A new peer-reviewed study published last week in the journal Immunity reports that the vast majority of people already carry antibodies capable of neutralizing the cattle-linked purported H5N1 bird flu virus, despite having no known exposure to H5N1 and being classified as immunologically na\u00efve.<\/p>\n
It also challenges the justification for government-led gain-of-function bird flu experiments and mass vaccine development programs built on the premise that humans have little to no existing immunity, including the Trump administration\u2019s $500 million \u201cnext-generation, gold-standard\u201d bird flu vaccine effort.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line – The findings show that H5N1 is not entering the human population as an immunological blank slate: most people already carry antibodies and immune memory capable of recognizing and neutralizing the virus, even without prior exposure.\u00a0This directly undercuts pandemic narratives that portray H5N1 as a wholly novel, population-wide threat requiring emergency gain-of-function research or mass vaccine programs to create immunity from scratch.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/jonfleetwood.substack.com\/p\/most-people-already-have-immune-defenses?<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.cell.com\/immunity\/fulltext\/S1074-7613(25)00569-2?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 94% had H5 antibodies, 100% showed neutralization despite no exposure to virus. A new peer-reviewed study published last week in the journal Immunity reports that the vast majority of people already carry antibodies capable of neutralizing the cattle-linked purported H5N1 … Continue reading AND<\/h3>\n
Pre-existing neutralizing antibodies against cattle-transmitted influenza A virus H5N1 are detectable in unexposed individuals<\/h4>\n