# US is '18 months or so' away from finding bird flu vaccine, says agriculture secretary

> The US Agriculture Secretary said a bird flu vaccine for the current strain is '18 months or so' away. The CDC reports 81 million US poultry and aquatic birds killed by avian flu across 47 states since January 2022. The article covers the outbreak's scale and the vaccine timeline.

- Date: 2024-02-14 · published 2024-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16117-us-is-18-months-or-so-away-from-finding-bird-flu-vaccine-says-agriculture
- 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

A vaccine that is still far off means flock culling will continue to remove poultry supply, supporting chicken prices. The timeline itself does not change near-term supply.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-11-01 | [Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16050-why-finding-bird-flu-in-a-u-s-pig-for-the-first-time-is-raising-new-worries.md) | -0.6% | -2.5% |
| HOGS | 2024-06-28 | [Q&A: Could vaccinating birds, cows stop bird flu outbreak?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16089-q-and-a-could-vaccinating-birds-cows-stop-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | +0.2% | +3.6% |
| HOGS | 2022-12-27 | [Niger reports severe bird flu among poultry, says WOAH \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16228-niger-reports-severe-bird-flu-among-poultry-says-woah-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -8.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-08-12 | [Daily briefing: Bird flu is ‘everywhere’ on dairy farms \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15979-daily-briefing-bird-flu-is-everywhere-on-dairy-farms-nature.md) | -9.6% | -8.6% |
| HOGS | 2022-10-29 | [Bird flu, African swine flu break out in India's Kerala \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16236-bird-flu-african-swine-flu-break-out-in-india-s-kerala-agrifish-post-online.md) | -3.0% | -7.6% |
| SBM | 2024-02-16 | [With bird flu vaccine 18 months away, U.S. chicken demand moderates - Selina Wamucii \| Food & Agriculture News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31828-with-bird-flu-vaccine-18-months-away-u-s-chicken-demand-moderates-selina.md) | -1.9% | -4.0% |
| SBM | 2024-05-30 | [Post Holdings says bird flu hit nearly 14% of egg supply \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30281-post-holdings-says-bird-flu-hit-nearly-14-of-egg-supply-agriculture-dive.md) | -3.0% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2024-07-24 | [Cal-Maine eyes egg expansion as bird flu weighs on earnings \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29266-cal-maine-eyes-egg-expansion-as-bird-flu-weighs-on-earnings-agriculture-dive.md) | +2.1% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-is-18-months-or-so-away-finding-bird-flu-vaccine-says-agriculture-secretary-2024-02-14/

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