California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency over bird flu. The State of Emergency applies to humans but no humans in California have been diagnosed with bird flu. Cows in California were diagnosed with bird flu.
One human in Louisiana was reportedly diagnosed with H5N1 Bird Flu. That person is 65 years old with underlying health conditions and is currently hospitalized and in critical condition. The CDC says that the “patient had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks” and that “no person-to-person spread of H5 bird flu has been detected.”
They go on to say that the “CDC’s overall assessment of the immediate risk to the public’s health from H5N1 bird flu… remains low.”
So Gavin Newsom, does “low risk” necessitate a “state of emergency”?
Doctors are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ of viral illnesses this winter. They say that this quad of viruses will include Covid, the flu, RSV and norovirus. Bird flu is not listed.
