Dr Robert Califf said the FDA was drawing up plans for a major outbreak But he re-stated that this was a precaution, with officials believing risk was low READ MORE: Gruesome photo of Texas dairy ...
The FDA is gearing up for a bird flu pandemic in people that could kill one in four of those it infects, the agency's top official has revealed. Dr Robert Califf told a Senate Committee that ...
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Robert Califf said that, if we reduce spread of the virus now, “we’re much less likely to see a mutation that jumps to humans for which we are ill-prepared.” Food and Drug Administration ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing in case the current strain of avian flu circulating in the U.S. jumps to humans on a large scale, the agency’s commissioner told senators ...
The dairy farm workers will be tested for the virus if they show any symptoms, though this has not been the case so far, local health officials said. Details about their ages, gender and ...
A multistate outbreak of avian flu, with one in five commercial milk samples testing positive for genetic traces of the virus, has led to congressional hearings over concerns of the health risk ...
Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, described his agency's ...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf testifies before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (Screenshot from Senate livestream ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I’m the director of Clinical Virology at Mayo Clinic. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the public in early ...
This is not the first brush with avian flu, but it’s raised more concerns because of its spread to mammals, Jones said. The greater attention to the outbreak from the public and government could ...