USDA Is Airdropping Rabies Vaccines in 6 States This Month

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is airdropping oral rabies vaccines in six states in October in a bid to stop the spread of the potentially deadly virus.
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia be the recipients of the airdropped vaccines in October, according to a statement from the agency. The USDA did not provide a starting date for the process.
One project will cover areas in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and a small area in West Virginia to distribute 634,000 oral rabies vaccine baits via vehicles, airplanes, and helicopters, the USDA said. Another 410,000 of the baits will be distributed in western North Carolina and northern Georgia; 690,000 baits will be dropped in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee; and 718,000 baits will be distributed in parts of northeast and central Alabama…