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U.S. records its first human bird flu death (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/us_news@lemmygrad.ml

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[–] johncutting@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago (9 children)

America's first recorded covid death was in Feb 2020. The trajectory of this looming new pandemic threat doesn't feel great.

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Surely lessons were learned, though?

[–] johncutting@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

"You can commit crimes and be rewarded with huge political and financial windfalls by actively encouraging disinformation that literally kills the people whose survivors will immediately turn around and vote for you to pick their pockets again" seems to be the lesson learned.

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 6 months ago

There is some truth to that.

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