France: The first six months of the bird flu vaccination campaign went according to plan

Vaccination campaign The campaign started on October 1 last year. The set vaccination targets have been achieved: more than 26 million ducks have received a first dose of bird flu vaccine, 21 million ducks have already been vaccinated two or even three times (with an interval of three to four weeks between the first and second administration of vaccine). The campaign aims to vaccinate 64 million ducks between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024. Six months after the start of this campaign, which is unprecedented in principle and scale, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty has drawn up a positive first assessment. The vaccination, combined with the correct application of biosecurity measures and a lower virus burden than in previous years, has contributed to a very significant reduction in the number of HPAI outbreaks in France. Only 10 outbreaks have been identified since fall 2023, compared to 315 in the same period last year. New vaccines ordered This year, the ...