violetblue, 18 hours ago to fallout

North Carolina bans medical masks (seriously), US/UK/NZ surging, covid 60% deadlier than influenza, weird new variant symptoms, US: no fall vax for uninsured, covid ripping through New Zealand schools, rAW MiLk eNTHusIaSTs, masking on the Fallout set, and more.

Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-104353958

#covid #longcovid #covidisntover #Fallout #rawmilk #Aotearoa #maskup #FanimeCon #Novavax

grrlscientist, 1 day ago to random

idiots

After Legalizing Raw Milk🥛, #Legislators Fall Ill From Drinking Raw Milk

"Raw milk can harbor dangerous microorganisms that can pose serious health risks to you and your family"

#RawMilk #PublicHealth🛟 #microbes🦠 #FoodborneIllness https://www.eater.com/2016/3/9/11186922/raw-milk-lawmakers-ill-after-drinking-raw-milk

ai6yr, 2 days ago to H5N1

PBS: Raw milk sales spike despite CDC’s warnings of risk associated with bird flu. Raw milk producer: "“Anything that the FDA tells our customers to do, they do the opposite.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/raw-milk-sales-spike-despite-cdcs-warnings-of-risk-associated-with-bird-flu
#hpai #h5n1 #darwin #darwinaward #birdflu #milk #rawmilk

brittanytrang, 2 days ago to Health

I need an entire streaming series of Nick Florko buying illegal stuff!!

"I'm on my way to what feels like the world’s weirdest drug deal," he writes.

The stuff he picked up (in the driveway of a $1.5M home outside of DC)?

Raw #milk, which the #FDA will tell you not to drink but won't stop people from selling to you

More at @STAT
https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/15/bird-flu-raw-milk-fda-loophole-lax-enforcement-interstate-ban/

#health #publichealth #rawmilk #H5N1

benroyce, 2 days ago to H5N1

people are aware that #h5n1 is in cow's milk

i made a few posts that #rawmilk is popular with #maga, and this is a possible vector for transmission:

https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/112339025056616724

https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/112301494616847164

it's far worse than that:

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-12/raw-milk-enthusiasts-uncowed-by-bird-flu-risk-in-dairy

"Mark McAfee, founder of Fresno’s Raw Farm and the Raw Milk Institute, said his phone has been ringing off the hook with 'customers asking for H5N1 milk because they want immunity from it.'"

we live in a world with suicide cults of ignorance

idoubtit, 3 days ago to random

There is NO good reason to drink #rawmilk. If you are doing this, you have been seriously misinformed or uninformed about how pathogens work. Seek help now, especially if you have children, because you have really upped your chance of hurting or killing them. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/anti-pasteurization-crowd-reaffirms-love-of-raw-milk-despite-bird-flu-outbreak/

SteveThompson, 16 days ago to Cat

"More than half of cats died after drinking raw milk from bird flu-infected cows"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cats-died-after-drinking-milk-bird-flu-infected-cows/

"Cat deaths and neurological disease are 'widely reported' around farms where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, health officials say."

#cat #cats #birdflu #H5N1 #cows #milk #rawmilk

stephanie, 21 days ago to random

The media isn't covering it that much.

But ehhh... The fact that 20% of all milk sold in the US contains traces of bird flu should be a much much bigger story.

It's already everywhere there 🐄🐄

benroyce, 27 days ago to random

Those of us of a certain age remember when #rawmilk used to be a thing of crunchy hippies. Much like #antivax nonsense as well.

Of course, the antivax crowd are mostly #MAGA types nowadays, and, guess what? MAGA recently went gaga over raw milk.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/10/the-alt-right-rebrand-of-raw-milk-00145625

1/2

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to science

Raw milk outbreak sickens 14 in Utah—a state with loose laws, bad track record - Enlarge (credit: Getty | Lukas Schulze)

At least 14 people in ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1976132 #unpasteurizedmilk #campylobacter #science #rawmilk #health #e.coli #utah #cdc

itnewsbot, 1 year ago to science

Raw milk from farm with no electricity sparks outbreak that nearly killed baby - Enlarge (credit: Getty | Lukas Schulze)

A 10-month-old baby in... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1935091 #infectiousdisease #publichealth #shigatoxin #cow-share #tennessee #outbreak #science #rawmilk #e.coli #baby #cdc #hus