{"id":8802,"date":"2021-03-05T12:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T17:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=8802"},"modified":"2021-03-05T12:36:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T17:36:14","slug":"san-diego-zoo-vaccinates-great-apes-against-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/03\/05\/san-diego-zoo-vaccinates-great-apes-against-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Zoo vaccinates great apes against COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The San Diego Zoo is in the process of inoculating many of its great apes after several of its gorillas contracted SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The shots were provided by Zoetis, a producer of medicine and vaccinations for animals, and they were not for human use, reported ABC News.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZoetis provided our veterinarians with a limited supply of recombinant purified spike protein vaccine, intended for use in protecting animals against SARS-CoV-2,\u201d San Diego Zoo said in a statement. \u201cThe vaccine doses originated from a supply strictly intended for nonhuman use.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The animals are getting two shots three weeks apart, similar to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines developed for humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials said they haven\u2019t seen any adverse reactions to the injections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The troop of gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park that had been infected is on the mend, reported ABC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are doing well and appear to be on their way to a full recovery,\u201d officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gorillas will not be vaccinated \u201cas they were exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and we assume their own immune systems have developed antibodies to the virus,\u201d the park said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vaccines for the primates known as humans remain in short supply around the country, including California, reported ABC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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