Biden administration announced on Friday that it will allocate $306 Millions to bolster the nation’s bird flue response before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
This new funding from the President Biden and his administration will support National, State and local preparations and monitoring programs. Also there will be research into potential medical countermeasures against the H5N1 virus.
“While the risk to humans remains low, we are always preparing for any possible scenario that could arise,” Health Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“Preparedness is the key to keeping Americans healthy and our country safe.”
United States reported 66 cases from Bird Flu in the last year (2024) but the experts believe that numbers can get higher very easily in the new year. Also many believe that many cases were undetected and were spreading the flu.
The current government announced this funding before President Trump because they doubt that the new president will handle the situation in the right way.
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