‘It’s been hard to watch.’ A noted epidemiologist talks H5N1 and the U.S.’s fragmented response

Katelyn Jetelina, well known for her newsletter “Your Local Epidemiologist,” digs into the H5N1 outbreak, the public health response and...
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