H5N1 Delta 69% dead Burn-through does not seem a sensible option.
A much better option than others is to immediately hunt down any R&D and stop it, destroy all samples, ban any more "gain of function" and any infections of animals, and recombinomics MADNESS.
Unfortunately, DARPA, and other military scientists Made in China, or Russia, or elsewhere might hide their efforts to develop a doomsday defence.
Since Russia is surrounded by military encroachment from all directions, against which they have little defence other than asymmetric response, it would make sense for them to produce OmegaH5N1 for release into Peoria of Grand Central. Novichok, polonium 21, atomic bombs have already been demonstrated as prospective retaliatory methods to an attack in Crimea, Baltic states, Yank tanks to Murmansk, etc. I guess the Russians have quietly reminded USA warmongers about 1812 Overture, Charge of the Light Brigade, WWI and Barbarossa and explained what responses to attacks might be in the 21st century.
A 69% mortality burn-through would be undesirable.
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