Dr. Hotez: H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic ‘Could Happen Over the Next Couple of Years, and So We’re Going to Need New Vaccines for That’

Velshi Well what we ░░░░░░░░ from talking to you ░░░░░░░░ those years ago and ░░░░░░░░ then is all that ░░░░░░░░ don t know about ░░░░░░░░ about chemistry about disease ░░░░░░░░ look my argument is ░░░░░░░░ s OK It s ░░░░░░░░ if everybody watching this ░░░░░░░░ doesn t know what ░░░░░░░░ NIH does It s ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ what clinical trials are ░░░░░░░░ on out there But ░░░░░░░░ have to happen The ░░░░░░░░ that you can target ░░░░░░░░ because people don t ░░░░░░░░ what they are and ░░░░░░░░ the government can get ░░░░░░░░ with impunity in saying ░░░░░░░░ re cutting all of ░░░░░░░░ research you shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ to know what it ░░░░░░░░ You do have to ░░░░░░░░ that important work is ░░░░░░░░ done Hotez Well and ░░░░░░░░ only that Ali and ░░░░░░░░ re absolutely right but ░░░░░░░░ other aspect is now ░░░░░░░░ this mRNA having proof ░░░░░░░░ concept that it works ░░░░░░░░ infectious diseases now we ░░░░░░░░ turning it to cancer ░░░░░░░░ So there was a ░░░░░░░░ report that an mRNA ░░░░░░░░ is showing a lot ░░░░░░░░ promise in pancreatic cancer ░░░░░░░░ you know in the ░░░░░░░░ has been such a ░░░░░░░░ condition It s taken ░░░░░░░░ lives of so many ░░░░░░░░ my friends and colleagues ░░░░░░░░ the years We re ░░░░░░░░ at Baylor looking at ░░░░░░░░ possibility of creating an ░░░░░░░░ for triple negative breast ░░░░░░░░ So again this is ░░░░░░░░ to be the next ░░░░░░░░ of cancer therapeutics and ░░░░░░░░ can t now cut ░░░░░░░░ off And then we ░░░░░░░░ other pandemic threats coming ░░░░░░░░ the line There s ░░░░░░░░ thing called H5N1 that ░░░░░░░░ affecting cattle and poultry ░░░░░░░░ now there s been ░░░░░░░░ human cases so far ░░░░░░░░ s no human to ░░░░░░░░ transmission But that could ░░░░░░░░ and it could happen ░░░░░░░░ the next couple of ░░░░░░░░ And so we re ░░░░░░░░ to need new vaccines ░░░░░░░░ that and that can ░░░░░░░░ come through support from ░░░░░░░░ National Institutes of Health ░░░░░░░░ this is absolutely vital ░░░░░░░░ only for the health ░░░░░░░░ our nation but also ░░░░░░░░ protect our whole nation ░░░░░░░░ biosecurity This is not ░░░░░░░░ thing you want to ░░░░░░░░ down.”