Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gives a statement with German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (not pictured) in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
Important Takeaways:
- Risk to humans from H5N1 bird flu remains low but we must prepare – WHO
- The recent spread to mammals of H5N1 influenza – commonly known as bird flu – needs to be monitored, but the risk to humans remains low, the World Health Organization said
- “But we cannot assume that will remain the case and we must prepare for any change in the status quo,” Tedros said.
- The WHO also recommended strengthening surveillance in settings where humans and animals interact, he said.
- “WHO is also continuing to engage with manufacturers to make sure that, if needed, supplies of vaccines and antivirals would be available for global use,” he said.
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