the next big epidemic we are worried about is bird flu.
See this discussion. So far, no air borne spread from person to person although there have had a couple dozen cases over the last ten years from close contact with infected bird. but now it has been found in cows.
But pasteuring milk should stop the spread. anti flu medicine should help but they are busy making a vaccine if they need it.
but there is good news out there.
Remember the Ebola hysteria a few years ago? Just check the older videos on youtube and it's full of hysteria. But few recent videos. Wonder why?
From the CDC:
Use of Ebola Vaccines — Worldwide, 2021–2023
they did ring vaccinations in outbreaks, and then since they had a lot of left over vaccine, offered the vaccine to the high risk folk in those areas.
nothing is perfect, but old fashioned preventive medicine techniques still work.
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