Ducks in a Row, All Jabbed With Bird Flu Vaccine

France is vaccinating millions of farmed ducks against bird flu. The US has banned imports of French poultry as a result, yet is testing bird flu shots of its own - for poultry and for people.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• France plans to vaccinate 64 million ducks across 2,700 farms against bird flu, at a cost of $105 million

• The vaccination campaign, which is mandatory for farms with more than 250 ducks or those raising ducks for meat or foie gras, was launched in response to the country’s repeated outbreaks of bird flu since 2020

• Birds vaccinated for bir…