The primary few days of Donald Trump’s second time period have given Rachel Maddow quite a bit to cowl, together with the president’s strategy to public well being.
“[Trump] has ordered that all information be stopped, including scientific information, to advise hospitals on how to deal with this emerging epidemic,” Maddow mentioned.
The Trump administration’s choice to stop all public-facing communication from federal well being businesses has been extensively criticized.
“Is that popular? Is that a good idea? Is that perceived as a popular idea among the American people? Is that what you thought you were voting for?” Maddow requested. “You know what else isn’t a popular idea? Bird flu.”
Maddow went on to level out that the worth of eggs has skyrocketed on account of the chicken flu, inflating an already fraught financial state of affairs.
On the identical time, Trump’s option to run the Division of Well being and Human Companies, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has reportedly solicited a uncooked milk purveyor to take up a job within the Meals and Drug Administration. Scientists warn towards the consumption of uncooked milk for a lot of causes, least of which is that it may well unfold ailments like chicken flu.
“In the meantime, stop releasing any information on this bird flu thing—anything,” Maddow concluded. “Honestly, it sounds scary. Maybe if we don’t talk about it, maybe it’ll go away. And by the way, pay no attention to the price of eggs.”
The chicken flu has affected livestock throughout america, from poultry to cattle. In January, the first human dying linked with the illness was recorded in Louisiana.
