4 days ago · The company has previously developed vaccines for avian flu, including one used by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to protect California condors in 2023, Zoetis said, noting, “The decision to ...

3 days ago · Bird flu has devastated poultry farms across the country, causing egg prices to soar. Since 2022, the virus has affected more than 150 million birds, including 20.5 million in the last 30 days alone.

3 days ago · USDA has given a conditional approval to Zoetis to use its bird flu vaccine in poultry, the animal healthcare company said on Friday. Bird flu has infected nearly 70 people in the U.S., with one death, since last April. Most of those infections have been among farm workers exposed to infected poultry or cows.

2 days ago · The USDA has conditionally approved a new bird flu vaccine for poultry, developed by Zoetis, amid a severe outbreak affecting over 150 million birds since 2022.

2 days ago · Zoetis secured a USDA conditional license for its H5N2 avian flu vaccine for chickens, based on safety, purity, and serology-backed efficacy Over 150 million U.S. birds have been affected by ...

6 days ago · Even with the conditional approval, USDA must still approve its use before farmers can start to administer the vaccine because special regulations apply to H5N1 and other so-called highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses. The vaccine, made by Zoetis, contains a killed version of an H5N2 variant that the company has designed to work ...

The vaccine is labelled for use in chickens. The conditional license was granted on the demonstration of safety, purity, and reasonable expectation of efficacy based on serology data. Zoetis is committed to supporting poultry producers with scientific solutions for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).