New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists on high alert.
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Corona 2 electric boogaloo here we come!
38 3 ReplyThis would be much worse than COVID. Bird flu is far more deadly.
25 2 Replyin the beginning yes, but as the virus mutates, the variant that spreads quicker will also be less deadly. like with covid too. not that it isn't dangerous now, but it was far deadlier in the early stages.
9 3 Replyin a country that could start acting against this virus right now with RNA vaccine research has probably closed down all those facilities
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