# U.S. Unlikely to Vaccinate Against Bird Flu

> Agriculture Undersecretary Jenny Moffitt told a House subcommittee that the U.S. will continue stamping out highly pathogenic avian influenza rather than vaccinating. USDA has spent $1.3 billion on the bird flu outbreak and ASF prevention, and a record 58.7 million birds have died since February 2022.

- Date: 2023-04-19 · published 2023-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16191-u-s-unlikely-to-vaccinate-against-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Continued culling keeps poultry supply constrained and has helped drive up egg prices. Ruling out near-term vaccination means supply losses could persist as long as outbreaks continue.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/livestock/us-unlikely-to-vaccinate-against-bird-flu

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