Bird Flu: The Next Pandemic?
Bird flu has been in the headlines for ages, with scientists warning that we could be headed for a pandemic. But we’ve been hearing about this H5N1 virus for so long that it’s kind of starting to feel like the boy who cried wolf. So — what’s really going on with H5N1 bird flu? How scary is it, and how likely is it that we’re going to end up in a bird flu pandemic? We talk to virologists Dr. Seema Lakdawala and Dr. Richard Webby.
Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsBirdFlu
(00:00) Tons of people are freaked out about H5N1 bird flu
(03:38) Why H5N1 bird flu is scary
(05:01) Birds…
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