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Coverage dated July 29, 2024

US will buy flu shots for farmworkers in a bid to prevent bird flu from getting worse

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The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers this year, a strategy to prevent bird flu from changing into something more dangerous.

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  1. MedicalXpress

    US will buy flu shots for farmworkers in a bid to prevent bird flu from getting worse (opens MedicalXpress)

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    The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers this year, a strategy to prevent bird flu from changing into something more dangerous.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a $5 million initiative to offer seasonal flu vaccines to livestock workers in order to reduce the public health concern that a new version of the influenza virus could emerge among farm workers who a…

  3. Time

    The U.S. Will Buy Flu Shots for Farmworkers to Try to Stop Bird Flu (opens Time)

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    The CDC announced it will spend $5 million to buy seasonal flu shots for livestock workers.

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