# Q&A: Could vaccinating birds, cows stop bird flu outbreak?

> H5N1 has affected more than 97 million birds and 131 dairy herds in the US, according to the CDC. A UC Davis expert says vaccines are used in China and being explored in France, but face scientific, economic and political hurdles.

- Date: 2024-06-28 · published 2024-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16089-q-and-a-could-vaccinating-birds-cows-stop-bird-flu-outbreak
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The debate over vaccination shows that flock and herd losses could continue, but no vaccination policy has been adopted that would change supply in the near term.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-03-01 | [How to stop the bird flu outbreak becoming a pandemic \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16205-how-to-stop-the-bird-flu-outbreak-becoming-a-pandemic-nature.md) | +0.1% | -6.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-12-23 | [Saudi Arabia confirms H5N8 bird flu outbreak \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67369-saudi-arabia-confirms-h5n8-bird-flu-outbreak-the-national.md) | +0.9% | +8.7% |
| HOGS | 2021-05-19 | [China reports H5N8 avian flu outbreak in wild birds in Tibet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46972-china-reports-h5n8-avian-flu-outbreak-in-wild-birds-in-tibet.md) | +2.8% | +7.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-10-01 | [GRAPHIC: Tracking the nation's bird flu outbreaks in dairy herds and poultry flocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16055-graphic-tracking-the-nation-s-bird-flu-outbreaks-in-dairy-herds-and-poultry.md) | +1.3% | -0.8% |
| HOGS | 2024-06-25 | [What Can Farmers Learn From the Current Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16087-what-can-farmers-learn-from-the-current-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cows.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| SBM | 2023-03-01 | [How to stop the bird flu outbreak becoming a pandemic \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16205-how-to-stop-the-bird-flu-outbreak-becoming-a-pandemic-nature.md) | +2.6% | -6.2% |
| SBM | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak spreads in Poland - 9News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54970-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-in-poland-9news.md) | -1.5% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2017-12-23 | [Saudi Arabia confirms H5N8 bird flu outbreak \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67369-saudi-arabia-confirms-h5n8-bird-flu-outbreak-the-national.md) | +0.2% | +9.3% |

## Sources

- healio.com: https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20240628/qa-could-vaccinating-birds-cows-stop-bird-flu-outbreak

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