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RFK Jr. Suggests Letting Bird Flu Spread (www.usnews.com)

submitted 5 months ago by DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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A controversial proposal from U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists -- who say the move could be inhumane and dangerous.

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[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 53 points 5 months ago (6 children)

So “do nothing” is his answer to bird flu and measles?

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 49 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Everyone who survives will be immune.

That's the whole logic. It was awful enough with Covid's 1% mortality. Measles only kills about 0.1%. Bird flu kills 90-100% of infected birds and 50% of infected humans. And there's plenty of lasting/permanent deficits short of literal death. They're psychopaths.

[–] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh cool, so this world ensure it spreads to humans. Would could go wrong?

[–] radix@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Global Pandemic 2: Bird Flu Boogaloo

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