Dr. Richard Webby

The day has come. Tell me this crazy stuff you're hearing about bird flu.

The day has come. Tell me this crazy stuff you're hearing about bird flu.

When we say we are in emergency mode, that is the mode we are in right now. Could potentially lead to another pandemic.

When we say we are in emergency mode, that is the mode we are in right now. Could potentially lead to another pandemic.

I didn't realize that when they started calling those coronavirus variants Delta and Omicron that they were being all fancy with us.

I didn't realize that when they started calling those coronavirus variants Delta and Omicron that they were being all fancy with us.

2022, 23.

2022, 23.

Yeah, I'm not sure. I must admit, I don't do much catching a flu myself anymore.

Yeah, I'm not sure. I must admit, I don't do much catching a flu myself anymore.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, you can see it.

Yeah, you can see it.

I love it a lot, right? What is the risk? Yeah. So I'll tell you why I find that difficult to answer. If we look today, so right now today, even let's look at the virus that's in cows, even the viruses that we get from people that have been infected, they still have all the characteristics of bird viruses. They want to be infecting birds.

I love it a lot, right? What is the risk? Yeah. So I'll tell you why I find that difficult to answer. If we look today, so right now today, even let's look at the virus that's in cows, even the viruses that we get from people that have been infected, they still have all the characteristics of bird viruses. They want to be infecting birds.

Which is good news, except... The problem is, this virus could be two, three, maybe even one mutation away from changing that. Yes.

Which is good news, except... The problem is, this virus could be two, three, maybe even one mutation away from changing that. Yes.

So some people look at that, you know, even some experts look at that and say H5 can never become a human pathogen. Really?

So some people look at that, you know, even some experts look at that and say H5 can never become a human pathogen. Really?