The way the mainstream media covers Bird Flu is wild. It's like a watchman who sees a giant ogre coming and says, "There's on ogre out there. But don't worry, he's walking the other way. Oop! He's walking this way, but he's probly headed somewhere else. Oh, ok, he's headed this way, but he probably won't eat anybody when he gets here. Ok, he's here, but so far he's only looking at folks hungrily. He's probably just window shopping. Ok, so now..." #avianflu#birdflu#CovidIsNotOver#uspolitics#media
People have spent years downplaying COVID by saying "it's just the flu." This is reckless for many reasons, one of those being that new flu strains pose a constant threat to public health. I really hope we don't have to experience directly how devastating the flu can be.
Unfortunately I think there was a shift in what is acceptable. As long as most survive and anybody can believe to be among the lucky ones who neither die nor get a disability, anything will be accepted from now on.
"#Penguins on #Antarctica may not have much immunity to the disease, since the virus has not been documented on the continent until now. Outbreaks among penguins in South America and Africa show their vulnerability. The birds, which like to waddle together in packed colonies, are not particularly good at social distancing."