The Federal Government has said that, it is not changing its

no vaccination policy approach to tackling Avian Influenza.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mahmood

Abubakar, said this at a press conference in Abuja.

Abubakar said the decision was taken after due consideration

of scientific and socio-economic evidences available to the

ministerial committee on merits and demerits of vaccination or

no vaccination and best global practices.