Scary headlines about H5N1 avian “bird flu” are prompting new pandemic fears, after a massive infection prompted an Iowa poultry farm to kill more than 4 million chickens this week – just part of over 92 million birds killed since the 2022 outbreak.
Researchers say they’re already working on a new mRNA vaccine to fight it. According to Fast Company, “UPenn researchers say a comparison of the two types of vaccines shows the mRNA version was just as effective as the traditional one… H5N1 was first identified in 1997. To date, it has infected 900 humans, half of whom have died from the virus. (All of the recent people infected with the latest strain have recovered.)”
[Dr. Kelly Victory is filling in for Dr. Drew today]
Dr. Kelly Victory MD is a board-certified trauma and emergency specialist with over 30 years of clinical experience. She served as CMO for Whole Health Management, delivering on-site healthcare services for Fortune 500 companies. She holds a BS from Duke University and her MD from the University of North Carolina. Follow her at https://x.com/DrKellyVictory
Brian Hooker, PhD, is chief scientific officer at Children’s Health Defense, holds five US patents, and is the author of over 70 peer-reviewed scientific publications, including over 20 papers covering the epidemiology of vaccine injury. With Robert F. Kennedy Jr., he is the coauthor of “Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak”. Follow him at https://x.com/BrianHookerPhD and read the book at https://amzn.to/44Z6hSJ
