This is a news story, published by ABC News, that relates primarily to the U.S. Agriculture Department news.
For more agriculture news, you can click here:
more agriculture newsFor more news from ABC News, you can click here:
more news from ABC NewsOtherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best business news, entertainment news, world news, and much more. If you like agriculture news, you might also like this article about
bird flu mRNA vaccine. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest possible mRNA flu vaccines news, bird flu vaccine news, agriculture news, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!
vaccinating cowsABC News
•77% Informative
Next month , the U.S. Agriculture Department is to begin testing a vaccine developed by University of Pennsylvania researchers by giving it to calves.
If vaccinating cows protects dairy workers, that could mean fewer chances for the virus to jump into people and mutate in ways that could spur human-to-human spread.
The bird flu virus has been spreading among more animal species in scores of countries since 2020 .
The cow study will be akin to the first -step testing initially done in smaller animals.
The plan is for initially about 10 calves to be vaccinated, half with one dose and half with another.
If a vaccine reduces the amount of virus in the cow, “then ultimately we reduce the chance that a mutant virus that spreads in humans”.
VR Score
87
Informative language
91
Neutral language
75
Article tone
semi-formal
Language
English
Language complexity
49
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
no external sources
Source diversity
no sources
Affiliate links
no affiliate links