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Optimist: The cup is half full

Pessimist: The cup is half empty

Archaeologist: The cup is faience lotusform, from the Ramesside period (1285-1175BC); elite usage, celebrating analgesic qualities of lotus or its Nile habitat (Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnarvon Collection)
November 23, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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The more severe H5 BirdFlu virus infection in Canada has mutations that may have arose in a single patient

Worryingly these enable more efficient use of human sialic acid receptors by the virus

This is the scary scenario we fear

There is much we can do!

A thread

time.com/6976402/bird...
We’re Not Testing Enough for Bird Flu
The most important tool in our arsenal is widespread testing, write Janika Schmitt and Michael Mina. We're not doing enough of it.
time.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:43 PM