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Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for evaluation after experiencing flu-like symptoms, his spokesperson said. “In an abundance of caution, after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the weekend, Senator McConnell checked himself into a local hospital for evaluation last night,” McConnell spokesman David Popp said in a statement. “His prognosis is positive and he is grateful …
In a preprint study from the Cleveland Clinic, employees that got the flu shot had a 27% HIGHER chance of contracting the flu. h/t External-Noise-4832
Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge per egg to all its menu items due to the rising egg prices stemming from bird flu. “The continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (bird flu) has caused a dramatic increase in egg prices,” Waffle House said in a statement on Monday. “Customers and restaurants are being forced …
China Calls HMPV Outbreak 'Winter Occurrence', India Says 'Don't Panic'https://t.co/7uFWLGo0wg pic.twitter.com/5CK99bc8Hb — NDTV WORLD (@NDTVWORLD) January 4, 2025 Raise your hand if you couldn't care less about this new Bird Flu "pandemic" and will never comply with mask mandates, put up with a forced at-home quarantine for another 2 years, or take their vaccine. — …
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health issued the following news release: https://www.maricopa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3177 As part of routine wastewater surveillance in Maricopa County, Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) is reporting the detection of an influenza subtype associated with avian flu in local wastewater. No human cases of avian flu have been detected in Maricopa …
Health officials are warning pet owners not to give their cats raw food after a house cat in Oregon died of bird flu. h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had seen sick cows before, with their noses dripping and udders slack. But the scale of the farmers’ efforts to treat the sick cows stunned …
WASHINGTON STATE — Twenty big cats at a wild animal sanctuary in Shelton have died from the bird flu. It happened within a matter of days around Thanksgiving, and now the non-profit is preparing to clean so it can reopen to the public next year. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center announced more than half of …
Louisiana and Wisconsin are reporting serious cases of Bird Flu, and California just declared a state of emergency. Are they going to try it again? Last year, Igor Kirillov alleged that the US had plans to manufacture another biological crisis. They killed this guy yesterday. pic.twitter.com/AMPTiRxmqK — Clandestine (@WarClandestine) December 18, 2024 🚨 #BREAKING: CONGRESS …
An off-brand version of Dayquil and Nyquil has been recalled due to substandard quality. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled 8,640 boxes of Kirkland Signature Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion, a product sold at Costco. One of the key ingredients in the Kirkland product is oral phenylephrine, which is facing …