In a conversation with EpochTV’s Jan Jekielek, Malone questioned the strategy for avian influenza outbreaks. He’d prefer to breed flu-resistant chickens.
OXON HILL, Md.—In a discussion with American Thought Leaders host Jan Jekielek, Dr. Robert Malone questioned the current approach to limiting bird flu outbreaks—the culling of tens of millions of domesticated birds.
Twenty million egg-laying chickens died last quarter in connection with bird flu, including through the mass culling of flocks whenever avian influenza was spotted. The strategy is motivated in part by concern over the transmission of bird flu to humans.
Bird flu—and the public health paradigm for preventing its spread—have contributed to fast-rising egg prices.
Malone, known for his skepticism of the U.S. public health establishment’s approach to COVID-19, voiced concerns about the culling strategy in his interview with Jekielek.
“It’s not working. That is the old-school way to control outbreaks,” the medical doctor said.
The conversation between Malone and Jekielek took place on Feb. 22 at the Conservative Political Action Conference, located at a resort just outside Washington.
Malone pointed out that there are reasons to be skeptical of the greatest bird flu fears.
Avian influenza viruses are common in waterfowl. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, human-to-human transmission of H1N5, the strain now spreading, has not been observed.
Malone also advised against mass poultry vaccinations, saying that they would “drive the evolution of more vaccine-resistant bird flu strains.”
“Personally, I like the idea that we let loose the chicken industry to breed flu-resistant chickens and turkeys and ducks,” he said, noting that it could serve the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda advanced by new Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
