"Animal Health Experts Advocate Bird Flu Vaccination to Prevent Pandemic"

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has suggested that governments should consider vaccinating poultry against bird flu to prevent the virus from turning into a new pandemic. The severity of the current outbreak of avian influenza has led governments to reconsider vaccinating poultry. However, some countries remain reluctant mainly because of the trade curbs this would entail. The WOAH survey showed only 25% of its member states would accept imports of products from poultry vaccinated against HPAI.