'Bird Flu-Pocalypse' Forces Hong Kong To Suspend Some Imports Of US Poultry Meat
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'Bird Flu-Pocalypse' Forces Hong Kong To Suspend Some Imports Of US Poultry Meat The recent spread of bird flu—also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI— across several US states has been hyped by corporate media. Some journalists are quoting 'experts' who warn the bird flu pandemic could be '100 times worse' than Covid.' According to Bloomberg data, the story count in corporate media for all things "Bird Flu" last week hit a record high on data going back to...

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