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[–] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 25 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

How to prepare for this shit again? I guess I can start by storing some masks, and a lot more food.

Any advice or thoughts? I can work from home fulltime, and grocery deliveries is possible.

[–] Chestnut@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Going to post this as a main comment but two things are true

  1. the case mortality rate is, by far, one of the worst we've ever seen for an influenza. https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/wpro---documents/emergency/surveillance/avian-influenza/ai_20250131.pdf
  2. we already have a vaccine for it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H5N1_vaccine
  3. don't panic but be educated https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5CyVi4UzKxE
[–] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Thanks, that mortality rate is frighteningly high. Luckily no human to human transmission so far. Hopefully never.

Might be good to have some personal protective equipment in my emergency toolkit, as people would probably go instantly nuts for that if there is a breakout of human to human transmission.

[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 33 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

My recommendation is to honestly just do what we did during covid. The government likely won't be enforcing anything this time so we're probably gonna be on our own. Also I recommend stocking up on things asap. We're already having supply chain issues and it's gonna get infinitely worse if or when this pops off.

[–] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 24 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I live in Norway, so the government will do everything in it's power to protect its citizens probably. Like it did during COVID.

Theres no supply chain issues here currently either. During COVID pretty much everything was available besides acceptably priced GPUs

[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 23 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Ah I'm American so I'm probably just gonna die lol

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

If you get the flu just attend the next Trump rally you can find and cough as much as possible

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Ethically, I hate it. Realistically, the pandemic largely happened in the US because it was used as biological warfare against the populace, hoping that it would stay in blue areas and, turnabout is fair play.

[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I think so. Spit on your hands and touch all the door handles you can find. Introduce yourself with a handshake to everyone you encounter. Buy a MAGA hat and see if you can get a picture or something with Trump. Turn yourself into a full on bio weapon that exclusively targets fascists.

[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 4 points 14 hours ago

I'm gonna become a carrier from left 4 dead. I'll show no symptoms but I'll get everyone around me infected

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

Typhoid Mary 2: MAGA Boogaloo

[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 14 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

The best thing to prepare is to not be fearful and to not panic.

I suggest that everybody protest against factory farming and participate in boycotts. Call lawmakers and regulators to take direct action against these companies and their dangerous practices (and hold them responsible).

[–] boreengreen@lemm.ee 5 points 16 hours ago

If you pitch it as a wall around the farms, that the farms will pay for. You might have a shot.