Cats, Dogs Should be Vaccinated Against Covid-19 to Avoid Transmission to Humans, Say Scientists
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A group of scientists has stated that cats and dogs would have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as a precaution to prevent the risk of the virus spreading further. It has been suggested that coronavirus can infect domesticated animals and it can be transmitted from them to humans. Experts fear that the continuously evolving virus in animals ‘poses a significant long-term risk to public health.’
According to the experts from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, and the University of Minnesota, ‘vaccination of some domesticated animal species might be necessary to curb the spread of the infection’, they wrote in an editorial journal, Virulence.
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”.
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”.