←back to thread

Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

(www.theguardian.com)
102 points amichail | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 23:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
Show context
mullingitover ◴[21 Nov 24 00:26 UTC] No.42199699[source]▶
I wonder if we'll be firing any more pandemic surveillance staffers like we did last time[1].

[1] https://www.reuters.com/article/world/exclusive-us-slashed-c...

replies(2): >>42199737 #>>42206166 #
xyst[dead post] ◴[21 Nov 24 00:32 UTC] No.42199737[source]▶
[flagged]
AlexandrB ◴[21 Nov 24 01:01 UTC] No.42199944[source]▶
> The USA re-elected the same idiot that worsened the outcome in US and globally.

This seems a-historic to me. The start of the lockdown in the US was as firm as Canada and most other western countries. Trump also funded Operation Warp Speed. Not saying he handled it perfectly, but as I recall the US had tests and vaccines available before we Canucks did.

The real problem is that the political capital needed to get people to agree to something like lockdowns or wearing masks was all spent in 2020. I don't think any administration would be able to make it happen again without heavy use of force and considerable risk of social upheaval.

replies(2): >>42200030 #>>42205702 #
1. account42 ◴[21 Nov 24 16:07 UTC] No.42205702[source]▶
> I don't think any administration would be able to make it happen again without heavy use of force and considerable risk of social upheaval.

We can only hope.