You may need to vaccinate your pets against Covid-19, scientists warn. (Canva/PA) Scientists have warned vaccinating domestic animals, including pet dogs and cats, against Covid-19 may be necessary in the future. Coronavirus is capable of infecting a wide range of species, meaning there is a significant risk of transmission to humans through their household pets without vaccination. ‘We need to be prepared’ Experts from the University of East Anglia (UEA), the Earlham Institute in Norwich and the University of Minnesota, have said that vaccination of domesticated animals might be necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus. In an editorial for the journal Virulence, they wrote that the continued evolution of the virus in animals, followed by transmission to humans, “poses a significant long-term risk to public health”.
You may need to vaccinate your pets against Covid-19, scientists warn. (Canva/PA) Scientists have warned vaccinating domestic animals, including pet dogs and cats, against Covid-19 may be necessary in the future.
Coronavirus is capable of infecting a wide range of species, meaning there is a significant risk of transmission to humans through their household pets without vaccination. ‘We need to be prepared’ Experts from the University of East Anglia (UEA), the Earlham Institute in Norwich and the University of Minnesota, have said that vaccination of domesticated animals might be necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus. In an editorial for the journal Virulence, they wrote that the continued evolution of the virus in animals, followed by transmission to humans, “poses a significant long-term risk to public health”.
Dog Scientists have warned vaccinating domestic animals, including pet dogs and cats, against Covid-19 may be necessary in the future. Coronavirus is capable of infecting a wide range of species, meaning there is a significant risk of transmission to humans through their household pets without vaccination. Experts from the University of East Anglia (UEA), the Earlham Institute in Norwich and the University of Minnesota, have said that vaccination of domesticated animals might be necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus. In an editorial for the journal Virulence, they wrote that the continued evolution of the virus in animals, followed by transmission to humans, “poses a significant long-term risk to public health”.
A kitten has become the first animal to be infected by Covid-19 in South Korea after catching the virus from its owners.
The kitten was infected at the International Prayer Centre, a missionary school in the southern city of Jinju where more than 100 people have been infected.
The pet kitten was tested along with its mother and sibling when the cats were being transferred to an animal shelter.
Cats with Covid have been reported in Britain, Brazil and Japan, while a dog died in Hong Kong last year after testing positive for the virus.
The pet kitten was tested along with its mother and sibling when the cats were being transferred to an animal shelter (stock image)