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ProPublica
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NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed. Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.

propublica.orgWhat the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu PandemicEgg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.

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LeeLeeOnBsky
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They always want to deny a virus is airborne. A friend who is a frontline healthcare worker called me the 2nd week of March 2020 and said "DO NOT go out without a mask, call your parents, make them understand, this thing is airborne." The CDC was still denying it and not recommending masks. She also

GDubs
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A smart journalist would go and ask each representative: what has changed? Unfortunately, no good journalists have access to Congress. Just the access journalists do, which means we will get zero legitimate reporting from legacy media. Once again.