Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

Trump's pick for health secretary has a record of attacking vaccines. In fact he's even taken direct aim at bird flu shots.

The recent outbreak of bird flu stems from a mutation of the H5N1 virus that affects humans ... There is more concern, however, over Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the controversial pick for Health ...

told Salon H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses are a type A influenza virus. "We do need subtype confirmation to make sure it's ‘H5,’ and sub-type testing is not widely accessible." ...