As H5N1 bird flu circulates among animals and occasionally infects people, the challenge isn’t an inevitable catastrophe. It’s how we respond. Learning from COVID-19, we can build systems that let workers, industries, and communities act in ways that protect health without forcing a false trade-off between saving lives and sustaining livelihoods. Smart collaboration and preparedness now can help prevent the next outbreak from becoming a crisis.
H5N1 Doesn’t Have to Be a Repeat of COVID’s “Public Health vs. the Economy”
Published by STAT News on May 17, 2024
