🧵 reportedly, #Trump going to blame #Biden [shocker 🙄] for inflation, including egg prices specifically. The price of a dozen #eggs in US cities hit a record $4.95 in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as millions of hens have been slaughtered in the hopes of containing a bird flu outbreak.
Not for nothing, #Musk fired the folks working on #BirdFlu & Trump has an #antivaxxer, #RFKJr, in charge of the #HHS.
I haven't seen anyone talk about this, but the bird flu problem isn't just an issue because of expensive eggs. It's also a national defense issue because of eggs. The US relies on a bunch of farms all over the US to produce a large volume of eggs for emergency vaccine production.
Hundreds of ducks found sick or dead along Lake Michigan as outbreak of H5N1 bird flu hits Chicago area
WGNTV "....CHICAGO — Hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health officials....."
Two cases of avian influenza (H5N1) found in the Montérégie region of Québec 
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Deux cas de l’influenza aviaire trouvées dans la région de la Montérégie au Québec
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#Montérégie #Québec #BirdFlu #GrippeAviaire #H5N1
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed that they found avian influenza (H5N1) at a poultry farm in les Maskoutain region of Quebec on Sunday.Osa Iyare (CityNews Montreal)
