Will Stone

Produced a lot faster, uh, with mRNA technology, uh, the U S department of health and human services actually announced this month that they've awarded over $500 million to Moderna, uh, which came up with the COVID vaccine to work on influenza vaccines, you know, including to protect against bird flu. Um,

Produced a lot faster, uh, with mRNA technology, uh, the U S department of health and human services actually announced this month that they've awarded over $500 million to Moderna, uh, which came up with the COVID vaccine to work on influenza vaccines, you know, including to protect against bird flu. Um,

There's still work going on in clinical trials, so we don't have these mRNA shots stockpiled and ready to go. But if there's an emergency, perhaps we could see a big all-out government effort like we did during COVID with Operation Warp Speed.

There's still work going on in clinical trials, so we don't have these mRNA shots stockpiled and ready to go. But if there's an emergency, perhaps we could see a big all-out government effort like we did during COVID with Operation Warp Speed.

There's still work going on in clinical trials, so we don't have these mRNA shots stockpiled and ready to go. But if there's an emergency, perhaps we could see a big all-out government effort like we did during COVID with Operation Warp Speed.

It's a good question. The Trump administration has been largely silent on bird flu in general. Scientists I've interviewed are deeply concerned about Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For years, Kennedy led an advocacy group that's a big player in the anti-vaccine movement.

It's a good question. The Trump administration has been largely silent on bird flu in general. Scientists I've interviewed are deeply concerned about Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For years, Kennedy led an advocacy group that's a big player in the anti-vaccine movement.

It's a good question. The Trump administration has been largely silent on bird flu in general. Scientists I've interviewed are deeply concerned about Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For years, Kennedy led an advocacy group that's a big player in the anti-vaccine movement.

And recently it was discovered that in the spring of 2021, Kennedy actually filed a citizen's petition on behalf of that advocacy group to the FDA. And in it, he requested the agency revoke the authorizations for the COVID vaccine for all demographic groups. Basically, this would have made the shot unavailable. Of course, you know, the FDA denied this request, but

And recently it was discovered that in the spring of 2021, Kennedy actually filed a citizen's petition on behalf of that advocacy group to the FDA. And in it, he requested the agency revoke the authorizations for the COVID vaccine for all demographic groups. Basically, this would have made the shot unavailable. Of course, you know, the FDA denied this request, but

And recently it was discovered that in the spring of 2021, Kennedy actually filed a citizen's petition on behalf of that advocacy group to the FDA. And in it, he requested the agency revoke the authorizations for the COVID vaccine for all demographic groups. Basically, this would have made the shot unavailable. Of course, you know, the FDA denied this request, but

Kennedy has an extensive history of making inaccurate and misleading statements on vaccines, and he's actually already made comments undermining trust in the existing bird flu vaccines. We did reach out to the transition team for comment about their plans on bird flu and vaccines, but did not hear back.

Kennedy has an extensive history of making inaccurate and misleading statements on vaccines, and he's actually already made comments undermining trust in the existing bird flu vaccines. We did reach out to the transition team for comment about their plans on bird flu and vaccines, but did not hear back.

Kennedy has an extensive history of making inaccurate and misleading statements on vaccines, and he's actually already made comments undermining trust in the existing bird flu vaccines. We did reach out to the transition team for comment about their plans on bird flu and vaccines, but did not hear back.

It would be nice. You know, the CDC has looked at blood samples and said, you know, there's little to no immunity to H5N1 virus in the population. But, you know, it gets a little more complicated because we have been exposed to other flu viruses and there is likely some degree of cross immunity against H5N1 because of, you know, things like H1N1 that we've faced before.

It would be nice. You know, the CDC has looked at blood samples and said, you know, there's little to no immunity to H5N1 virus in the population. But, you know, it gets a little more complicated because we have been exposed to other flu viruses and there is likely some degree of cross immunity against H5N1 because of, you know, things like H1N1 that we've faced before.

It would be nice. You know, the CDC has looked at blood samples and said, you know, there's little to no immunity to H5N1 virus in the population. But, you know, it gets a little more complicated because we have been exposed to other flu viruses and there is likely some degree of cross immunity against H5N1 because of, you know, things like H1N1 that we've faced before.

I spoke with a virologist, Florian Kramer, at Mount Sinai about this because he's done some work showing that a type of immune cell called a T cell may be able to kick in and help us a bit if we were to be confronted with bird flu.

I spoke with a virologist, Florian Kramer, at Mount Sinai about this because he's done some work showing that a type of immune cell called a T cell may be able to kick in and help us a bit if we were to be confronted with bird flu.

I spoke with a virologist, Florian Kramer, at Mount Sinai about this because he's done some work showing that a type of immune cell called a T cell may be able to kick in and help us a bit if we were to be confronted with bird flu.