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Has the next pandemic already started?
New cases of avian flu are raising alarm of a possible new pandemic. The >world urgently needs to prepare.
Ayoade Alakija
Ayoade Alakija
Special Envoy for the Access to COVID19 Tools Accelerator
Published On 21 Jul 2024
21 Jul 2024
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FILE PHOTO: A person holds a test tube labelled "Bird Flu", in this
picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado
Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
The United States has registered 10 cases of bird flu since April 2024
[File: Reuters/Dado Ruvic]
In mid-July, the US state of Colorado reported six cases of avian flu �
or H5N1 � in samples taken from poultry workers. This brought the
national total to 10 cases confirmed by the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) since April 2024.
The United States government has upped zoonotic/animal testing, and is
now discovering more cases of infection with the virus in cows and other >mammals. So far, it has reported H5N1 in more than 160 herds of cows.
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list of 4 items
list 1 of 4
India�s hidden COVID deaths: Was the toll in 2020 eight times higher?
list 2 of 4
World leaders launch programme to boost vaccine production in Africa
list 3 of 4
US ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China�s COVID efforts: Report >list 4 of 4
Bangladesh�s �missing billionaires�: A wealth boom and stark inequality
end of list
The growing number of cases comes amid growing concern about the spread
of the virus, with a recent study published in the journal Nature
suggesting that the H5N1 found in cows may be more adaptable to humans.
In response to this situation, the US government recently awarded a
$176m project to Moderna to support clinical trials for an mRNA vaccine >against the virus. Other countries are also becoming alert about these >developments, with Finland launching a vaccination drive aimed at >safeguarding the most at-risk communities from the disease.
The increasingly frequent reports of new cases have caused some experts
to suggest that another pandemic situation may be on the horizon. While
that is by far not a certainty, we should still be prepared for it. Yet
the world�s readiness to respond to such health threats still appears >fragmented and inequitable. It should be worrying to us all that we
still do not have adequate tools for early detection and containment.
What we know so far is that H5N1 is a fast-moving, rapidly evolving
virus that can cause severe illness and death. However, the lack of >diagnostic testing and genetic sequencing for humans and animals
obscures our understanding of how the virus is mutating and if there are
any potential mutations that may increase the likelihood of
human-to-human transmission. The lack of focus on surveillance and
investment in diagnostics is irresponsible.
It is crucial to avoid repeating mistakes from the COVID-19 pandemic, >especially when dealing with H5N1, where the risks could be even greater
due to its high mortality rate. Over the past 20 years, fatal outcomes
have been reported in about 50 percent of known cases.
It is likely that infections have been under-reported and
under-diagnosed due to limited testing capacity and so the mortality
rate may be lower. Furthermore, this rate would not necessarily be
replicated if the virus established itself in the human population.
Still, there is a risk that a H5N1 pandemic may be significantly
different from the COVID-19 one � and deadlier.
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The bad news is that at present, there are currently no commercially >available diagnostic tests to detect H5N1 specifically. Nucleic
acid-based (molecular) tests are the current gold standard for the
detection of influenza viruses, but they generally require lab
infrastructure to support their use. And even when such infrastructure
is available, it may not function fast enough. For example, when a sick >Australian girl was tested for bird flu in March, it took several weeks
to get the positive result back.
As seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid tests that can provide a
result in around 10-15 minutes are a critical tool for outbreak
containment � even if they are less sensitive than molecular tests.
Investing in research and development that leads to quick, affordable
tests for H5N1 influenza can lay the foundation for preparedness.
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Tests should be made available worldwide � including in low- and >middle-income countries � and prioritised in populations where there is
a likelihood of human exposure to the virus, like farms or veterinary >clinics.
Scaling up the monitoring of bird and animal populations, training
personnel effectively, streamlining reporting mechanisms and utilising >cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence for speedy
analysis should all be priorities for governments. There also need to be >incentives to encourage at-risk populations, currently those working
with animals that are potentially sick, to test.
Effective ongoing collaboration on developing and sharing treatments and >vaccines is equally essential. Partnerships, like the Access to COVID-19 >Tools Accelerator � which includes health leaders from the World Health >Organization; the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND);
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness >Innovations (CEPI) � should be used to encourage governments and >pharmaceutical groups to ensure the production of at-scale health >countermeasures and that they are available to all countries.
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This is not charity, it is investing in global public health to ensure
we are all protected. No country can stop a pandemic by itself.
More than a million lives may have been lost during COVID-19 because of >inequity. We need to make sure this does not happen again. There needs
to be a focus on helping low- and middle-income countries gain access to
all the countermeasures needed to tackle the next pandemic.
Action is needed now, while human-to-human transmission has still not
been detected, so that if and when it is, a rapid coordinated global
response to H5N1 can be deployed.
The new cases in Colorado do not suggest the world is about to end, but
are a signal worth heeding. While the US and other Western countries are
able to take measures, poorer countries that do not have the resources
or access to technology cannot.
This unequal situation not only threatens national health security but
also hinders the world�s ability to prevent an H5N1 pandemic if it is to >emerge. Global leaders must acknowledge the interconnectedness of health >systems and commit to distributing resources fairly.
Advertisement
AD
If H5N1 starts spreading from human to human and we are not prepared for
it, we will pay an unimaginable heavy price in terms of human lives and >livelihoods.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1e8u798/has_the_next_pandemic_already_started/
Has the next pandemic already started?
Michael Ejercito wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1e8u798/has_the_next_pandemic_already_started/
Has the next pandemic already started?
New cases of avian flu are raising alarm of a possible new pandemic. The
world urgently needs to prepare.
Ayoade Alakija
Ayoade Alakija
Special Envoy for the Access to COVID19 Tools Accelerator
Published On 21 Jul 2024
21 Jul 2024
Save articles to read later and create your own reading list.
FILE PHOTO: A person holds a test tube labelled "Bird Flu", in this
picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado
Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
The United States has registered 10 cases of bird flu since April 2024
[File: Reuters/Dado Ruvic]
In mid-July, the US state of Colorado reported six cases of avian flu –
or H5N1 – in samples taken from poultry workers. This brought the
national total to 10 cases confirmed by the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) since April 2024.
The United States government has upped zoonotic/animal testing, and is
now discovering more cases of infection with the virus in cows and other
mammals. So far, it has reported H5N1 in more than 160 herds of cows.
KEEP READING
list of 4 items
list 1 of 4
India’s hidden COVID deaths: Was the toll in 2020 eight times higher?
list 2 of 4
World leaders launch programme to boost vaccine production in Africa
list 3 of 4
US ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China’s COVID efforts: Report >> list 4 of 4
Bangladesh’s ‘missing billionaires’: A wealth boom and stark inequality
end of list
The growing number of cases comes amid growing concern about the spread
of the virus, with a recent study published in the journal Nature
suggesting that the H5N1 found in cows may be more adaptable to humans.
In response to this situation, the US government recently awarded a
$176m project to Moderna to support clinical trials for an mRNA vaccine
against the virus. Other countries are also becoming alert about these
developments, with Finland launching a vaccination drive aimed at
safeguarding the most at-risk communities from the disease.
The increasingly frequent reports of new cases have caused some experts
to suggest that another pandemic situation may be on the horizon. While
that is by far not a certainty, we should still be prepared for it. Yet
the world’s readiness to respond to such health threats still appears
fragmented and inequitable. It should be worrying to us all that we
still do not have adequate tools for early detection and containment.
What we know so far is that H5N1 is a fast-moving, rapidly evolving
virus that can cause severe illness and death. However, the lack of
diagnostic testing and genetic sequencing for humans and animals
obscures our understanding of how the virus is mutating and if there are
any potential mutations that may increase the likelihood of
human-to-human transmission. The lack of focus on surveillance and
investment in diagnostics is irresponsible.
It is crucial to avoid repeating mistakes from the COVID-19 pandemic,
especially when dealing with H5N1, where the risks could be even greater
due to its high mortality rate. Over the past 20 years, fatal outcomes
have been reported in about 50 percent of known cases.
It is likely that infections have been under-reported and
under-diagnosed due to limited testing capacity and so the mortality
rate may be lower. Furthermore, this rate would not necessarily be
replicated if the virus established itself in the human population.
Still, there is a risk that a H5N1 pandemic may be significantly
different from the COVID-19 one – and deadlier.
Advertisement
AD
The bad news is that at present, there are currently no commercially
available diagnostic tests to detect H5N1 specifically. Nucleic
acid-based (molecular) tests are the current gold standard for the
detection of influenza viruses, but they generally require lab
infrastructure to support their use. And even when such infrastructure
is available, it may not function fast enough. For example, when a sick
Australian girl was tested for bird flu in March, it took several weeks
to get the positive result back.
As seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid tests that can provide a
result in around 10-15 minutes are a critical tool for outbreak
containment – even if they are less sensitive than molecular tests.
Investing in research and development that leads to quick, affordable
tests for H5N1 influenza can lay the foundation for preparedness.
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Tests should be made available worldwide – including in low- and
middle-income countries – and prioritised in populations where there is
a likelihood of human exposure to the virus, like farms or veterinary
clinics.
Scaling up the monitoring of bird and animal populations, training
personnel effectively, streamlining reporting mechanisms and utilising
cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence for speedy
analysis should all be priorities for governments. There also need to be
incentives to encourage at-risk populations, currently those working
with animals that are potentially sick, to test.
Effective ongoing collaboration on developing and sharing treatments and
vaccines is equally essential. Partnerships, like the Access to COVID-19
Tools Accelerator – which includes health leaders from the World Health
Organization; the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND);
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness
Innovations (CEPI) – should be used to encourage governments and
pharmaceutical groups to ensure the production of at-scale health
countermeasures and that they are available to all countries.
Advertisement
AD
This is not charity, it is investing in global public health to ensure
we are all protected. No country can stop a pandemic by itself.
More than a million lives may have been lost during COVID-19 because of
inequity. We need to make sure this does not happen again. There needs
to be a focus on helping low- and middle-income countries gain access to
all the countermeasures needed to tackle the next pandemic.
Action is needed now, while human-to-human transmission has still not
been detected, so that if and when it is, a rapid coordinated global
response to H5N1 can be deployed.
The new cases in Colorado do not suggest the world is about to end, but
are a signal worth heeding. While the US and other Western countries are
able to take measures, poorer countries that do not have the resources
or access to technology cannot.
This unequal situation not only threatens national health security but
also hinders the world’s ability to prevent an H5N1 pandemic if it is to >> emerge. Global leaders must acknowledge the interconnectedness of health
systems and commit to distributing resources fairly.
Advertisement
AD
If H5N1 starts spreading from human to human and we are not prepared for
it, we will pay an unimaginable heavy price in terms of human lives and
livelihoods.
In the interim, we are 100% prepared/protected in the "full armor of
GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) which we put on as soon as we use Apostle Paul's
secret (Philippians 4:12). Though masking is less protective, it helps
us avoid the appearance of doing the evil of spreading airborne
pathogens while there are people getting sick because of not being
100% protected. It is written that we're to "abstain from **all**
appearance of doing evil" (1 Thessalonians 5:22 w/**emphasis**).
Meanwhile, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8 ) way to eradicate the
COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in the US & elsewhere is by
rapidly (i.e. use the "Rapid COVID-19 Test" ) finding out at any given moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly
contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to
"convince it forward" (John 15:12) for them to call their doctor and self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic.
Thus, we're hoping for the best while preparing for the worse-case
scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations and others like the Omicron,
Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations
combining via slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like "Deltamicron"
that may render current COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no
longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/6ZoE95d-VKc/m/14vVZoyOBgAJ
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Michael Ejercito wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1e8u798/has_the_next_pandemic_already_started/
Has the next pandemic already started?
New cases of avian flu are raising alarm of a possible new pandemic. The >>> world urgently needs to prepare.
Ayoade Alakija
Ayoade Alakija
Special Envoy for the Access to COVID19 Tools Accelerator
Published On 21 Jul 2024
21 Jul 2024
Save articles to read later and create your own reading list.
FILE PHOTO: A person holds a test tube labelled "Bird Flu", in this
picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado
Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
The United States has registered 10 cases of bird flu since April 2024
[File: Reuters/Dado Ruvic]
In mid-July, the US state of Colorado reported six cases of avian flu �
or H5N1 � in samples taken from poultry workers. This brought the
national total to 10 cases confirmed by the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) since April 2024.
The United States government has upped zoonotic/animal testing, and is
now discovering more cases of infection with the virus in cows and other >>> mammals. So far, it has reported H5N1 in more than 160 herds of cows.
KEEP READING
list of 4 items
list 1 of 4
India�s hidden COVID deaths: Was the toll in 2020 eight times higher?
list 2 of 4
World leaders launch programme to boost vaccine production in Africa
list 3 of 4
US ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China�s COVID efforts: Report >>> list 4 of 4
Bangladesh�s �missing billionaires�: A wealth boom and stark inequality
end of list
The growing number of cases comes amid growing concern about the spread
of the virus, with a recent study published in the journal Nature
suggesting that the H5N1 found in cows may be more adaptable to humans.
In response to this situation, the US government recently awarded a
$176m project to Moderna to support clinical trials for an mRNA vaccine
against the virus. Other countries are also becoming alert about these
developments, with Finland launching a vaccination drive aimed at
safeguarding the most at-risk communities from the disease.
The increasingly frequent reports of new cases have caused some experts
to suggest that another pandemic situation may be on the horizon. While
that is by far not a certainty, we should still be prepared for it. Yet
the world�s readiness to respond to such health threats still appears
fragmented and inequitable. It should be worrying to us all that we
still do not have adequate tools for early detection and containment.
What we know so far is that H5N1 is a fast-moving, rapidly evolving
virus that can cause severe illness and death. However, the lack of
diagnostic testing and genetic sequencing for humans and animals
obscures our understanding of how the virus is mutating and if there are >>> any potential mutations that may increase the likelihood of
human-to-human transmission. The lack of focus on surveillance and
investment in diagnostics is irresponsible.
It is crucial to avoid repeating mistakes from the COVID-19 pandemic,
especially when dealing with H5N1, where the risks could be even greater >>> due to its high mortality rate. Over the past 20 years, fatal outcomes
have been reported in about 50 percent of known cases.
It is likely that infections have been under-reported and
under-diagnosed due to limited testing capacity and so the mortality
rate may be lower. Furthermore, this rate would not necessarily be
replicated if the virus established itself in the human population.
Still, there is a risk that a H5N1 pandemic may be significantly
different from the COVID-19 one � and deadlier.
Advertisement
AD
The bad news is that at present, there are currently no commercially
available diagnostic tests to detect H5N1 specifically. Nucleic
acid-based (molecular) tests are the current gold standard for the
detection of influenza viruses, but they generally require lab
infrastructure to support their use. And even when such infrastructure
is available, it may not function fast enough. For example, when a sick
Australian girl was tested for bird flu in March, it took several weeks
to get the positive result back.
As seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid tests that can provide a
result in around 10-15 minutes are a critical tool for outbreak
containment � even if they are less sensitive than molecular tests.
Investing in research and development that leads to quick, affordable
tests for H5N1 influenza can lay the foundation for preparedness.
Sign up for Al Jazeera
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Tests should be made available worldwide � including in low- and
middle-income countries � and prioritised in populations where there is
a likelihood of human exposure to the virus, like farms or veterinary
clinics.
Scaling up the monitoring of bird and animal populations, training
personnel effectively, streamlining reporting mechanisms and utilising
cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence for speedy
analysis should all be priorities for governments. There also need to be >>> incentives to encourage at-risk populations, currently those working
with animals that are potentially sick, to test.
Effective ongoing collaboration on developing and sharing treatments and >>> vaccines is equally essential. Partnerships, like the Access to COVID-19 >>> Tools Accelerator � which includes health leaders from the World Health
Organization; the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND);
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness
Innovations (CEPI) � should be used to encourage governments and
pharmaceutical groups to ensure the production of at-scale health
countermeasures and that they are available to all countries.
Advertisement
AD
This is not charity, it is investing in global public health to ensure
we are all protected. No country can stop a pandemic by itself.
More than a million lives may have been lost during COVID-19 because of
inequity. We need to make sure this does not happen again. There needs
to be a focus on helping low- and middle-income countries gain access to >>> all the countermeasures needed to tackle the next pandemic.
Action is needed now, while human-to-human transmission has still not
been detected, so that if and when it is, a rapid coordinated global
response to H5N1 can be deployed.
The new cases in Colorado do not suggest the world is about to end, but
are a signal worth heeding. While the US and other Western countries are >>> able to take measures, poorer countries that do not have the resources
or access to technology cannot.
This unequal situation not only threatens national health security but
also hinders the world�s ability to prevent an H5N1 pandemic if it is to >>> emerge. Global leaders must acknowledge the interconnectedness of health >>> systems and commit to distributing resources fairly.
Advertisement
AD
If H5N1 starts spreading from human to human and we are not prepared for >>> it, we will pay an unimaginable heavy price in terms of human lives and
livelihoods.
In the interim, we are 100% prepared/protected in the "full armor of
GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) which we put on as soon as we use Apostle Paul's
secret (Philippians 4:12). Though masking is less protective, it helps
us avoid the appearance of doing the evil of spreading airborne
pathogens while there are people getting sick because of not being
100% protected. It is written that we're to "abstain from **all**
appearance of doing evil" (1 Thessalonians 5:22 w/**emphasis**).
Meanwhile, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8 ) way to eradicate the
COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in the US & elsewhere is by
rapidly (i.e. use the "Rapid COVID-19 Test" ) finding out at any given
moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly
contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to
"convince it forward" (John 15:12) for them to call their doctor and
self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic.
Thus, we're hoping for the best while preparing for the worse-case
scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations and others like the Omicron,
Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations
combining via slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like "Deltamicron"
that may render current COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no
longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry (
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/6ZoE95d-VKc/m/14vVZoyOBgAJ >> ) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
I am wonderfully hungry!
ReplyPermalinkWhat monkeypox?
Post by Loose Cannon
What the hell are you and that Quack up to now? Didn't you learn aboutIt's the monkey pox boys!
STDs at the Queen Mary parking lot?
LOL
(H5N1) 08/07/24 Again praying w/ Michael here ...
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