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Bird flu HAS mutated to infect people: Fresh pandemic fears as scientists on ground zero in Cambodia find H5N1 strain that killed 11-year-old girl had evolved to infect human cells better
Daily Mail ^ | 3-1-23 | LUKE ANDREWS

Posted on 03/01/2023 2:34:04 PM PST by dynachrome

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To: Equine1952

I forgot to use my sarcasm font. 😁


61 posted on 03/01/2023 7:02:21 PM PST by Allegra
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To: jonrick46

“We should try to fix the leak as the first priority.”

As we have been trying, unsuccessfully, for decades, trying to create influenza vaccines. Nobody has simply said “oh that won’t work, let’s not try”. It’s silly to think that.

“He learned of a fix and inoculated his troops.”

Yes, because a fix existed. He didn’t learn that no fix existed and then sit around pretending that one did and blaming other people for failing to do some imaginary thing.

“Even though the Bird Flu is an form of influenza, I am sure scientist will be able to target the nucleic acid chain that does not change—some part of the viral structure that’s shared between all.”

If they could do that for bird flu, they could do that for any flu and we’d already have a flu vaccine that actually works and not have to play a guessing game every year as they try to predict what variant will be prevalent and tailor a vaccine to that. But that’s not the case.

“they could design a single vaccine that would offer protection against every strain that mutates”

And if they ever do, then you might be justified pointing your finger at others and blaming them for not taking it, but we’re not at that point yet, and I’d say it looks like we probably won’t be there any time soon unless we make some new breakthroughs.


62 posted on 03/01/2023 7:06:12 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Allegra

Por nada, if the shoe fits etc etc. 👌


63 posted on 03/01/2023 7:12:21 PM PST by Equine1952
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To: ClearCase_guy

Gimme 3 hours and 20,000 500 Kt warheads and I can cure 99% of all human diseases. No one will like this cure either.


64 posted on 03/01/2023 7:13:29 PM PST by wgmalabama (Censored!)
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To: dynachrome

I see that they got smart & put a lab in an nondescript building in Cambodia... /s


65 posted on 03/01/2023 8:14:12 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Jim Noble

Holy Crap! I’m already already buying toilet paper and rice!


66 posted on 03/01/2023 8:46:23 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: Boogieman

You have great insight. I hope our children will have better control and cures for viral and bacterial diseases.


67 posted on 03/02/2023 12:36:19 PM PST by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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