Mutations, Misinformation and the Mother of All Pandemics - Truthdig

We don't yet know whether we can hold the line against the avian flu virus and prevent it from sparking a human pandemic, with a fatality rate possibly much higher than that of COVID-19. Some researchers have hopes that the Trump administration, and the USDA in particular, seem to be taking the threat seriously, restoring some cuts to critical staff and at least developing strategies to deal with what many believe is a serious crisis. But that would require a plan that cuts across agencies and disciplines. "

The USDA was not fully staffed even before" Trump came into office, says Kromm. "It was chronically understaffed." Even now, she says, "we can't tell who has come back to work and who has not."…

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