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25.01.2021 / 15:34
Covid vaccines for pets could be necessary in future - scientists say
direct to your inboxPets may need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the future, scientists have suggested.Vaccinating domestic animals such as cats and dogs may help to curb the spread of the virus, researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich-based research facility the Earlham Institute and the University of Minnesota have said.Coronavirus can infect a wide range of species including cats, dogs, mink and other domesticated species, according to the experts.Continued evolution of the virus in animals followed by transmission to humans “poses a significant long-term risk to public health”, according to the groups comments in an editorial for the journal Virulence.“It is not unthinkable that vaccination of some
