The H5N1 bird flu virus is spreading to various animals, including cows and alpacas, raising concerns about a potential pandemic. Researchers are developing mRNA vaccines for bird flu, with Moderna's stock rising due to funding reports. Efforts include increased testing, vaccine strategies, and genomic sequencing to control outbreaks.
Earlier today, @nirav_uscdc told reporters they're still investigating new bird flu patient's symptoms "still learning more about this patient’s clinical and medical history. So I’m not ruling out that there may have been lower respiratory symptoms" https://t.co/e6gGRNnnth https://t.co/b0lFAQx91q https://t.co/ztsS3zx9Q5
Dr. Peter Mccullough on Bird Flu: "GAVI, the Global Vaccine Alliance...said in 2021 that bird flu is the next disease X and now WEF, WHO; CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation, CDC all have bird flu positioned as disease X, that is the next pandemic and they… https://t.co/wAvkbQoOCo
📄 Published yesterday, a statement assessing Avian influenza A(H5N1) in livestock by joint Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) group in UK. 👥 HAIRS is a multi-agency cross-government horizon scanning & risk assessment group. 🔗: https://t.co/RRy0IK2OjN
Why would farmers volunteer to have their bulk milk tanks be tested for H5N1 in @USDA_APHIS new pilot program? @USDA told reporters today that farms testing negative "will be able to move their lactating cows without additional pre-movement testing" https://t.co/e6gGRNnnth https://t.co/qC9H7vdhlT https://t.co/9nnOo8aE0K
The circulation of H5N1 in dairy cows in the US with now a 3rd documented case of spillover into humans is remarkable, partly from a biological perspective, but much more so for the apparent absence of a response by US (public health) authorities. 1/ https://t.co/X4LXuMgaZ0
USDA institutes “voluntary” testing for H5N1. What you would expect from a marketing organization. We need mandatory testing of animals AND employees to find out what is really happening. When countries start banning our animals or our humans we will regret the stupidity.
US allows bulk milk testing for bird flu before cattle transport https://t.co/lrEdyFKFsZ https://t.co/lrEdyFKFsZ
Bigger news than another farmworker infected is that the CDC has only tested ~40 people for bird flu this yr. To keep tabs on human-to-human transmission, @JeremyFarrar told me the US needs a system to encourage communities near outbreaks to get tested. https://t.co/bVIKqaM7n9
⚠️ USDA ANNOUNCES $824 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK HEALTH; LAUNCHES VOLUNTARY H5N1 DAIRY HERD STATUS PILOT PROGRAM
1/ #H5N1 bird influenza is deadly to birds. Most of our flu vaccines are manufactured using eggs. Birds lay eggs, but they can't do that if they're dead. Houston, we have a problem. https://t.co/OjlbFiyNjs https://t.co/DXgHGxzmDO
Bird flu is spreading across the US, and it could turn into a catastrophe—unless we act boldly and quickly, write Gregg Gonsalves and @asosin. https://t.co/UcGMadL6qY
Different farm in MI from last week, pt isolated, all staff being monitored. No PPE was being used CDC received samples on 5/29. Doesn't say when sent, when state lab tested, when sample was collected, or est. date of infection #H5N1 https://t.co/AHQNrXszKK
The risk to the public remains low, although farmworkers exposed to infected animals are at higher risk, health officials said. https://t.co/SRiBalATrm
⚠️ U.S. CDC OFFICIAL: **NEWEST CASE DOES NOT CHANGE THE CDC'S BIRD FLU RISK ASSESSMENT LEVEL FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC **U.S. HAS NOT SEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF HUMAN TO HUMAN TRANSMISSION OF THE BIRD FLU VIRUS **RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS INCREASE THE ODDS OF EXPOSING SOMEONE TO THE VIRUS…
“No other workers at the same farm have reported symptoms, and all staff are being monitored. There is no indication of person-to-person spread of A(H5N1) viruses at this time” https://t.co/IGptcSAGmf
$VRAX probably has a PR coming as they haven’t mentioned bird flu since last year. It’s a bigger problem now than a year ago and they’re positioned to capitalize on it, imo Some other bird flu stocks that have been trending up are $DYAI $ISPC $COCP https://t.co/iRLLAm83jc
While I commend MI for being more proactive than other states in testing/investigating H5N1 on dairy farms and appreciate the delicate balance required to maintain access to these farms, the absence of key data (eg date onset of symptoms) makes it hard to gauge future risk. https://t.co/69fWgLMwtT
More and more bird flu headlines. I think we will see more bird flu stocks take off https://t.co/Jlm2hjcvu9
US poised to invest millions in mRNA bird flu vaccine amid H5N1 scare. Officials at the @WHO welcomed the move. It comes as the virus continues to spread in mammals, threatening a new pandemic if it makes the jump to humans. https://t.co/5l4518RGje
REPORT: Dr. McCullough warns the bird flu response is a GIANT threat to the food supply. “They’re coming on farms with hazmat suits doing mass PCR testing of healthy animals. All that’s going to do is raise a false case count and create orders for MASS CULLING.” It gets worse.… https://t.co/ZimbMzqUnC
As bird flu spreads in cows, US close to funding Moderna’s mRNA H5 vaccine https://t.co/8vd7wHZMZX
Dealing with the new bird flu outbreak will expose the long-standing failures to address the public health needs of rural communities, writes Gregg Gonsalves and @asosin. https://t.co/UcGMadL6qY
Moderna Shares Rise On Report US Gov't Preparing Funding For mRNA Bird Flu Vax https://t.co/QiJYAHNZCG
The newly-launched Pan-Canadian Milk Network is conducting ongoing tests of the Canadian milk supply in an effort to spot any fragments of the H5N1 bird flu virus in case any dairy cows become infected here. https://t.co/R8RegO4XHS .
“The H5N1, H7N9, & H9N2 subtypes of avian influenza virus pose a dual threat, not only causing significant economic losses to the global poultry industry but also presenting a pressing public health concern due to documented spillover events & human cases” https://t.co/6K8ybiIq7d
“Moderna is testing the experimental shot, mRNA-1018, against several strains of the virus - including the currently circulating H5N1 variant.” https://t.co/N7oIGEB9tc
Moderna $MRNA rises on FT report about bird flu vaccines https://t.co/sQ9zvvVjTv https://t.co/mKOK4LVc1Q
Moderna’s stock climbs on report that bird-flu vaccine funding is near https://t.co/py5mc4lkaI
ICYMI yesterday, @USDA_APHIS published new recs re: curbing spread of H5N1 from dairy herds Workers visiting infected herds urged to wear PPE, wash cars and "Wait 72 hours between visiting affected premises and any other premises." https://t.co/N3zFCKVld3 https://t.co/XPWhQONuGo
"Bulk tanks of milk from individual herds would need three consecutive weeks of negative testing results to show the herd is free of bird flu and enter the new program, according to @USDA documents dated May 24." https://t.co/HbNZeh5zvC
Exclusive: US proposes bulk milk testing for bird flu before cattle transport https://t.co/3p8hDkAQK8 https://t.co/3p8hDkAQK8
U.S. proposes bulk milk testing for bird flu before cattle transport: Reuters exclusive https://t.co/W9EK0zbkOn
In order to know who is in contact w animals that “may be infected” we first need to know what farms have #H5N1. The only good way to know this is to significantly enhance surveillance testing Testing should be unrestricted at this point and 100% free to all farms https://t.co/bspNzcCwuD
🚨 Over 240 instances of HPAI #H5N1 in mammals in US in last 2 years spanning 20 species. https://t.co/rFJ87M9XsU https://t.co/ekJBIoiPlw
HPAI #H5N1 in Australia and ongoing outbreaks in 2 states in India: What we need 👉Genomes from the past and ongoing HPAI #H5N1 outbreaks in public domain should be in open domain 👉We need a system for #genomicSurveillance of HPAI #H5N1 beyond poultry https://t.co/sjCuklUt92
Dr. Peter McCullough Issues Huge Warning: “Bird Flu Is the Next Disease X” Those are not Dr. McCullough’s words but GAVI’s, a global vaccine alliance founded by Bill Gates. That’s not all. The World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization, the CDC, and CEPI all say that… https://t.co/0vzIXbb7rG
Vaccination against #H5N1 will start in Finland in June. But this will not happen anytime soon in the U.S. Most flu vaccines are still developed using eggs. "For the U.S. alone, it would take hens laying 900,000 eggs every single day for nine months," according to @RickABright… https://t.co/L8LWAqvqds
This is the update on the @USDA #H5N1 #birdflu landing page today. https://t.co/QrHlRcVLxP
Searching for what's new on the #USDA's #H5N1 #birdflu in cows page today. It was apparently updated, but with what? If you know, please advise. In the meantime, saw this. They have provided a denominator for the pre-movement tests; wish we knew the numerator.… https://t.co/PVYa3Djbck
Scary headlines about avian "bird flu" are resurrecting pandemic fears – and researchers are already making a new mRNA vaccine to fight it. @DrKellyVictory is hosting today's @AskDrDrew & getting the facts about H5N1 with @BrianHookerPHD LIVE at 3pm PT https://t.co/rorcInJtM0
Farmworkers face high risk of exposure to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them https://t.co/WOodrTosJp
NEW: Federal officials are offering $75 to dairy workers who agree to be tested for bird flu, but who would care for them if they became ill? @tonyleys & @amymaxmen report. ⬇️ https://t.co/DIRT1JSRHQ
A group of cross-Canada scientists have launched a network for retail milk testing to spot signs of #H5N1. No positive samples yet, echoing first results from CFIA tests. Team says goal is “an early warning system” to contain an outbreak if signs of bird flu appear. Preprint ⬇️ https://t.co/E63vFlUoKG
Significantly silent on 👉#Genome sequences from past or ongoing outbreaks 👉animals other than poultry (and zoos). No other mammals come under surveillance or testing (despite mounting evidence) 👉 Surveillance of only cullers, surveillance workers and poultry workers
The bird flu vaccine is made with eggs. That has scientists worried. https://t.co/L8DmsbBk7M
As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk https://t.co/4LeJgnVohl
🇺🇸 Bird Flu In Florida? Safe To Consume Chicken And Milk? How The Outbreak Can Affect You ▫@TweetMichelleM ▫https://t.co/0SgXEjpVgA 👈 #frontpagestoday #USA @MiamiHerald 🇺🇸 https://t.co/oGX3HNjPHY
New study launches following the discovery of a second case of avian #influenza spreading from cows to humans https://t.co/y1cRa60YtG
And now #H5N1 makes the jump to Alpacas. This virus is gaining steam. We need the @USDA to up their game. Every mammalian jump, every human infection, is another opportunity for the virus to alter itself into a pandemic causing pathogen. https://t.co/0Xbev4XQWA
Researchers are working on a new mRNA vaccine—this time for bird flu. https://t.co/RwSMJmBsN2
Last year Moderna started working on bird flu vaccines. This year their stocks spiked when the media pushed bird flu fear. Lucky them! https://t.co/hOXakX76Zs
The #H5N1 virus will continue to mutate and evolve if we don’t control the outbreak We need to 1. ⬆️testing in animals and high risk persons 2. Implement prevention measures 3. Train people on the use of PPE 4. Implement a #vaccine strategy 5. Continue genomic sequencing https://t.co/7BZSctn3Is
NEW: The number of dairy workers being monitored for #H5N1 in Colorado has increased to 113, after the state's two most recent outbreaks potentially exposed 43 additional workers. Because they have not reported symptoms of #birdflu, "they have not met criteria to be tested" per… https://t.co/VFAJNRtk5P