Great apes at San Diego Zoo become first non-humans to receive COVID-19 vaccine By Sophie Lewis Great apes get COVID vaccine for animals
Several orangutans and bonobos at the San Diego Zoo have received an experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed specifically for animals.
Over the last two months, several great apes at the zoo that are most at risk and can be easily vaccinated received two doses each of the vaccine, which was developed by the veterinary pharmaceutical company Zoetis, about three weeks apart, a spokesperson for the zoo told CBS News.
They mark the first known non-human primates to get the shot.
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The San Diego Zoo has vaccinated some of its bonobos and orangutans against COVID-19. It’s the first time apes have been immunized against the coronavirus
The experimental shots were developed specifically for animals and delivered after eight gorillas at the zoo tested positive for the coronavirus in January.
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