknown, testing is sporadic, results are not shared with enough speed or detail, government agencies do not coordinate as they should, public communication is neither swift nor clear, scientific and public uncertainty abounds.
We must learn the lessons of Covid before another deadly disease strikes
Why has so little been done to make indoor spaces safer, to stop the spread of airborne viruses?
Why dangerous bird flu is spreading faster and farther than first thought in U.S. cattle
While American officials are ramping up testing to keep sick cows from being moved between states, scientists say we’re already several steps behind the spread of a disease that could pose a major threat to human health.
More US cows being tested, tracked in bid to stop bird flu
So far, risk to humans remains low, but scientists are wary that virus could change to spread more easily among people
Bird flu found in Colorado dairy cows
Bird flu has been detected in dairy cows in Colorado, the state agriculture department announced on Friday. It’s the first time the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, has been diagnosed in Colorado cattle,
FDA: Bird flu found in 1/5 commercial milk samples, suggests greater spread
The FDA said that recent test reveal that bird flu remnant were found in one in five commercial milk samples.
As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are trying to answer
Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions scientists are trying to answer.
AstraZeneca admits for first time its Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect
Pharmaceutical giant is being sued in a class action over claims its vaccine caused death and serious injury in dozens of ...
COVID shutdowns, isolation to blame for pro-Palestine protests, experts say
Campus protesters roiling colleges across the nation are part of a generation shaped by the pandemic, who grew up isolated ...
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COVID patient's strange symptoms save her from deadly undiagnosed diseases. Here's what doctors discovered.
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Andrew Cuomo agrees to testify to Congress on Covid-19 nursing home advisory
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‘They’re never forgotten’: Brooklyn cemetery unveils COVID-19 memorial
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China said goodbye to ‘zero-Covid’ rules over a year ago, but is Beijing still hanging on to the past?
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