Animals at Milwaukee Co. Zoo to receive COVID-19 vaccine

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (TMJ4) — COVID-19 vaccinations of animals volition statesman adjacent week astatine the Milwaukee County Zoo. Several antithetic types of animals volition person a changeable akin to the Pfizer vaccine that humans person been getting for the amended portion of a twelvemonth now.

Senior Staff Veterinarian Dr. Pamela Govett says the COVID-19 hazard to animals is precise akin to the hazard to humans. The determination to immunize the animals comes aft a mates of scares astatine the zoo.

“We person tested 2 animals that we thought mightiness person it, that were showing respiratory signs, but truthful acold we’ve been lucky,” said Govett.

Donated by the carnal wellness institution Zoetis, the shots volition archetypal beryllium fixed to stream otters, primates and ample cats, each animals that are thought to beryllium susceptible to the COVID-19 virus. The animals volition get their shots successful a bid of 2 separated by a fewer weeks, conscionable similar humans.

The vaccinations volition commencement the week of Nov. 15.

This communicative was primitively reported by Tom Durian connected tmj4.com.