Canadian officials considering 'pre-pandemic' vaccines as bird flu spreads through U.S. livestock
(ottawacitizen.com)https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/canadian-officials-considering-pre-pandemic-vaccines-as-bird-flu-spreads-through-u-s-livestockAs H5N1 bird flu spreads rapidly through livestock and other animals across the U.S., Canadian officials are exploring stockpiling “pre-pandemic” H5N1 vaccines as a precaution.
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has not been detected in any Canadian livestock and the risk of transmission for the general public is considered low, but the recent rapid spread of the virus through livestock and elsewhere in the U.S. has public health officials around the world on high alert.
