Originally from: Joyce
                        
Hi Jane,
So glad the calf and cow are OK!
Re
"However, the vaccine will only last as a protection for 6 to 12 months. So it might be necessary to vaccinate again. Either to maintain some protection or if there was another outbreak but it would still affect our FMD free status because, as Dr. Paton says, the vaccine does stop the animal foam being ill but does not stop it from being infected. Therefore, we might have some 'persistently infected' stock."

Are we now being told that animals will be vaccinated and then slaughtered afterwards?

Joyce

Although they are not thought to cause a great risk and some doubt they are a risk at all, however small, we have to admit the risk cannot be denied, which is why a country has to be free of FMD and vaccinated stock to maintain it's FMD free status. As things stand at present we will have to live with it and I'm sure we're all quite happy about that.