Scientists worry government may be repeating COVID mistakes with new virus


by Daily Kos

Daily Kos— Last week, the USDA released the genetic sequences of a strain of influenza that originated in birds and has now spread to dairy cattle in at least eight states. While scientists welcomed the information, there has been growing concern that the USDA isn’t moving fast enough to address a threat to the nation’s food supply and the potential source of a new pandemic.  Stories about the danger of Avian Influenza Type A, also known as bird flu or H5N1 flu, have made their way into the news for...

The Washington Times—New government data shows the economy may be losing jobs. The stagflationary report on first-quarter gross domestic product from the Bureau of Economic Analysis got plenty of attention, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently dropped a bigger bombshell, and no one seemed to notice.

KTVZ—Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest. BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protest. Zhang Yongzhen posted online early Wednesday that authorities had “tentatively agreed” to allow him and his team to return to his laboratory and continue their research

KEYT—Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest. Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest