The government of Canada has committed to creating a vaccine bank for Foot and Mouth Disease.
The Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture recently committed 57.5 million dollars over five years for animal disease outbreaks, with 5.6 million of that dedicated to establishing an FMD vaccine bank and the development of FMD response plans.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will launch a competitive procurement process to establish the vaccine bank this fall.
