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The Department of Agriculture is set to begin administering bird flu vaccines to calves, utilizing mRNA technology developed by the University of Pennsylvania. A report from a veterinarian in Nebraska suggests that herd immunity has likely already been reached in hoofed animals and that the push for vaccination and RFID tagging is financially motivated.
Adam Curry describes his experience at the Austin City Limits music festival in Zilker Park, focusing on the mandatory RFID wristbands. He details how the tags are used by corporate sponsors like Samsung to automatically post attendee locations to Facebook.
Airports are increasingly embedding RFID chips in luggage tags to track bags through sorting systems. Travelers are advised to remove these tags after flights to prevent ongoing tracking. Musician Roger McGuinn recently experienced severe damage to a valuable guitar in a metal case during air travel, for which the airline refused to provide reimbursement.
