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CNN: "The last time Americans likely noticed spiking prices at the grocery store was when eggs reached record-highs. Since then, egg prices have fallen after the deadly avian flu outbreak was contained and producers built back supply."

Excuse me, did I somehow miss the part where we "contained" the bird flu?

What I heard was that RFK and other Drumpf cronies gave orders to suppress bird flu data.

I guess "contained" means censored.

"#BirdFlu remains a risk in the U.S., but we don’t know as much about its threat level because the #CDC stopped conducting much surveillance some time ago. They never did the kind of studies some experts had wanted... More than 20% of the Veterinary Services arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and 16% of those in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have left in response to President #Trump and #ElonMusk’s efforts to shrink the government." forbes.com/sites/judystone/202

ForbesCDC Bird Flu Response Cuts Could Lead To Another PandemicCutting surveillance for bird flu, combined with RFK Jr's proposed “let ‘er rip” approach to poultry infections would be dangerous. This is why.

This is why you don’t put grifters in charge of public health.

Letting bird flu spread unchecked would be catastrophic to animals and humans alike.

This idea that we should kill the weak and let the strong survive will lead to our demise:

livescience.com/health/flu/rfk

Live Science · RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warnBy Ben Turner
#uspol#rfkjr#h5n1

High-ranking federal officials have suggested that #birdflu virus should be left to "rip" through poultry farms across the U.S.
— but experts warn that this hands-off approach could hasten the beginning of a new pandemic

livescience.com/health/flu/rfk

Live Science · RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warnBy Ben Turner