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Sympthsical

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3. We have one

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 01:16 AM

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It isn't generally given out to the public, but if something were to occur where it would be needed, it could be produced and distributed a lot faster than Covid vaccines were.

Bird flu's been around for years, so the foundational work on vaccines for it is already done.

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Sooooo. ..is anything being done about possible vaccine for H5N1? [View all] niyad Yesterday OP

Great question! SheltieLover Yesterday #1

Just started wondering after I read about the big cat sanctuary niyad Yesterday #9

CA declared emergency over bird flu SheltieLover Yesterday #11

Exactly!!! niyad Yesterday #12

So what is being done about it? SheltieLover Yesterday #14

RFK Jr. Has it all figured out,... magicarpet Yesterday #26

There is a vaccine for it. It's been around for a few years wnylib Yesterday #17

Thank you so much for this valuable information. niyad Yesterday #18

We should probably get as much accurate information wnylib Yesterday #25

IMO, masking will be impossible to enforce this time around. -nt CrispyQ Yesterday #27

Probably won't be necessary to mask up from what I've been reading. wnylib Yesterday #28

The only good news it's a known pathogen JCMach1 Yesterday #2

And we will have idiots and murderers in charge when it makes the jump. niyad Yesterday #6

The flip side unfortunately JCMach1 Yesterday #8

We have one Sympthsical Yesterday #3

Thanks elleng Yesterday #4

Thank you. I rather figured people were working on it. niyad Yesterday #5

If new strains arise, they'd have to make new vaccines Sympthsical Yesterday #7

I'm assuming it's an mRNA vaccine? NickB79 Yesterday #29

The mRNA vaccine is something they're working on Sympthsical Yesterday #30

There has been study of prior H5N1 vaccines to see if they still work against the RockRaven Yesterday #10

Thank you for this helpful information. niyad Yesterday #13

They have one for a very like bird flu variant but they applegrove Yesterday #15

Thank you. niyad Yesterday #21

Thank you Dr. Fauci. RussellCattle Yesterday #16

YES!!! niyad Yesterday #22

As people said there is a vaccine for the older strains Meowmee Yesterday #19

Thank you for this information. Since the Altadena Dairy scandal, I have niyad Yesterday #23

Yw 😀 Meowmee 17 hrs ago #31

Ask Trump and RFK Jr. nt Jit423 Yesterday #20

Fortunately, they are not yet in charge. niyad Yesterday #24