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Overview
- After the Parlement du sanitaire meeting, the Agriculture Ministry confirmed mandatory, state‑funded vaccination will continue in Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes, Bourgogne‑Franche‑Comté, Nouvelle‑Aquitaine and Occitanie with deployment decided regionally.
- Intensified efforts in ten South‑West departments reached 96.5% coverage, vaccinating 697,284 cattle by January 29, according to the latest ministry report.
- Authorities weighed ending shots, maintaining current zones or expanding nationwide, and they rejected a national rollout because it would suspend France’s export status.
- Farm unions still oppose whole‑herd culling policies, and the government has tasked CIRAD to assess by spring whether protocols can be eased in highly immunized areas, with an initial update expected in March.
- Public costs have reached €62 million and are projected to approach €100 million with about €40 million for the second wave, while no new outbreaks have been recorded since January 2 and restrictions have largely shifted to vaccination zones with exports resuming.