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President-elect Donald Trump was certified the 47th President of the United States on Monday, Jan. 6. Scientists say Trump’s 2nd term might be the start of a new pandemic.

The 2020 COVID pandemic was marked by lockdowns, travel restrictions and a crippled economy.

With Trump about to take office again, there’s a growing fear that America may be on the brink of another health crisis.

This time, it may be the bubonic plague or bird flu. Over the past few weeks, reports of the reemergence of bird flu have become increasingly frequent.

Louisiana announced the first confirmed death of H5N1 bird flu virus in the state on Monday.

“The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions. The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.”

President Joe Biden‘s health officials are calling for the return of face masks and mandatory bird flu vaccinations before his term ends on Jan. 20.

AstraZeneca scientists are rushing to develop a vaccine for the bubonic plague.

The Bubonic Plague, often referred to as the “Black Death,” killed over 50 million people in the 1400s. The disease was eradicated by the 1800s. But strains of the “superbug” have been found in parts of Europe.

Oxford scientists have called for the UK to add a bubonic plague vaccine to its stockpile as the risk of a superbug strain grows.

“There are no licensed plague vaccines in the UK. Antibiotics are the only treatment. There are some licensed vaccines in Russia,” Sir Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, told The Telegraph.

“The risk in the UK is currently very low. Previous historical pandemics that had high mortality were associated with initiation from fleas on rodents but were driven by person to person spread.”