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Comment on An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous

MHLoppy@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I worry that if mass graves due to covid weren't enough to jolt near-unanimous support for protective measures, little else will. Would of course love to be proven wrong :(

edit: for the sake of clarity / not accidentally misrepresenting things, graves would be dug up there (as per the article) with/without covid, but the number of bodies being buried in that manner went to ~7x the amount during non-covid according to the article.

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melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
There were even those temporary structures/tents outside of hospitals. Saw them locally, none of the behaviour changed though.

I really really hope that this virus doesn’t also jump to humans and force us to deal with strollouts and noncompliant people again…

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- Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Bit late to worry about it jumping to humans.
  
  www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm
  
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Nonameuser678@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It feels like our public health systems have gone backwards since covid. Not because we don’t have the skills and resources, but because of ideology.

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thegr8goldfish@startrek.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I think the frequency of deaths after infection would need to be an order of magnitude higher to move the needle on preventative measures. People just assume it won’t effect them when 199 out of 200 people survive.

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- No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  This measure of 199 out of 200 is the US population equivalent of 1,650,000 people.
  
  Guess is time to start investing in the business of death and funerals.
  
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