15/05/2026
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They just killed 55k chickens bc of bird flu was this morning in the news. Now this news is a good news, translated, (cabinet is government):
NOS News•
Today, 16:39
>>> Cabinet wants to vaccinate chickens in the Netherlands in fight against bird flu
The cabinet comes up with a plan to vaccinate laying hens mandatory. Experiments have shown that the vaccines work and that the eggs of vaccinated chickens are easy to trade.
In recent years, several tests have been done to vaccinate chickens. This shows that the chance of a large bird flu outbreak at a company clearly reduces.
The question was only whether trading partners outside the European Union would accept the eggs of vaccinated chickens. After consultation with major customers, such as Canada, the United States and Japan, they have pledged to continue to buy the eggs.
According to State Secretary Erkens (Agriculture), there is nothing in the way of vaccinating the chickens in the Netherlands. He wants to come up with a plan before the end of the year. In the long run, he also wants to make the vaccines available for chickens that are kept by people as a hobby.
People also vaccinate
Since October last year, bird flu has been detected on 51 farms. More than 2.25 million birds have been killed in the Netherlands. Since April, the number of infections has decreased and since a number of weeks the locking up obligation has been withdrawn in much of the Netherlands.
Yet, according to experts, vigilance is still needed. For example, bird flu has also been detected on a poultry farm in Biddinghuizen today.
To prevent the bird flu virus from spreading further among people, Erkens also wants to vaccinate those who come into frequent contact with it. This includes pig and poultry farmers, vets, and petting zoo employees.
Uit meerdere experimenten blijkt dat het vaccin werkt en dat de eieren van gevaccineerde kippen te verhandelen zijn.
