Former CDC Chief: Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be ‘Much More Catastrophic Than Covid’

The mortality rate of H5N1 is significantly higher than that of Covid-19.

Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua via AP, file
An inflatable Covid testing lab provided by Chinese biotech company BGI Genomics at Beijing, June 23, 2020. Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua via AP, file
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