RFK Jr. says let bird flu ‘go through’ farms. Experts call it ‘dangerous’

As bird flu continues to sweep through poultry farms, United States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is proposing a different approach: let the virus spread.

As bird flu continues to sweep through poultry farms, forcing the culling of millions of birds, United States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is proposing a different approach: let the virus spread.

The unconventional idea has alarmed health officials, warning this “dangerous” method would likely kill more bids, devastate the U.S. poultry industry, and even increase the virus’s chances of spreading to humans.

Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on March 11, Kennedy spoke about how the bird flu continues to spread through poultry farms, creating soaring egg prices.

Anytime the avian flu is detected on a poultry farm, the entire flock is slaughtered to help limit its spread. This is because the virus is incredibly contagious, spreading quickly among the flock.

This has led to hundreds of millions of chickens being culled.

Scientists are still figuring out the best way to protect poultry when avian flu is detected on farms, but so far, culling the flock and stopping the virus in its tracks has been the most effective approach.

However, Kennedy did not agree with this, instead suggesting the virus should rip through the flocks.

“Should you cull those flocks?” he said. “You should let the disease go through them and identify the birds that survive, which are the birds that probably have a genetic inclination for immunity and those are the birds who should breed.”