South Africa launches mass vaccination drive against foot-and-mouth disease
African News Agency | 01.03.2026 18:21Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen said that a mass vaccination drive to vaccinate the entire national herd as part of the Government’s comprehensive plan to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has begun in earnest. Steenhuisen was visiting Colbourne Dairy Farm, near Mooi River in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday where FMD vaccination was taking place.
