# Biden administration tests vaccines to fight avian flu that sent egg prices soaring - The Washington Post

> The Biden administration is testing four avian influenza vaccines and plans a national vaccination campaign to curb the outbreak that devastated US poultry and drove up egg prices. The effort aims to stop further losses in the flock.

- Date: 2023-05-02 · published 2023-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35953-biden-administration-tests-vaccines-to-fight-avian-flu-that-sent-egg-prices
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A vaccination program could reduce future bird losses and supply shocks, lowering the risk premium in egg and poultry prices and the derived feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- washingtonpost.com: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/02/bird-flu-vaccine-biden/

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