Utah mink farm bird flu outbreak raises fears of a pandemic deadlier than Covid as the virus killed 80% of a mink herd: Can it spread to humans?

A bird flu outbreak has been spreading for over two months at a Utah mink farm. Federal and state officials have not culled the infected animals nor imposed a formal quarantine. Experts express concern about the potential mutation of the virus to infect humans. No federal rules currently exist for vaccinating or culling infected mink in the US.