Bird flu poses a threat to some farm workers.
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CDC Urges Flu Shots for Farmworkers to Prevent Supercharged Virus
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a new $5 million initiative to offer seasonal flu vaccines to livestock workers in order to reduce the public health concern that a new version of the influenza virus could emerge among farm workers who are at a higher risk of getting infected with the bird flu (H5N1) virus that has been in circulation in millions of farmed and wild animals.
