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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Melody Schreiber

Flu vaccine will curb bird flu risk for US farm workers, CDC deputy director says

chickens on a farm
Though US officials don’t recommend the bird flu vaccine for people yet, they believe that flu shots could help mitigate the consequences of H5N1 spread. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

In the face of serious concerns over the spreading bird flu virus in US agriculture, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is pushing a major flu vaccination campaign among farm workers in a bid to prevent healthcare strain and combat potential mutations from the highly pathogenic bird virus.

Part of the campaign will seek to combat disinformation about vaccines, which has hampered previous efforts.

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