(1)(a) The Department has received applications from two companies to consider registering avian influenza vaccines. To date three vaccines have been registered.
(b)(i) The development and distribution of vaccines is by the private pharmaceutical companies.
(ii) The poultry industry has been consulted on the use of the vaccines and is continuously being engaged on the use and monitoring of the vaccines in the roll out process.
(c) Currently the Department is still engaging with the poultry industry regarding the vaccination protocol. We anticipate that the consultation will be completed very soon; thereafter the vaccination will commence.
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