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| Feds Considering Vaccination for Chickens to control avian flu | |
| 2025-03-02 | |
The US has dealt with flare-ups of bird flu in the past, but the current outbreak has been raging since 2022. The virus has been detected in wild birds in every state, which go on to expose commercial poultry and other animals. At least 166 million birds and 973 dairy herds have been affected in the current US outbreak. Infected animals have led to 70 cases of bird flu in people, including one death. Bird flu is extremely deadly for poultry and can wipe out flocks quickly. To stop the virus from spreading, the USDA has long promoted culling infected birds. The practice has led to a 53 percent increase in egg prices from January 2024 to January of this year, and this week the USDA predicted an additional 40 percent increase in 2025. Related: Brooke Rollins 11/29/2024 The Powerful and Intelligent Women Joining the Trump Administration Brooke Rollins 11/24/2024 Politics round-up: President-elect Trump and Congressional Republicans flooding the zone Brooke Rollins 11/07/2024 Trump backers, former officials being considered for top posts in 2nd administration Related: Bird flu 02/14/2025 Costco, Aldi, Trader Joe's Limiting Egg Purchases Due to Supply Issues amid Bird Flu Outbreak Bird flu 02/06/2025 Karoline Leavitt just wrapped up her White House press conference with another shocking list of absurdities USAID has been funding Bird flu 02/05/2025 100,000 eggs stolen from one US grocer as bird flu drives up prices | |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #9 We get eggs from my son's hens but I think we all need to cut the Trump cabinet a little slack, they've got a whole lot to clean up and they've only been at it for a couple of weeks, it takes me that long to clean the garage. |
| Posted by: alanc 2025-03-02 17:52 |
| #8 I have back yard egg layers and seasonal meat chickens. No way in hell do they get a vax. |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2025-03-02 17:41 |
| #7 ^2 and others as Bobby pointed out, the company that makes the chicken flu vaccine is Zeotis ZTS (on the NYSE) it is a well established company that makes medicine, diagnostics, vaccines, medical equipment and so forth with almost $10 B in annual sales. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-03-02 17:13 |
| #6 "well, chicken's off the menu..." beef! |
| Posted by: 746 2025-03-02 13:06 |
| #5 To stop the virus from spreading, the USDA has long promoted culling infected birds. If you deliberately murder the chickens, then they do not die of influenza. Public health mission accomplished! I can see how culling might stop the spread if you have a large number of small chicken farms, but with fewer and larger farms, you end up with a dearth of chickens. I wonder if the recent laws on cage-free eggs have exacerbated the problem. Perhaps modern biotechnology can find a way to grow eggs without going through the chicken phase. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-03-02 11:17 |
| #4 Kennedy needs to get to work. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-03-02 10:27 |
| #3 well, chicken's off the menu... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2025-03-02 09:30 |
| #2 The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens. Zoetis, the manufacturer behind the vaccine, announced the conditional approval Friday, saying in a news release its scientists had begun updating its existing avian flu vaccine in 2022. Feb 16 2025 CNN |
| Posted by: Bobby 2025-03-02 08:35 |
| #1 Will Pfizer provide a suddenly developed mRNA vax? Or, did another company do it the old fashion SAFE way of collecting chickens that actually survived their infections and developed natural immunity, as the source for a vax? Given all the recent issues with meat food sources, a person with a Tin Hat on might think Vegans were behind it? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-03-02 04:21 |