Will Russia soon vaccinate animals against coronavirus?
Russia has developed a coronavirus vaccine for animals and has now approved it. Russia says it is the first country in the world with a vaccine for animals.
The Russian agricultural regulatory agency said that the coronavirus vaccine "Carnivac-Cov" for animals has been tested on dogs, cats and minks, among others, since last October, Keystone-sda reports. Antibodies have been detected in all vaccinated animals.
As the risk of transmitting the novel coronavirus from animals to humans is very small at the present time, there is no need to vaccinate domestic animals. Such cases have not been scientifically registered so far, a representative of the Russian agricultural supervisory authority is quoted as saying.
However, a vaccine for animals could possibly prevent the spread of virus mutations in the future. In this regard, the Russian authority referred to mink, which are particularly susceptible to coronavirus mutation. For example, Denmark has had several million mink killed on farms - on the grounds that the coronavirus had mutated in the animals and spread to humans.
Source: LID
