Hartmann on a possible bird flu pandemic

He first reports on how contagious it is among birds and other animals. And now it is infecting humans who contact those animals, 52.8% of whom have died. So what if that flu mutates so that humans can infect each other? Such a pandemic could be far worse than COVID.

Thom thinks we should be working on vaccines now to prepare and prevent it from becoming a pandemic. But given the Repugnantcon response to COVID, where they actively worked against its containment, prevention and treatment with horrific consequences, he thinks they'll respond the same way. It's hard to argue with that and the consequences this time could be birdastrophic.