Should I be worried about bird flu in Mass. — or in my milk? A local expert weighs in | WBUR

While public health experts are working urgently to better understand H5N1, CEID director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia reminds WBUR that for the general population, there isn’t currently need for concern or alarm about H5N1, especially because all Massachusetts grocery stores require milk to be pasteurized, which renders any potential H5N1 virus fragments inactive. Read more on WBUR.