Former CDC Director Warns of Impending Bird Flu Pandemic

Dr. Robert Redfield, former CDC director, warns of an inevitable bird flu pandemic with significant mortality in humans. The avian flu has a high mortality rate of 25-50% in humans. The virus has been spreading among birds in the U.S. since 2017, leading to production halts and destruction of infected poultry. It has also been detected in cattle and dairy farm workers. The first human death from the virus was a 59-year-old Mexican man with underlying medical conditions. Redfield emphasizes the likelihood of a bird flu pandemic once the virus gains the ability for human-to-human transmission.