"CDC Activated After Bird Flu Alert as South Dakota Cattle Herd Tests Positive"

Bill Gates had previously warned about the risk of pandemics and called for the development of a universal flu vaccine. The CDC has been "activated" after issuing a bird flu alert following a Texas man's infection from close contact with an infected cow. Scientists are concerned about the potential of a pandemic worse than COVID if the bird flu mutates. The CDC is prepared for what may be ahead, while investors are eyeing mRNA vaccine-makers' stocks in light of escalating fears around the bird flu virus.