P sure bird flu is less severe than your bog standard flu in humans, it’s major risk is the damage to the food infrastructure.
That is to say, I get what you’re getting at, but, thankfully, the risk of another global pandemic with the scope and damage like with COVID-19 is incredibly low, or at least that’s what my buddies in the medical field are saying.
Edit: well dang it might be more dangerous than I was led to believe
Thank goodness, I hope you’re right. I have family working at various licensing boards, and I’ve been hearing of too many medical professionals completely ignoring their microbiology or ethics classes and peddling conspiracy nonsense.
P sure bird flu is less severe than your bog standard flu in humans, it’s major risk is the damage to the food infrastructure.
That is to say, I get what you’re getting at, but, thankfully, the risk of another global pandemic with the scope and damage like with COVID-19 is incredibly low, or at least that’s what my buddies in the medical field are saying.
Edit: well dang it might be more dangerous than I was led to believe
your buddies are absolutely divorced from reality. if they’re epidemiologists they should quit their jobs
the h5n1 bird flu has a cfr of 48%
Your buddies in the medical field need to have their licenses reevaluated.
I’m thinking now that particular line may have been dripping with their personal brand of deadpan sarcasm and I missed this by hearing it second hand.
This has been a great example of learning about something by being wrong about it on the internet, though
Thank goodness, I hope you’re right. I have family working at various licensing boards, and I’ve been hearing of too many medical professionals completely ignoring their microbiology or ethics classes and peddling conspiracy nonsense.