Trump’s assault on public health and the growing threat of an H5N1 bird flu pandemic
Over the past week, a series of developments have reaffirmed the imminent danger of an H5N1 “bird flu” pandemic, for which ...
PBS1d
The U.S. dodged a bird flu pandemic nearly 70 years ago. Can we do it again?
By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...
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US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck
The U.S. prioritized vaccinating military personnel over the public in 1957. Here, members of a West German Navy vessel hand ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
Eggs, Luck and the 1957 Bird Flu: Will History Repeat Itself?
Over the past 60 years, the influenza virus has continued to drift and shift. In 1968, a shift once again caused a pandemic.
US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?
With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened ...
DeCamp Bus Lines, in operation in New Jersey since 1870, will close this month
DeCamp Bus Lines, the oldest privately owned bus company in New Jersey that began with stage coaches in 1870, is closing its ...
Q&A on Trump’s Impending Exit from the World Health Organization
As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the ...
Flu vaccines have prevented millions of deaths, research shows
Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused ...
Extra History on MSN12d
The 1918 Flu Pandemic - Emergence
The Emergence - Between 3 and 6 percent of the world's population died in 18 months when the flu first tried to take over the ...
The Straits Times17d
Changi Airport’s 2024 passenger traffic hit 99.1% of pre-pandemic levels
SINGAPORE – Changi Airport handled 67.7 million passengers in 2024, which is 99.1 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in ... It was also the first time that monthly traffic at the airport exceeded ...
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More than 1.4 billion people traveled internationally in 2024 as tourism returns to pre-pandemic highs
It’s true. The UN’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has just released its 2024 year-in-review data, confirming that the tourism industry has bounced back from the pandemic. About 1.4 ...