Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner of the FDA, stated that they are preparing for the possible spread of bird flu among humans, with one verified case already reported in Texas this year.
The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated on May 8 that the organization is ready for the possibility that people will contract the highly virulent avian influenza.
“This virus, like all viruses, is mutating. We need to continue to prepare for the possibility that it might jump to humans,” Dr. Robert Califf, the commissioner, told senators during a hearing in Washington.
The influenza, commonly referred to as H5N1 or the avian flu, has just lately begun to spread among cattle and other animals. This year, there has been one verified case in Texas.
Last year, GreatGameIndia reported that the UK government was actively considering vaccinating the country’s poultry flock against bird flu in an effort to curb the worst-ever global outbreak of the virus and preven...
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