A group of chimpanzees and orangutans have been given Covid vaccinations at a US zoo following an outbreak. The lifesaving jabs were given to the great apes at San Diego Zoo - and doses could be rolled out for cats and dogs in the future according to scientists.
Drug company Zoetis said it received a request for emergency doses after coughing gorillas tested positive for coronavirus in January.
The animals - five bonobos and four orangutans - have been given two jabs, authorities confirmed. In January The Mirror reported that several gorillas were tested for the virus after showing symptoms such as coughing and fatigue.
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