I was at a meeting yesterday, and a local egg producer was there.  I asked if/when they will develop a vaccine for this bird flu.  He said they already have it.  However, if the industry starts to use a vaccine, they will lose their export market. So, right now, it will cost less to depopulate infected flocks than to lose the export market.  Maybe that will come to a head.

It was said yesterday that initially processors would make known where the infected flocks were located. However, media and PETA-type people would show up and try to stop the depopulation of flocks.   So, they have quit making those locations public information.  

I have to wonder if people against the process of depopulation are going to push the industry to vaccinate flocks.