Rachel Abrams

You mentioned that we've seen it in mammals. Can you talk about cattle specifically? Obviously, agriculture is huge, and I'm wondering how that has been affected by all of this.

So to make it really, really simple, the longer this thing stays circulating in cows, the more cows it has a chance of infecting, which means that the chances that it's going to affect people only grows. Is that right?

So to make it really, really simple, the longer this thing stays circulating in cows, the more cows it has a chance of infecting, which means that the chances that it's going to affect people only grows. Is that right?

So we've been talking about dairy cows, eggs, cattle. Obviously, that means beef and agriculture. Is this virus in the food supply?

So we've been talking about dairy cows, eggs, cattle. Obviously, that means beef and agriculture. Is this virus in the food supply?

And by pets, you mean house cats? Like, should people that have cats be doing anything or be concerned right now?

And by pets, you mean house cats? Like, should people that have cats be doing anything or be concerned right now?

That's really horrible to think about. I'm sure there's a lot of cat owners out there that are really grimacing right now. But are people wondering, can an infected cat give it to a human? You mentioned earlier that 68 people have been infected. What do we know about how they got infected?

That's really horrible to think about. I'm sure there's a lot of cat owners out there that are really grimacing right now. But are people wondering, can an infected cat give it to a human? You mentioned earlier that 68 people have been infected. What do we know about how they got infected?

Is there anything about these cases that indicates that it's gotten more contagious or more likely to spread between people?

Is there anything about these cases that indicates that it's gotten more contagious or more likely to spread between people?

So that's obviously quite terrifying, but it also sounds like there's a lot we don't know about the virus. So I guess I'm just wondering, how close are we to bird flu actually becoming a widespread serious problem for people?

So that's obviously quite terrifying, but it also sounds like there's a lot we don't know about the virus. So I guess I'm just wondering, how close are we to bird flu actually becoming a widespread serious problem for people?

So, Apoorva, you were saying that we really aren't ready to handle a bird flu outbreak among humans if that happens, which just honestly feels really surprising given the fact that we just went through a pandemic. So I'm curious, what should we be doing that we haven't been doing?

So, Apoorva, you were saying that we really aren't ready to handle a bird flu outbreak among humans if that happens, which just honestly feels really surprising given the fact that we just went through a pandemic. So I'm curious, what should we be doing that we haven't been doing?

A lot of what you're describing, this monitoring, testing, a lot of this sounds like government intervention. And at least on the federal level, what we've seen in the last three weeks is a new administration take charge and basically take a sledgehammer to a lot of federal agencies that I would imagine would have a hand in a lot of the pandemic response or preparedness that you've described.

A lot of what you're describing, this monitoring, testing, a lot of this sounds like government intervention. And at least on the federal level, what we've seen in the last three weeks is a new administration take charge and basically take a sledgehammer to a lot of federal agencies that I would imagine would have a hand in a lot of the pandemic response or preparedness that you've described.

So can you tell us how has what we've seen since Trump took office affected our potential ability to respond if bird flu actually does break out?

So can you tell us how has what we've seen since Trump took office affected our potential ability to respond if bird flu actually does break out?

So basically what you're saying is that we're getting rid of people who would be at the front lines of a pandemic response nationally, just as things are seeming like they're taking a turn for the worse.