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Zoos, other sites begin virus shots for animals
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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.