#pandemics — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #pandemics, aggregated by home.social.
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Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’ revealed
"Australia is already in the midst of an extinction crisis and we need to be prepared for just how harrowing this could get." Jess Abrahams, Australian Conservation Foundation
"Assessment of more than 2,000 native species reveals nearly one in five at high risk of deadly H5N1, including parrots, fur seals and quolls." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/penguins-dolphins-nearly-400-australian-species-threat-bird-flu-true-extent-disaster
#biodiversity #H5N1 #BirdFlu #pandemics #SlowTheSpread #wildlife #birds #roaming #pets #MassMortalities #NSW #extinction -
The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic by Thomas Asbridge, 2026
“A magisterial history” (The Guardian) of humanity’s greatest natural disaster—the Black Death—that reveals the true global impact and terrible human cost of this calamity, from the renowned author of The Crusades and The Greatest Knight.
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Ousted #CDC Director Susan Monarez revealed she was pressured to preapprove #vaccine recommendations from #RFKJr. hand-picked advisory panel, which replaced 17 #fired #experts with vaccine skeptics. Monarez refused, saying #science, not #ideology, must guide decisions, and was #purged after resisting #political interference.#publichealth #vaccines #medicine #pandemics #healthcare https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/ousted-cdc-head-says-she-was-pressured-preapprove-vaccine-panel-recommendations-2025-09-04/ #science #medicine #publichealth #covid19