San Diego Zoo and Safari Park giving animals coronavirus vaccine
The animal-specific vaccine will be given to close to 200 animals between the zoo and safari park to begin.
and last updated 2021-07-22 21:38:29-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) The San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are in the process of vaccinating their animals.
Zoetis, a pharmaceutical veterinarian company, just donated enough doses to vaccinate 180 animals at the Zoo and 90 animals at the Safari Park. Itâs a two-dose vaccine designed for animals and given three weeks apart.
Nadine Lamberski, Chief Conservation and Wildlife Health Officer for San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, said this is an important step toward protection for both animals and humans.
Great Apes at San Diego Zoo receive experimental COVID vaccine Becoming the first non-human primates to be vaccinated against COVID-19
San Diego Zoo
and last updated 2021-03-04 20:55:14-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo are the first non-human primates to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
In 1994, at the San Diego Zoo, an orangutan named Karen became the first ape in the world to have open heart surgery.
Karen just made more history. Last month, she and three other orangutans, along with five bonobos, also called pygmy chimpanzees, became the first great apes to be vaccinated against COVID-19.