Associated Press
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus as part of a national effort to protect animal species using an experimental vaccine.
Tigers Ginger and Molly were the first two animals at the Oakland Zoo to get the vaccine this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday. The doses were donated and developed by veterinary pharmaceutical company Zoetis in New Jersey.
Alex Herman, vice president of veterinary services at the zoo, said none of the animals have gotten the virus, but they wanted to be proactive. Tigers, black and grizzly bears, mountain lions and ferrets were the first to receive the first of two doses. Next are primates and pigs.
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Agencia | 04/07/2021 | 18:43 Un zoológico del área de la Bahía de San Francisco empezó a vacunar contra el coronavirus a sus grandes felinos, osos y hurones como parte de una campaña nacional para proteger a especies animales utilizando una vacuna experimental. Las tigresas Ginger y Molly fueron los dos primeros animales del Zoológico de Oakland en recibir la vacuna esta semana, reportó el diario San Francisco Chronicle el sábado. Las dosis fueron donadas y desarrolladas por la compañía farmacéutica veterinaria Zoetis, con sede en Nueva Jersey. Alex Herman, vicepresidenta de servicios veterinarios del zoológico, dijo que ninguno de los animales ha contraído el virus, pero quisieron ser proactivos. Los tigres, los osos negros y pardos, los pumas y los hurones fueron los primeros ejemplares en recibir la primera de dos dosis. Los primates y los porcinos son los siguientes en la lista.
Oakland Zoo begins vaccinating animals with donated experimental COVID-19 vaccine Oakland Zoo begins vaccinating animals with donated experimental COVID-19 vaccine
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Tigers, Black bears, Grizzly bears, Mountain lions and ferrets were the first to receive their first of two doses. Next are primates, including Chimpanzees, Fruit bats, and pigs.
“Up until now, we have been using public barriers at certain habitats to ensure social distancing, along with enhanced PPE worn by staff to protect our susceptible species from COVID-19. We’re happy and relieved to now be able to better protect our animals with this vaccine, and are very thankful to Zoetis for not only creating it, but for donating it to us and dozens of other AZA-accredited zoos across the U.S.,” said Dr. Alex Herman,VP of Veterinary Services at Oakland Zoo.
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Un zoológico del área de la Bahía de San Francisco empezó a vacunar contra el coronavirus a sus grandes felinos, osos y hurones como parte de una campaña nacional para proteger a especies animales utilizando una vacuna experimental.
Las tigresas Ginger y Molly fueron los dos primeros animales del Zoológico de Oakland en recibir la vacuna esta semana, reportó el diario San Francisco Chronicle el sábado. Las dosis fueron donadas y desarrolladas por la compañía farmacéutica veterinaria Zoetis, con sede en Nueva Jersey.
Alex Herman, vicepresidenta de servicios veterinarios del zoológico, dijo que ninguno de los animales ha contraído el virus, pero quisieron ser proactivos. Los tigres, los osos negros y pardos, los pumas y los hurones fueron los primeros ejemplares en recibir la primera de dos dosis. Los primates y los porcinos son los siguientes en la lista.
By The Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea South Korea has reported 711 new cases of the coronavirus as infections continued to grow in the greater capital area.
It was the third straight day of over 700 and the highest daily jump for a Monday since early January, when the country was enduring its worst wave of the virus.
Usually a smaller number of cases are reported at the start of the week, due to reduced testing on weekends, and the countryâs caseload may grow faster over the next few days.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said around 550 of the new cases came from the populated Seoul metropolitan area, where officials delayed a planned easing of social distancing measures to cope with a rise in transmissions.