Feenstra Praises Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for Supporting Research and Development of Potential Bird Flu Vaccine

HULL, IOWA – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced initial plans to support investment into research and development of potential vaccines and other therapeutics to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI):

“I applaud Secretary Rollins for her leadership supporting research and development into potential vaccines and other innovative solutions to mitigate and combat bird flu. In February, I led a letter to USDA calling for this type of aggressive, yet voluntary, vaccination strategy to prevent mass depopulation of chickens and turkeys and avoid major spikes in egg prices. I appreciate the Trump administration’s work to slow the surge of bird flu cases, support our producers, and lower egg prices for our families.”

The notice of funding opportunity, including application instructions and additional information, is available on the APHIS website.

Feenstra encourages any stakeholder who needs help in this process to contact his office at Feenstra.House.Gov or by phone at 202-225-4426.

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