In the United States, residents of local zoos have begun to be vaccinated against coronavirus infection SARS-CoV-2.
It is reported that at the moment no animals have been found infected with coronavirus. However, the zoo administration decided not to wait for the first cases of the disease.
This is how it became known about the intention to vaccinate the inhabitants of New England zoos in the northeastern United States.
It is known that the animals will be given a vaccine developed by Zoetis specialists.
All this is done solely for preventive purposes.
At the same time, employees of the Department of Animal Health promise to monitor the reaction of the animals’ bodies after the injection.
Anti-Covid vaccine for animals has been approved by the US Department of Agriculture.
As foreign media report, first of all, representatives of the cat family (lions, tigers, snow leopards), as well as ferrets and North American river otters will be vaccinated.
It is believed that the full course of vaccination for at-risk animals will take about four weeks.
