This isn't good, folks.
I'm not worried about H5N1 transmission to humans (yet) but the USDA pathetic lack of transparency, how long it took for the genomes to be released, lack of testing asymptomatic cattle......
All detracts from "confidence"
@erictopol I would argue it actually may not be bad. Gorcery store milk is pasteurized, killing influenza. Ingesting the antigens left behind is probably completely harmless, and may actually act a bit like a vaccine, exposing us to the viral epitopes without catching the virus.
@TheJen@erictopol not exactly milk as the solution, but decent data showing viral inactivation by pasteurization across a wide variety of viruses including influenza
It's likely the FDA isn't saying anything definitive yet is that they're still testing. Stop drinking milk if you're worried, but also let's not freak out until there's something to freak out about.
@shaknais@ralfmaximus@erictopol Yes, I’ve read that, and I think that’s very suspect. You can’t find what you don’t test for. I wonder how many herds they’ve tested. Testing is voluntary even for dairy cattle.
Remember how meat packers worked with COVID? Yeah, they think spreading disease is a laugh as long as they get their profits.
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