Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaks
  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    441·
    3 days ago

    Downside: Deadly virus that can be transmitted through the air and Dr. Oz in charge of public health

    Upside: Blame Canada memes

    • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      3 days ago

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

      • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
        25·
        3 days ago

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

        • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
          7·
          3 days ago

          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.

          • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
            5·
            2 days ago

            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.

            • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
              2·
              2 days ago

              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.

  • affiliate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    3 days ago

    soon we will have state supplied brain worms capable of eating up any virus that happens to enter our systems

  • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

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

    When it does however…