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Bird flu vaccination policies by country

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2023


A growing number of countries are turning to vaccinations against avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, to stem one of the world’s worst outbreaks of the deadly virus.

More than 30 countries have resorted to the use of vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) since 2005, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said, based on the data reported by its members.

Here are some examples of countries that have started vaccinating against bird flu, are in the process of allowing farmers to do so, or are still opposed to using bird flu vaccines in poultry.

International standards drawn up by WOAH allow for vaccinations against bird flu and with no trade restrictions, if adequate surveillance of vaccinated flocks shows there is no virus in circulation.

MEXICO – It authorised emergency vaccinations against the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain in 2023.
CHINA – started vaccinating against bird flu in buffer areas of disease outbreak sites in 2004.
EGYPT – The North African country has been vaccinating against bird flu since 2006.



COUNTRIES OR REGIONS ON TRACK TO START VACCINATIONS
EUROPEAN UNION – The bloc’s 27 member states agreed to implement a bird flu vaccine strategy in May 2023

Uhh..
COUNTRIES NOT USING VACCINES
UNITED STATES –
UNITED KINGDOM –

And that is about it.. The thing about not being able to export seems to only apply to UK

https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/02/17/bird-flu-vaccination-policies-by-country/