Episode 1655 • • 1:24:54 - 1:28:55
1655: Illegal Chants
Public Health Response, Frankenstein Flu Concerns
Medical experts like Dr. Celine Gounder emphasize that viral fragments in milk do not indicate live infectious virus. However, public health officials are monitoring for potential transmission to pigs, which are considered "mixing vessels" that could lead to the mutation of a more dangerous "Frankenstein" flu strain capable of human-to-human spread.