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Well, that once in a hundred years pandemic is in our rearview mirror. Don't have to worry about another one for a hundred years. Trump prolly.
Members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization on the first day of his second term, according to a health law expert familiar with the discussions.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-transition-team-plans-immediate-who-withdrawal-expert-says-2024-12-23/
elleng
(136,825 posts)keep_left
(2,524 posts)https://democraticunderground.com/100219843728 (How the U.S. Lost Control of Bird Flu)
https://democraticunderground.com/100219843728#post9
yellow dahlia
(158 posts)The ramifications are frightening.
Initech
(102,510 posts)Fuck this fucking asshole!
Hekate
(95,281 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:46 AM - Edit history (1)
EndlessWire
(7,291 posts)It has easily jumped into cattle, and now it's infecting raw milk. Pasteurization kills it. It has managed to kill cats that drank, raw milk, I guess. I think I read it also killed a tiger. So, I'd say that the raw milk industry is kaput. I'm waiting to hear if you can get it by eating the meat of infected cattle. The point of it all seems to be that it is spreading fairly rapidly. Humans have died from it. How did dairy workers get it? How did they contract it when they probably weren't drinking the milk?
The point of having a presumably holistic national health program is prevention. Yet they seem to think that just because something is nonexistant or manageable now that everything is peachy. They are incredibly ignorant. Thanks, Trump Voters! Here's hoping you or your loved ones don't contract Bird Flu, 'cause I heard it is worse than Covid. But, you wanted the vile, yellow-haired pervert as your idol! Good luck with that!
rampartd
(863 posts)of course.
i think this is a plan to kill off the working class.
NickB79
(19,662 posts)The far right has embraced it as a form of counterculture now, after they lost their minds during COVID.
sheshe2
(88,143 posts)https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/m1218-h5n1-flu.html
also:
Massive cuts to science and medicine in Trump budget
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5468112/
EndlessWire
(7,291 posts)by the utter stupidity of grown adults who think that nothing will ever touch them or their loved ones. It's magical thinking. These people are our leaders, for gawd's sake! Please make them go away! Why does President Musk, the world's richest man, think that he can afford to let millions of his customers just die? Quite frankly, how did this man manage to gain his riches when he thinks this way?
Mariana
(15,194 posts)Remember the loons who insisted that their loved ones who died of Covid absolutely did NOT die of Covid?
Norbert
(6,611 posts)and since their health was suspect in the first place, death was inevitable. Typical head-in-the-sand thinking by the right.
Meowmee
(6,110 posts)Plus, we are already having outbreaks due to idiots who dont vaccinate their children or themselves from viruses/ diseases that were pretty much wiped out. Once the wackos take charge and stop developing new vaccines, stop requiring any vaccines, and endorse non-vaccination. Even older vaccines could be banned as being not safe. And may not be available so try to get a booster for everything now if you can. It will be a shit show..
struggle4progress
(120,544 posts)There are about 70 million international trips of foreigners into the US each year, and about 100 million international trips of US citizens ifrom the US each year
That's a lot of opportunities to bring us existing pandemics
Johnny2X2X
(21,880 posts)WHO does a ton to help poorer countries fight diseases. Trump doesnt see anything in it for him.
Beringia
(4,654 posts)The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist was developed after extensive consultation aiming to decrease errors and adverse events, and increase teamwork and communication in surgery. The 19-item checklist has gone on to show significant reduction in both morbidity and mortality and is now used by a majority of surgical providers around the world.
https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/patient-safety/research/safe-surgery/tool-and-resources
Blue_Tires
(56,725 posts)So they can have it
La Coliniere
(1,066 posts)(the World Mental Health Organization) and get the true care we need. Well, some of us that is.
Sarcasm thing here
ecstatic
(34,514 posts)Remember he ignored the pandemic playbook, dismantled our pandemic response teams, brought American teams home from other countries, including China. And his rationale was... oh we can catch up very quickly if something happens.
This STUPID FUCK is going to kill millions of people all over again. The world actually relies on the United States to keep everyone safe. Maybe it's not fair, but that's just the way it's been. Disengaging puts everyone in danger.
Horse with no Name
(34,076 posts)And vote in solid blue majorities. At least Manchin and Sinema will be gone and cant torpedo us.
I predict a third impeachment as well as removal this next time.
Its going to be a rough two years. Thats for sure.
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samplegirl
(12,145 posts)He'll be able to obtain enough for him and Putin!
Johonny
(22,239 posts)In sand. We will be burning witches pretty soon. The age of the moron is upon us.