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USDA to invest $100 million in bird flu research

EditorLouis Juricic
Published 03/20/2025, 10:55 AM
USDA to invest $100 million in bird flu research

Investing.com -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans on Thursday to invest up to $100 million in projects aimed at researching therapies and potential vaccine candidates to help combat bird flu. The funding will be made available to a range of entities including for-profit organizations, such as vaccine and therapy manufacturers, as well as states, universities and other eligible bodies.

Earlier this year in February, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins declared that the U.S. would invest up to $1 billion to fight the spread of bird flu and ramp up egg imports in a bid to reduce high prices.

The USDA is specifically looking for vaccine candidates that are well matched to the currently circulating variants of the bird flu virus. The agency is also seeking solutions that require a hands-off delivery method for protecting poultry, such as chickens and turkeys.

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