BIRD FLU PANIC RISES

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

Health & Fitness, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 1 July 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The bird flu vaccine is now in full development for not just humans but for cattle as well. Watch as we break down the COVID-like pre-positioning and how a critically-thinking public may not fall in line this time around.

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0:00.0	Bird flu. We've talked about this over the last couple of weeks because it's really been ramping up.
0:05.0	We talked about the gain of function background on this. We talked about the increased testing.
0:09.0	But now it's time for the vaccine conversation because that is the newest movement right now.
0:15.6	Take a look.
0:16.6	All right.
0:17.6	Are we heading towards another pandemic?
0:20.5	Could this turn into another COVID?
0:22.1	Concerns are growing over the possible spread of bird flu in the U.S.
0:26.0	With worries over the potential spread of bird flu,
0:29.0	there's also renewed focus on a vaccine.
0:32.0	We do know that they're preparing in production 4.8 million
0:36.4	vaccines. This new vaccine is following the same pipeline that led to the quick
0:40.7	development of the COVID vaccine.
0:42.8	MRNA vaccines are such an agile platform.
0:46.8	As soon as we see a new virus, whether it's a coronavirus
0:49.2	or in this case a flu virus, we can very quickly design
0:52.2	new MRNA vaccines to be specifically matched what's
0:55.8	circulating.
0:56.8	One of the things we have to look at, what Finland's doing, which I mentioned last week,
0:59.7	is to vaccinate the high risk farm workers.
1:02.6	We already have H5N1 vaccine stockpiled
1:06.2	in this country specifically for this reason.
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