FDA chief says agency is preparing for bird flu pandemic, despite p
Dr Robert Califf, its commissioner, told a Senate Committee yesterday that they were already drawing up plans to hastily grab ...
FDA chief says feds are preparing for low probability of bird flu moving to humans
The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said at a congressional hearing Wednesday the agency is preparing ...
E&E13 día(s)
FDA chief: Countermeasures against bird flu should be taken now
Robert Califf said that, if we reduce spread of the virus now, "we’re much less likely to see a mutation that jumps to humans ...
Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: U.S. Reports Another Human Case Of Bird Flu—Second One Tied To Dairy Cows
Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man ...
Food Processing12 día(s)
FDA Drafts Plans for a Pandemic-Like Outbreak of Bird Flu
We gotta have testing, gotta have antivirals and we need to have a vaccine ready to go,’ Commissioner Califf told the Senate ...
Seventy Americans in one state are being monitored for bird flu due to potential exposure - after FDA said H5N1 could trigger pandemic
The dairy farm workers will be tested for the virus if they show any symptoms, though this has not been the case so far, ...
Influencers promote raw milk despite FDA health warnings as bird flu spreads in dairy cows
Interest in raw milk is rising in the U.S., fueled by both "wellness" and conservative influencers on social media — even ...
Scientific American6 día(s)
Do We Have Enough Bird Flu Vaccines for a Potential Pandemic?
The U.S. government has a stockpile of H5N1 vaccines, and several companies could make millions more if needed. But scaling ...
Fact Check: Could Bird Flu Kill One in Four Americans?
Headline shared on social media suggested that one-quarter of Americans could die from the highly pathogenic avian flu, or ...
Time13 día(s)
How to Stop Bird Flu From Becoming the Next Pandemic
Mina, MD, PhD, is the Chief Science Officer of eMed. He was previously assistant professor of epidemiology and immunology/infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ...