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Zoos, other sites begin virus shots for animals
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The New York Times
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Today at 3:24 a.m.
Bears, mountain lions, tigers and ferrets at the Oakland Zoo in California are the first of about 100 animals set to receive an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus this summer.
Zoetis, a veterinary pharmaceutical company, is donating 11,000 doses of the vaccine to about 70 zoos, as well as sanctuaries, universities and other animal conservation sites in 27 U.S. states -- and the Oakland Zoo is one of the first to benefit. The vaccine is solely for animals, goes through a different approval process than for people and cannot be used to protect humans.