Summer Bonus Pandemic Issue: The light at the end of the tunnel is H5N1!
Bonus bonus: Everyone is more sick now so you have to live your life
“Everyone Is Getting Covid In Summer 2024 Because Covid Is Over And Seasonal And Getting It Again Builds Your Immunity So You Won't Get It Again But You'll Definitely Get It Again This Winter And Maybe Next Summer Because It's Seasonal And Over But It'll Be Fine, Honestly…”
Welcome to the second Summer 2024 Bonus Issue for the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter!
These bonus issues are basically collections of links that I haven’t been able to use for the regular newsletter. This first bonus issue a couple weeks ago was all about how Covid is really bad for you. This one is about pandemic preparedness and the risk of another pandemic staring us right in the face, specifically H5N1.
Maybe I’ll have one or two more bonus issues. They’ll be about Long Covid and, if I get to it, a bit of a history of the summer surge.
But we’ll see. No guarantees about number of issues, timing and content. Probably the Long Covid one for sure. After that, who knows.
With that, I’ll just stop typing.
As most have probably noticed, there is no paid subscription option for this newsletter. However, Substack does have an option where subscribers can pledge to subscribe “just in case” and a few kind subscribers have made that pledge. I very much appreciated the vote of confidence in what I’m doing here. What I’ve decided to do on a trial basis is to set up a “tip jar” on the Ko-fi platform. I’m not anticipating a huge surge of income from using Ko-fi but whatever revenue I do end up with, I plan to spend on supporting artists on Bandcamp. Sadly, who knows how long that will seem like a good idea.
Top Articles Everyone Should Read on Covid
Why is EVERYONE more SICK? by Lola Germs
Covid-19: Will It Mutate To Nothingness? by Rawat Deonandan
Everything "That Friend" Wants You to Know About Covid by Jessica Wildfire / OK Doomer
‘Immunity debt’ is a misguided and dangerous concept by Anjana Ahuja / Financial Times (Non-paywalled version)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better? by Lidia Morawska, William Bahnfleth, et al. / Clinical Infectious Diseases
Real Impact of COVID-19 Infection and Why We Should Care by Jeff Gilchrist, PhD
What COVID-19 Does To The Body (Fourth Edition, March 2024) / Pandemic Accountability Index
Let's Face It, Covid Trashed Our Immune Systems by Jessica Wildfire / OK Doomer
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores by Ziyad Al-Aly / The Conversation
Navigating the Long Haul: A Comprehensive Review of Long-COVID Sequelae, Patient Impact, Pathogenesis, and Management by Nishant Rathod Jr., Sunil Kumar, et al. / Cureus
LitCovid - NCBI - NLM - NIH (Covid peer reviewed literature collection)
The Light at the End of the Tunnel is H5N1!
The world is not prepared for the next pandemic. Here’s why | The Straits Times
Ethical dilemmas of preventing the next pandemic , News, La Trobe University
Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn | Epidemics | The Guardian
Worried About Bird Flu? Welcome to The Party, Pal. You're Late.
Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO
Africa intensifies battle against mpox as ‘alarming’ outbreaks continue | Science
Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO
WHO redefines airborne transmission: what does that mean for future pandemics?
Can we make enough H5N1 bird flu vaccine if there's a pandemic? | STAT
A Message to the Ag Industry about H5N1 | Bovine Veterinarian
Cattle Veterinarians Express Confusion over U.S. Response to Bird Flu | Think Global Health
Officials warn of risks to people with possible exposure amid bird flu outbreak in cows - POLITICO
The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say
Covid lessons remain unlearned as avian flu infects cattle, hospitals say - POLITICO
USDA, FDA turf battles hamper responses to outbreaks like H5N1 bird flu
Raw milk sales spike despite CDC’s warnings of risk associated with bird flu | PBS News
Wastewater testing finds H5N1 avian flu in 9 Texas cities | CIDRAP
Raw milk sales spike despite CDC’s warnings of risk associated with bird flu | PBS News
Raw milk lovers are spinning the government's H5N1 warnings into a conspiracy theory
More raw milk caution required during avian flu crisis | Food Safety News
How bird flu is revealing the lessons we didn't learn from COVID-19
Why China’s top Covid expert is studying climate change to prepare for the next global pandemic
H5N1 doesn't have to be a repeat of Covid-19's 'public health versus the economy'
CDC asks states and cities to keep flu surveillance at peak levels because of bird flu threat
Second human case of bird flu linked to dairy cows found in Michigan
Canada's wastewater bird flu tracking is a COVID offshoot — without any positive hits yet | CBC News
US 'Underprepared' for Bird Flu Outbreak, Epidemiologists Warn
Another pandemic is ‘absolutely inevitable’, says Patrick Vallance
Alpacas in Idaho test positive for H5N1 bird flu in another world first | Ars Technica
P.E.I. milk being tested for avian influenza as precautions ramp up | CBC News
The bird flu vaccine is made with eggs. That has scientists worried. - CBS News
Study confirms infection in mice fed H5N1-contaminated raw milk | CIDRAP
Canadian scientists launch early warning system to spot traces of H5N1 bird flu in milk | CBC News
WHO member countries approve steps to bolster health regulations to better brace for pandemics
U.S., but not Canada, joins countries ordering supply of bird-flu vaccine
Second bird flu outbreak in 6 days infects 103K turkeys at northwest Iowa commercial facility
I'm Now Worried About Bird Flu—and You Probably Should Be Too
The bird flu outbreak has spread to humans — are we too late to prevent the next pandemic?
Should we worry about a growing threat from “bird flu”? | The BMJ
USDA reports reveal biosecurity risks at H5N1-affected dairy farms | CIDRAP
US Dairy Cows Dying and Being Culled Due to Avian Flu | Farms.com
Studies find little to no immunity to H5N1 avian flu virus in Americans | CIDRAP
McMaster viral immunologist fears spread of bird flu virus with 'staggering' death rate
Lack of preparedness for next pandemic is a dangerous gamble, new report warns - The Globe and Mail
‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps
U.S. is 'flying blind' with bird flu, repeating mistakes of COVID, health experts say
Study shows persistence of H5N1 in unpasteurized milk and on milking unit surfaces | CIDRAP
Scientists expand H5N1 testing in dairy products, launch human serology study | CIDRAP
Here’s Why Masking And Other Safety Measures Could Return If A Bird Flu Pandemic Is Declared
Ireland to receive vaccines for people at higher risk of bird flu - Agriland.ie
Heavier social media use tied to more frequent COVID, flu vaccination | CIDRAP
USDA confirms more H5N1 detections in dairy herds and cats | CIDRAP
Why are people suddenly getting COVID-19 this summer? Insight into the uptick.
More evidence pasteurization inactivates H5N1 avian flu virus in milk | CIDRAP
H5N1 strikes dairy herd in Michigan, large poultry farm in Colorado | CIDRAP
Preparing schools for the H5N1 bird flu they're likely to face
He reported a possible H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows. It took officials weeks to respond
Tests confirm H5N1 in Oklahoma dairy herd; 13 states now affected | CIDRAP
Colorado reports avian flu infections in 5 people who culled sick poultry | CIDRAP
Despite bird flu anxiety in the dairy barn, a yearly tradition carries on at an Iowa county fair
USDA maintains bird flu can be eliminated from dairy cows, even as doubts mount among experts
UK in ‘worse state’ to deal with pandemic than before Covid, say experts
H5N1 strikes another large layer farm in Colorado, dairy herd in Minnesota | CIDRAP
Myriam Gendron, Terres brûlées.