Why All the Squawking Over Bird Flu?

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The bird flu is jumping mammal species, from chickens to minks to seals, giving it more opportunities to mutate. Andy talks to epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina and science writer David Quammen about the likelihood of H5N1 jumping to humans, how dangerous that would be, and how to prepare without overreacting.

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0:04.7	But with Peloton, even on those days when I skip a few days and lose motivation, maybe
0:10.2	go away on vacation, when I come back and see the actual progress I make on my workouts,
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0:53.6	So I got a box in the mail the other day and you know I'm not usually thrilled with the
0:59.2	box usually.
1:00.2	It's not always for me.
1:01.2	This time it was from wellbefore.com and I opened it up and there were a whole bunch of
1:05.9	masks, including what they call their premium 3D Pro-KNN-D5 mask, which I started wearing
1:13.4	when I was in crowded places and became a stable for me during the winter and during the
1:17.5	holidays.
1:19.1	And with a new variant circulating, I don't really want to get COVID.
1:22.6	I can't take packs.
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