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Little to no U.S. immunity to H5N1 avian flu virus, CDC says

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Mary Wilson

Well-known member
Published on June 18, 2024
By Chuck Abbott​

Blood tests show “there is extremely low to no population immunity” among Americans to the H5N1 avian flu virus, said the Centers for Disease Control. Most of the population would be vulnerable if the virus mutated to become more readily contagious, said the CDC, but it has identified two candidate vaccines that would offer “good cross-protection” against it. ...

In an update posted on its website, the CDC said its ongoing tests of blood samples collected in two recent flu seasons “suggest that there is extremely low to no population immunity” to the H5N1 virus, regardless of whether people had received a vaccination against the seasonal flu. ...

However, earlier analyses found the virus is susceptible to antiviral medications used against the flu, and two candidate vaccines have been identified that would offer good production. The Department of Health and Human Services has ordered 4.8 million doses of vaccine as a precaution and says it has no plans at present to use them. ...

​https://www.agriculture.com/little-to-no-u-s-immunity-to-h5n1-avian-flu-virus-cdc-says-8665153
 
 
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