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Bird flu: the next pandemic or not?

It is something to ponder about since more and more people are being infected with the bird flu. The avian influenza A(H5N1) virus (“H5N1 bird flu”) virus has jumped species in the last decade first from birds to other animals and last couple of years it has jumped to humans as well. But at the moment, the bird flu does not jump from human to human.Not yet anyway! Scientists seem to think that we are one mutation away from H5N1 bird flu could jump from human to human.

It seems to be a matter of time before that happens. Scientists warned that a new pandemic could hit sooner rather than later. It was only a matter of time! unlike with Covid, we can now track the progression of the virus. The only issue is going to be if it breaks out, what will happen? With the Trump administration, the virus will have free rein to spread because he appointed the idiot RFK JR as the head of the health department. They will discard any measures that hinder the profits of the companies which could help the virus. Remember, during covid around a million people died in the USA due to COVID. So this time around it could be worse if H5N1 bird flu becomes the next pandemic.

At the same time, it could also be that bird flu doesn’t become a new pandemic. It’s possible. The only thing is that the world isn’t prepared for a new pandemic. It hasn’t and didn’t want to learn from the last one. they listen to capitalists to help them improve their profits by cutting costs, measures that hinder their profits. The health care sector will face austerity measures again.

It’s only a matter of time. I’m not saying here that H5N1 bird flu will be the next pandemic but it’s likely that that will be the outcome of it. Or it could come from something else?

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