Finland offers vaccination against bird flu to those working with poultry, or on fur farms

Finland has become the first country in the EU to vaccinate against the H5N1 avian flu, currently spreading among US cattle, announcing that it will use the Sequirus vaccine that has been jointly procured at the EU level.ย 

Finland to receive first EU procured bird flu shots

The first batch of 640,000 doses of the adapted vaccine will be shipped as early as next week.

European Commission โ€˜preparedโ€™ in the face of US bird flu outbreak

The spread of H5NI, otherwise known as bird flu, in cattle and mammals in the United States, has raised concerns among European stakeholders, but the European Union says they are well prepared.ย