ACCELERATED VACCINATION COMBATS HORSE INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS

Vaccinating unprotected members of an at-risk horse population during an influenza outbreak has not always been recommended for various reasons, a primary one being that a protective immune response to typical killed-virus vaccines was not rapid enough with the recommended 4-6-week interval between the two initial shots required. However, one study has found that accelerating the vaccination schedule to only a two-week interval with a particular vaccine type might help control an equine influenza outbreak. Continue reading...