From the Wellness Company
Three years in, the bird flu panic shows no signs of slowing down. According to an April 16 report by Fox Carolina, millions of birds have “died.” But let’s be honest: Most were culled (which is a fancy name for selectively slaughtered). According to the USDA, over 89 million birds in commercial and backyard flocks have been culled across 48 states since the start of the outbreak in 2022.
Why? Because of a rigid government policy to kill entire flocks at the first sign of infection — even if just one bird tests positive. “Culling is a useless strategy,” says Dr. Peter McCullough — and he’s not alone. More experts are questioning whether slaughtering healthy livestock in panic mode is helping or just causing more chaos.
Thankfully, calmer heads have prevailed, as evidenced by egg prices, which have dropped by over 40% since February (according to USDA data). Still, fear continues to spread faster than the virus.
The hysteria ramped up again when H5N1 was discovered in cattle — a first. Most human cases linked to the current strain in the U.S. are from contact with infected cows. But for perspective, only one person has died so far, and that was a backyard chicken farmer from contact with infected cows.
In response, scientists are rushing to develop a nasal vaccine for cows. This follows the USDA’s conditional approval of a new bird flu vaccine developed by Zoetis. (Is it really a crisis without a vaccine waiting in the wings?)
Australia must not import American beef under any circumstances, tariffs or no tariffs, because of the country’s bird flu-free status of cattle.
