I was on them two weeks ago for a tooth problem. We’ve all taken them. Perhaps too many. Diseases are becoming more and more resistant to treatment. Now there is a fungus, called Candida auris, that is spreading across the globe and that is almost impossible to kill, although it is extremely effective at killing humans.
Could we at least agree that we don’t need to add antibiotics to beef, chicken, and pork feed? Why are some of these obvious policies so hard to enact?
You want to read something scary, read Matt Richtel and Andrew Jacobs, “Fungus Immune to Drugs Secretly Sweeps the Globe” in today’s Times. This is a monster fungus, and one theory is that it is so hard to kill because of overuse of fungicides in agricultural production.
I wonder if the Anti vaccination people are protesting the use on antibiotics in animal feed and consume only organic food. I haven't read the article as yet. By the way, most meat now just doesn't have as good a taste as when I was young. Don't get me started on fish, there is so much pollution in the ocean that I get upset about it. We always take our own bags to the grocery store for our food. Plastic needs to be banned.
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