Zoetis Granted Conditional License for PEDv Vaccine

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted Zoeitis a conditional license for the companies Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus vaccine.  The vaccine is the second of its kind to be granted a conditional license.  That allows the vaccine to be distributed to veterinarians and finally to pork producers.  Company officials expect the vaccine to be available later this month.  The two-dose inactivated vaccine, licensed for use in healthy pregnant sows and gilts, is designed to help them develop antibodies that can be transmitted to their newborn piglet.

To receive the conditional license, the vaccine had to be proven safe in a field safety study, and demonstrate a reasonable measure of effectiveness. Zoetis is working to complete the studies necessary to obtain full licensure in the United States.  Zoetis U.S. Pork Business Unit vice president Gloria Basse said the vaccine is “an important part of our commitment to working with veterinarians and pork producers to help minimize the impact of PEDv on pigs in their care.”

Source:  NAFB News