Scott Gottlieb and Luciana Borio, a former director for medical and biodefense preparedness policy at the National Security Council, wrote a Friday op-ed in the Washington Post outlining growing concerns for the White House’s approach to eliminating bird flu mutations.

While cases of bird flu in humans have steadily climbed since last fall, health officials maintain the risk to humans is low

Public-health experts have been highly critical of the federal and state response to the virus, which was first identified in cows in the U.S. early in 2024.

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration announced on Friday that it will allocate $306 million to bolster the nation's bird flu response.