Biden Officials Prepare for Potential Bird Flu Outbreak With Added Money NYT | Top Stories Sheryl Gay Stolberg 3 January 2025 at 08:00 The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. © Juan Arredondo for The New York TimesA researcher in New York collects samples of bird fecal matter to test for the H5N1 bird flu last May.