Why Australia should urgently vaccinate wildlife most at risk from H5N1 bird flu

Australia has confirmed deadly H5N1 bird flu has been found in 102 wild seabirds across five states at the time of writing, including the country’s first mass death of birds. The question is no longer if this virus can harm Australian wildlife, but whether we should use every available tool to protect species most at risk. Vaccination cannot stop H5N1 spreading through wildlife. But it could prevent an outbreak from killing all of the at-risk species in an area – a tragic local…