‘FLiRT’ COVID-19 subvariant dominant in Canada. What to know about the strain
Canada’s lull in COVID-19 cases faces a potential disruption with the emergence of a new family of subvariants, playfully dubbed the ‘FLiRT’ variants.
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U.S. Tightens Rules on Risky Virus Research
The White House has unveiled tighter rules for research on potentially dangerous microbes and toxins, in an effort to stave off laboratory accidents that could unleash a pandemic.
All GOP senators press Biden not to support expanding WHO pandemic authority
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., led the entire Republican Senate conference in calling on President Biden to reject agreements that would expand the authority of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the case of a global pandemic.
Expert describes devastating effects of bird flu as traces of virus are found in fifth of US milk
One in five retail samples of commercial milk has traces of bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week.
Expert describes devastating effects of bird flu as traces of virus are found in fifth of US milk
One in five retail samples of commercial milk has traces of bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week.
Up to a fifth of US milk supply could be infected with traces of bird flu
One in five retail samples of commercial milk has traces of bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week.
Lasers, Inflatable Dancers and the Fight to Fend Off Avian Flu
Loren Brey, a poultry grower in Minnesota, walked onto the farm where his egg-laying turkeys nest in November to discover a handful of hens, dead from the highly pathogenic avian flu.
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020.