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Great apes at San Diego Zoo become first non-humans to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Distracted by treats, nine of the zoo's great apes were inoculated.
Credit: San Diego Zoo
Author: Jillian Olsen
Published: 1:22 PM EST March 4, 2021
Updated: 1:22 PM EST March 4, 2021
SAN DIEGO — While Americans are making appointments online and over the phone for the chance to be inoculated against COVID-19, the first great apes have gotten their shots.
According to National Geographic, four orangutans and five bonobos at the San Diego Zoo received two doses each of Zoetis' experimental vaccine for animals.
“This isn’t the norm. In my career, I haven’t had access to an experimental vaccine this early in the process and haven’t had such an overwhelming desire to want to use one,” NadineLamberski, chief conservation and wildlife health officer at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance told the outlet.
The veterinary pharmaceutical company first developed the vaccine in 2020 over concerns about coronavirus in domestic animals. It confirmed its team did receive a request from the zoo in January for a supply of shots for the great ape population...
Great apes at San Diego Zoo become first non-humans to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Distracted by treats, nine of the zoo's great apes were inoculated.
Credit: San Diego Zoo
Author: Jillian Olsen
Published: 1:22 PM EST March 4, 2021
Updated: 1:22 PM EST March 4, 2021
SAN DIEGO — While Americans are making appointments online and over the phone for the chance to be inoculated against COVID-19, the first great apes have gotten their shots.
According to National Geographic, four orangutans and five bonobos at the San Diego Zoo received two doses each of Zoetis' experimental vaccine for animals.
“This isn’t the norm. In my career, I haven’t had access to an experimental vaccine this early in the process and haven’t had such an overwhelming desire to want to use one,” NadineLamberski, chief conservation and wildlife health officer at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance told the outlet.
The veterinary pharmaceutical company first developed the vaccine in 2020 over concerns about coronavirus in domestic animals. It confirmed its team did receive a request from the zoo in January for a supply of shots for the great ape population...