How to protect the American egg supply from avian flu For the good of human health — and egg prices

https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/20/h5n1-bird-flu-egg-prices-former-fda-commissioner-scott-gottlieb-biosecurity-vaccines-new-normal/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8sL8tX1I4uZF0WR5IUED5R6hyLjz33bR97Y9HvvKY3w2auxIHvLE8JnCH4YPr6jn1zSDKH7X2xU89p1J-Bs6NLhIYtCg&_hsmi=352920979&utm_content=352920979&utm_source=hs_email Egg (price) drop? Not so fast I cheered last weekend when I saw egg prices at my co-op dropped from $8 to $5 a carton. Alas, I may have spoken too soon: the recent dip in wholesale egg prices could soon reverse, writes former Food and Drug Administration head Scott Gottlieb. North American flyways typically remain quiet in February, but with spring approaching, wild birds are resuming their seasonal migrations, potentially triggering renewed outbreaks of the deadly virus. Shoring up the health of poultry, and thus the American public, is not an easy task, however. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has proposed allowing the virus to spread freely through flocks, but that strategy is impractical and risky. Prevention is the best method, and federal officials recently released a five-step plan, but political and technical realities would also complicate this strategy. Read more to find out Gottlieb’s suggested solution