Vaccines for Bird Flu Study

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Vaccinating chickens could help egg prices but U.S. remains hesitant

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to spend $100 million to study bird flu vaccines.

The move has been delayed in part because of concerns it could jeopardize chicken exports.

Without a new policy including vaccines, the government will continue to slaughter every flock with a bird flu infection to limit the spread of the disease.

The USDA has predicted that average egg prices will be 41% higher than the 2024 average of $ 3.17 per dozen.

Prices may ease somewhat later this year after peak demand, which happens around Easter , if massive egg farms in California , Iowa , Ohio and elsewhere can avoid more outbreaks.

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