BIRD FLU
FOLLOWING MEDIA REPORTS of a potential mass vaccination of poultry for avian influenza (bird flu), DEFRA has been quick to correct the claims.
Stories in the media stated that government officials and scientists are trying to overturnlions of birds for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). However, DEFRA has made clear that it is not at the point of changing any policy and that the use of avian influenza vaccines in poultry and other captive birds is unlikely to be a viable option for the 2023/24 high-risk season.