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Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine (www.npr.org)

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The federal government announced Wednesday that it is cancelling a contract to develop a vaccine to protect people against flu viruses that could cause pandemics, including the bird flu virus that's been spreading among dairy cows in the U.S., citing concerns about the safety of the mRNA technology being used.

The Department of Health and Human Services said it is terminating a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine to protect people against flu strains with pandemic potential, including the H5N1 bird flu virus that's been raising fears.

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[–] uawarebrah 19 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What a fucking idiot he’s going to kill millions more just like he did with Covid

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

He doesn't care as long as he gets to be evil right now.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's the intention. They've already said that part out loud.

The magic "75% of Americans saved from illegal fentanyl smuggling" translates to 258,000,000.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't get that though, if a bird flu pandemic happens it would mainly affect and kill off his base

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

You are severely underestimating their narcissism and interest in eugenics.

They seriously think it can be used to "cull the weak", and that it wont affect themselves.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

And the US Health Secretary and the guy currently in charge of Medicare (why, yes it is Dr. Oz!) are trying to import Canadian ostriches with bird flu. Because they love ostriches. No other reason.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdyr66nelpo

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

It would be poetic justice that he slash this funding only to get the bird flu and that be what finishes him off.