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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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[-] sirdorius@programming.dev 74 points 1 week ago
[-] limelight79@lemm.ee 66 points 1 week ago

If bird flu is such a minor issue, I say we inject it into Donald Trump, JD Vance, RFK Jr., and Elon Musk. Demonstrate how safe it is. Do it. Come on. DO IT YOU WUSSES.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago

why inject, since you can spread bird flu by coughing in the same room as them. Trump also is a well known germaphobe too, considered trump and his dad both bullied thier brother into suicide and alcoholism.

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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Interestingly, my understanding of the way in which flu vaccine was (in part) produced involved injecting blood infected with a the flu into developing chicken embryos (eggs), allowing them to develop the flu, and several probably very complicated steps later, you've got flu virus particles for a vaccine.

Any ways...

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Yes. Tell them we need their ubermensch genetics to base a cure on. Tell them they'll be rich for it.

[-] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Let's not use the word "controversial" when "nobody with any qualifications would ever fucking agree with this" is more accurate. Controversial suggests a lack of consensus.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I think just saying dumb shit to cause drama and distract from other shit they're doing

[-] eddanja@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago

That's not RFK Jr. talking. He died long ago. His body is being controlled by the worms.

[-] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 week ago

This was the worms' plan all along: finally revenge on the chickens.

[-] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 week ago

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

[-] tburkhol@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago

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 week ago

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

[-] radix@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Global Pandemic 2: Bird Flu Boogaloo

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 8 points 1 week 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...

[-] 100@fedia.io 8 points 1 week 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?

[-] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 22 points 1 week ago

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

Hahahahahaha jesus tapdancing christ this timeline is fucking wild. He is going to create the conditions for the next pandemic. It’s gonna start here. I’m calling it now.

[-] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

I baught a shit ton of N95's a month ago... I figured this was going to happen

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 1 week ago

I would totally bet on this prediction happening. Easy winnings.

[-] glitchdx@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

new pandemic is already started, look at current measles

[-] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 10 points 1 week ago

Still epidemic, and I'm pretty sure it won't become pandemic because developed countries and developing countries (where do I even place the USA now) trust in vaccinations

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[-] canajac@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 week ago

What a fucking disgrace he is to the Kennedy legacy. I hope he gets swallowed by a whale or gets eaten by a bear or a worm eating his brain.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

his own family more or less disowned a while ago, and also hes not all there because the way he speaks is like someone got a stroke, he was a known heroin addict.

[-] froh42@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

BND: There's a high probability that the last pandemic was caused by negligence in China.

US: Last Pandemic? Wait, hold my pisswater.

[-] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

Who would have known. The russian mafia puppet government that's doing it's best impression of the New world order stereotype.. is suggesting a population cull

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 week ago

I am reminded of the quote "some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I'm willing to make".

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

I remember when people laughed at the concept of the immune system being like a muscle, that needs frequent excercise, and with same excercise it could be built back.

Good times.

Nowadays I wonder when will people shoot each other with increasingly higher caliber bullets to build up immunity to bullets.

[-] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

I eat one credit card a day to build immunity to capitalism

[-] Mvlad88@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

'Murica, I swear you guys really need a slapping.

[-] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

Please invade us. We need help

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What's the worst that could happen?

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 week ago

COVID 2: DIE HARDER

[-] _thebrain_@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

I guess that would succeed in killing off a bunch of the elderly and infirmed, which be a huge savings to Medicare and social Security, so it's a win-win right?

/S if it wasn't implied already

[-] ploot 5 points 1 week ago

That is exactly how the Nazis in charge are thinking about this. They assume they'll make it through because they're constitutionally superior, while the weak die and are no longer a burden on the Übermenschen.

[-] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago

The Secretary of HEALTH recommends letting a pandemic spread. Think about that for a second.

[-] brax@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

Yeah, of we could just stop importing food from the USA, that would be greaaaaat

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

He can go first. Go ahead Bobby, show us how easy it is.

[-] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I knew he was just a huge shill for the reptile egg shadow industry. Before you know it, all US omelets will be made from factory-farmed sea turtle eggs.

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[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Genius.

That’s just about got the whole zeitgeist sewn up.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago

I don't think he knows about second pandemic, Pip.

[-] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Guess we'll have to force anyone returning from the US to stay in quarantine.

[-] lennee@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

Do you want another pandemic? Because that is how you get another pandemic.

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 9 points 1 week ago

Anyone have the quotes handy on how they want to destroy the country and rebuild as feudal kingdoms?

[-] jve@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Isn’t he worried one of his falcons will catch it?

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[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Such a fantastic idea. This man is a genius.

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[-] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago

I made a joke about this in a German community and yet here we are. Satire is dead, murdered by the imbeciles in the Trump administration.

https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/17051036

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

are poultry prices going up like egg prices are in the states?

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No, they're different chickens and the virus has been spreading more through egg laying chickens. In part because they're in different locations.

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