H5N1 Bird Flu Isn’t a Human Pandemic—Yet. American Contrariness Could Turn It into One

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H5N1 Bird Flu Isn’t a Human Pandemic—Yet

When H5N1 avian influenza started spreading among dairy cattle across the U.S. this year, regulators warned against consuming unpasteurized milk. What happened? Raw milk sales went up.

Distributors of this unsafe-for-human-consumption product deny H5N1—which has the potential to sicken millions of people—is a danger. Dairy farmers decline to allow disease detectives onto their properties.

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OP is an anti-vaxxer and COVID denier so, adjust your bullshit meter accordingly.

I’m sorry what? How am I anti-vax and a covid denier? Did you just make that up for no reason,

Regardless of intention, the US government put its stamp of approval on a lot of misinformation during the pandemic. Whether that was an attempt to deceive or just incompetence, it doesn’t inspire trust at all.

This is just blatant dog-whistling. What misinformation, bruh. Share your crazy conspiracy theories so I can dismiss them out of hand.