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Five@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

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Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

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Five@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago
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Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaks
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  • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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    Downside: Deadly virus that can be transmitted through the air and Dr. Oz in charge of public health

    Upside: Blame Canada memes

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      • Drusas@fedia.io
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        And the poor!

      • OpenStars@piefed.social
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        por que no los dos?

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    Keep it in check, Canada. (nervous laughter) We’re not equipped to deal with that right now.

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      We’ll do our best, eh.

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      • Thassodar@lemm.ee
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        I’m not hearing an apology, buddy.

        • Cyborganism
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          Oh, sorry.

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    Time to bring everyone back to the office!

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      And time for the USA to ban vaccines and infectious disease research, thanks to RFK Jr.

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        They’re not going to stop people doing their own research into infectious diseases and vaccines though so it’ll be fine.

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          They’re not going to stop it, just seriously disincentivize it. Pulling billions of dollars of research funding and making it doubtful whether any developed vaccine can be sold in the USA will have a huge effect on the ability of academic institutions to do research and the willingness of corporations to do so.

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            Sorry, I guess that I needed a “/s” judging by the downvotes.

            I was referring to how anti-vaccers all “do their own research” which generally involves no actual research at all.

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              Ah yes, I misunderstood, sorry. I’ll leave my other comment because it’s still a serious concern, and there will be people who think all research should be privately funded.

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          Half of Americans have a reading level below 6th grade. I’m sure they are up on virology though.

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  • affiliate@lemmy.world
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    soon we will have state supplied brain worms capable of eating up any virus that happens to enter our systems

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    Yes please let’s end this

  • skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de
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    now, now, it’s not all bad. maybe it’ll wipe out some of that hellspawn geese

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      You wanna know what? You got a problem with Canada Gooses, you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate.

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    As long as it will not mutate to be transmissible between humans, I’m not that worried.

    When it does however…

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