Science unscripted: Is another pandemic brewing? The current bird flu situation

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Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines amid the spread of the virus among livestock in the US. At least two children in North America have contracted the disease from unknown sources. How serious is the situation?

6 Dec 2024 English Germany Science · Technology

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