Native birds in captivity to receive first bird flu vaccines in national rollout | ABC NEWS
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The federal government will rollout vaccines to protect native birds from the deadly H5N1 bird flu. More than 230 confirmed cases have been recorded in Australia and the first mass mortality event was reported on an island off South Australia's south-east coast. Native bird species in captivity will be the first to be vaccinated against the disease. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/federal-politics-agriculture-minister-bird-flu-vaccine-rollout/107023868 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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