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Pivotal trial of Moderna's H5N1 bird flu jab gets underway The first volunteers in a large-scale trial of Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine against bird flu have received shots in the UK and US.

The first volunteers in a large-scale trial of #Moderna's #mRNA-based #vaccine against #birdflu – long considered to be a #pandemicthreat – have received shots in the #UK and #US.

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5/13 The nightmare scenario: H5N1 is just "one mutation away from easier transmission among humans."

Sridhar warns this could trigger "an influenza pandemic, possibly more lethal than Covid-19" — and we're dismantling our rapid response capability.
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8/11 The cancelled grants include H5N1 avian influenza vaccine development — exactly the type of pandemic threat experts warn about. Speed matters when facing emerging pathogens.
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10/13 Timing couldn't be worse: The US faces massive H5N1 bird flu outbreak in cattle and birds, with spread to the UK. Pollard warns this is "just the moment when we need more investment" before human spread.
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #PandemicThreat

Bat Viruses Nearing Human Spillover Spark Pandemic Fears Scientists warn that bat viruses closely related to MERS may only be one mutation away from jumping into humans. Could HKU5 be the next pandemic trigger?

Just one mutation could turn a bat virus into the next pandemic threat. Find out which virus has scientists on edge. #VirusWatch #PandemicThreat #BatViruses

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🚨 H5N1 BIRD FLU SHOWS AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION IN MAMMALS 🚨

CDC study: H5N1 virus from Michigan dairy worker transmits through air in ferrets. Virus isolated from human who got conjunctivitis after exposure to infected cattle.
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9/20 H5N1's mortality rate appears roughly 2%—four times higher than COVID's current 0.5%.

"If you multiply 2% by US population, that's about 7 million people dead," Rasmussen calculates with chilling precision.

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1/20
⚠️ H5N1: THE NEXT PANDEMIC THREAT ⚠️

Michigan farmers face nightmare scenarios as deadly bird flu spreads from poultry to dairy cattle to humans.

Scientists warn H5N1 could "make COVID look like a walk in the park." Detroit Free Press investigates.

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3/12 Scientists fear H5N1 could mutate into a human pandemic because flu viruses rapidly acquire new abilities. While it doesn't spread easily between people yet, that could change overnight—making vaccine preparedness absolutely critical for survival.

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🚨POTENTIAL PANDEMIC ON HORIZON🚨

For 45 years scientist Rosalind Jessop tracked bird populations, but recently her focus shifted: preventing H5N1 bird flu from reaching Australian shores—a virus experts fear could trigger our next devastating pandemic.
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5/9 The greatest pandemic risk comes from potential reassortment—when H5N1 and human seasonal influenza viruses exchange genes in a co-infected host. Mammals susceptible to both virus types (like pigs or cats) could serve as "mixing vessels."
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5/8 Emory epidemiologist Seema Lakdawala warns the virus now has "1,000 shots on goal" with multiple species acting as reservoirs.

Michigan epidemiologist Natasha Bagdasarian states:

👉 "There is absolutely no chance of containment."
#InfectiousDisease #H5N1 #PandemicThreat #PublicHealth #BirdFlu

1/8 🚨BIRD FLU FOREVER WAR🚨

Scientists warn H5N1 bird flu has become a permanent global threat, with rising human cases & viral evolution sparking pandemic concerns.

"It's hard to imagine a scenario where it's no longer a pandemic threat," says NIH researcher Martha Nelson.
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2/7 So far, H5N1 avian influenza remains rare in humans with just 70 confirmed US cases, but Scripps researchers found it needs minimal additional mutation to gain human-to-human transmission capability—a hurdle that's rapidly shrinking.
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Email Senator Collins | U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Susan Collins of Maine

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I just emailed my senator, Susan Collins, asking her to not vote to approve RFK, Jr. United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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A painting depicting a cow and birds sharing a feeder above a sign, surrounded by a river of milk

How can art be used to raise awareness about potential pandemic threats like bird flu? #artforawareness #birdflu #pandemicthreat #highmutationrate #increasingcasesinmammals #artandscience

Coronavirus 'could have infected 10,000' amid warning it's 'as deadly as Spanish flu' UP TO 10,000 people could already be infected with the killer coronavirus that’s sweeping China, experts have warned. The estimate comes amid warnings the new strain is currently “as de…

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Pandemic threat: #Coronavirus ‘could’ve infected 10,000 already’ amid warning it’s ‘as deadly as #Spanishflu – that killed 50 million’

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