Trump’s Plan to Lower Egg Prices and a Threat to Bird Flu Vaccines Explained

Egg prices and bird flu vaccine is in danger

By Lewis asked Edited Dean Visser

We’re rounding regularly Latest news about the Avian flu. Here’s what happened recently.

Genetically sequenced cases of humans

Have been there 70 Confirm H5N1 bird flu infections Humans and death since April 2024, according to disease control and prevention of the US centers. From February 28, the agency has ranked the risk Low but potentially infected surfaces or fluids with potentially infected animals or potentially infected animals. The vast majority of human infections have been in people who have suffered infected milk or birds, including patio birds.

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CDC has ever sequenced a genetically sequenced bird flu virus recently Contaminated people in Nevada and Wyoming. (Sequencing of a person infected by Ohio from February 26 is not yet available.) The sequential virus is H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4.b. That genotype You may jump from birds to animals Early December 2024. The new human sequence was a mutation that repeats viruses more efficiently in mammals.

The wyoming case sequence was also determined to represent CLADE 2.3.4.4.b and Genotype D1.1. There was another mutation that has been associated with more effective replication of people and other mammals. This mutation was seen in a person infected in Texas in the last year. No wyoming did not change the Nevada sequences that may change the effectiveness of antiviral treatments or vaccinations, CDC said.

The agency has provided recommendations for infection prevention General public, Farm workers and Employers and People with herds of herches.

Trump admin releases the plan to lower the egg prices

The plans described the Trump Administration last week Smaller egg pricesH5N1 has been an appetizer of birds from all over the country that have reached historic heights in recent weeks. Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trumpen published an article for agriculture, an opinion article Wall Street Journal he gave five steps The administration intends to reduce the cost of eggs.

These include supplying $ 500 million to fund biosecurity measures in bird farms, to browse the use of infected flocks and the use of $ 100 million vaccines (moving is somewhat debatable Other countries have already taken). The plan also includes the removal of the “unnecessary burden” to egg producers, such as the law of California, which establishes minimum space conditions for hens. It would also be easier to raise the backyard chickens, especially in human H5n1 cases, including the only death of man, were in people with exposure to the patio. Eventually, the Trump Administration extracts from abroad to temporarily import eggs. Turkey has already begun Exporting eggs to the US

These measures will be seen whether the eggs will reduce the price. A Guardian Reported that producers can be important Egg prices for earnings.

HHS bird flu vaccine contract RVENT

Trump is the Department of Health and Human Services of the Administration Re-evaluation of the contract with a pharmaceutical company To test the bird flu vaccine, Bloomberg news has been reported. In the last days of office, Joe Biden’s Administration gave Moderna to Moderna, to help test the safety and efficiency of Messenger RNA (MRNA-based) bird flu vaccines. MRNA vaccines were critically important to help the Covid pandemic ended.

“In our opinion, USA department and human services are pandemic preparation, and the Bid Administration failed to review the agreements to produce vaccine to produce vaccination,” said a HHS spokesman in a statement about news Bloomberg.

Modern was preparing his final trial of his vaccine, but this trial is now in danger.