Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 76976

Avian Influenza: Vaccination

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

Andrew George

Liberal DemocratSt Ives

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine whether to pilot targeted vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The joint industry and cross-government highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Vaccine Taskforce has published a report proposing a number of next steps to close critical knowledge gaps before publishing a final recommendation. These actions include exp...

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