Extension of Bluetongue protection zone to allow further vaccination

Defra has today announced that the Bluetongue Protection Zone will be extended again on Monday 28 July. The Protection Zone will be extended to cover Herefordshire, the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin and the districts in Shropshire (North Shropshire, Shrewsbury and Atcham, South Shropshire and Bridgnorth) previously in the Surveillance Zone. Extension into the last parts of the Surveillance Zone has been agreed following a review of the vaccine available in the supply chain. Vaccination is only permitted within the Protection Zone. This completes the roll-out to the counties previously in the Surveillance Zone and means that no Surveillance Zone remains in England. We will continue to expand the Protection Zone and to roll out vaccination to the free area as vaccine is delivered, in line with the vaccination roll-out... [read full story]