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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 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (3 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 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] radix@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Global Pandemic 2: Bird Flu Boogaloo

[–] 100@fedia.io 10 points 1 day ago

hey theres a good chance certain very old people in leadership and in high risk group of falling over to it will catch it, so the problem would solve itself naturally?

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 10 points 1 day ago

Say 2% of the population get sick and 50% of that die, that's 4 million potential deaths.

But yeah right wingers, tell me again how socialism kills so many people...

[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 22 points 1 day ago

That was the whole play with COVID. Not much changes in 5 years it seems.