Phase 3 trial is expected to begin next year.
  • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
    33·
    6 months ago

    Oh for fucks sake.

    In a survey last month, which captured data from 54 percent of affected farms at the time, more than 60 percent of farmers said they continued to move cattle off their infected farms after the onset of clinical signs of infection in their animals.

    • mozz@mbin.grits.devOP
      29·
      6 months ago

      There are farm workers that work next to infected animals every day in the US, right now, in many states. Sometimes they get bird flu. Just a handful of times that we know of, so far, which probably means it’s happened a decent amount more than that.

      The official guidance is “try not to get any of the fluids you are coming in contact with on you or anything, that might be really bad, good luck.”

      It’s not a great strategy overall, in my opinion, to be honest.

      • Ranvier@sopuli.xyz
        9·
        6 months ago

        I agree. I’m also worried about the lack of incentives for testing. Currently you get $75 for being tested. That’s fine, but they should get more if they test positive. They will lose more money from that from missed work time, they could even lose their job after a positive test. So many refuse. We don’t have a complete picture of what’s happening right now with the lack of testing participation.

        https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/26/bird-flu-spreading-dairy-farm-workers-but-not-testing/73842450007/

        Or we could even have something like nationwide paid sick leave and none of this would be an issue. But no, that would be crazy.

        Also, many of these farm workers are likely undocumented immigrants, further complicating things.

        • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          Getting bird flu as an ag worker should be a worker’s comp claim.

          • mozz@mbin.grits.devOP
            41·
            6 months ago

            “Should is a fucking lie – it might be what oughta be, but it ain’t what is.” -Lenny Bruce

  • Jimmybander@champserver.net
    2·
    6 months ago

    This is at least being proactive against a pandemic unlike the previous administration who eliminated the Pandemic Response Team in 2018.

    • mozz@mbin.grits.devOP
      2·
      6 months ago

      And then told everyone, more or less, that if you’re a real American you should be licking at least 5 cows a day and then coughing on your neighbors to prove you’re not a coward

  • stoy@lemmy.zip
    1·
    6 months ago

    Sigh, I guess I’ll go and stock up on some more masks and even a respirator with some p3 filters just to be sure…