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[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Again if u read the science then u would understand most experts in the field are not significantly concerned about a pandemic in the near term. And u would also know that we should be applying the lessons from covid19 such as travel restrictions being mostly ineffective and cheap easily accessible testing is far more important than anticipated, that traditional anti viral medication is still effective etc etc.

If they haven't learned from and can't apply the science from the last pandemic then they aren't doing their job.

[–] iAvicenna 1 points 15 minutes ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)

Most? By what metric, hopefully not your wishful thinking and only focusing on articles that support your views. I would really like to see your science sources on this. And by sources I don't mean science articles that discuss H5 is not a near term risk (for every such article I can easily find you one that says it is), I mean some sort of literature review that shows MOST experts in the field are not worried. I am educated enough to know the dynamics is complex and the situation is at best unpredictable. Common sense worth a grain of sand requires we should be on alert mode until the animal endemic is over, not firing possibly essential workers because it looks cool when you do it wielding a chainsaw. If we are just gonna trade articles though I will start:

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/bird-flu-is-raising-red-flags-among-health-officials

"On January 6, the Louisiana Department of Health announced that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 avian influenza had died, becoming the first U.S. death from the virus. To make matters worse, samples taken from the individual suggest that the virus mutated within the patient after infection—meaning it had begun to adapt to infect humans better—raising new questions about H5N1’s pandemic potential. "

My gut feeling is that you are a troll but nevertheless your questions help inform other people who are on the fence about such stuff so thanks.

If they haven't learned from and can't apply the >science from the last pandemic then they aren't >doing their job.

Do you think that they are being fired based on merit?

we should be applying the lessons from covid19

Who do you think brings the relevant experience and science into practice for pandemic response? People who were fired.