[TOP STORY] Government defends bird flu vaccine rollout amid farmer frustrations

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‘Those who want to vaccinate will come forward and raise their hands that they want to be vaccinated and [we] will start the process of registering the farm, getting it ready to receive the vaccine,’ says Dipepeneneng Serage, deputy director general, plant production and animal health at the Department of Agriculture.
27 Feb 2025 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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