Archive Article: 2001/12/28
28 December 2001
Vaccination debate continues apace
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate. That key question about the foot-and-mouth crisis has plagued the livestock industry for the past 10 months.
Only one aspect of the discussion seems to win general agreement. Vaccination is likely to feature in the control of any future F&M epidemic.
There have been good arguments for and against vaccination over the months. Some of the problems associated with the technique have already been resolved and we hope more will be.
Its essential this debate continues next year, so an agreement on how best to use vaccination can be reached before any further outbreaks.
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