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Oakland Zoo gives covid vaccine to big cats and other animals
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More Animals at Oakland Zoo Have Started Receiving Modified COVID-19 Vaccines
There s strong evidence to support that SARS-CoV-2 the pathogen which causes COVID-19 has a zoonotic source, meaning it s naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans. And this is exactly why animals at the Oakland Zoo have begun getting inoculated against the disease it causes.
SARS-CoV-2 has proven to be highly transmittable across the animal kingdom. Domestic animals like dogs, cats, and rabbits have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past sixteen months; the same can be said about more exotic animals, including tigers, lions, and orangutans; animals belonging to both kinds of fauna classification have died from the disease, though symptoms appear to be milder than in humans.
Oakland Zoo begins vaccinating its animals against Covid-19
Oakland Zoo begins vaccinating its animals against Covid-19
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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The doses were donated and developed by veterinary pharmaceutical company Zoetis in New Jersey.
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.
US begins inoculating tigers, bears and other animals against COVID-19 - Details inside
The state has issued vaccines for animals that are produced by Zoetis, a New Jersey-based company that makes medicines for animals Oakland Zoo | ANI
Updated: Jul 5, 2021, 10:33 AM IST
As much as humans, animals also require the Covid-19 vaccine. This came after certain animals were found infected by the virus in various countries including India.
A national campaign is being held in the U.S to protect the animals from the coronavirus pandemic. The state has issued vaccines for animals that are produced by Zoetis, a New Jersey-based company that makes medicines for animals. As of now, the vaccines are being given to big cats, bears and ferrets at a zoo in San Francisco Bay Area as part of a national effort to protect the animal species on an experimental basis.
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