Gorillas, chimpanzees to receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccine at North Carolina Zoo
Story Date: 8/2/2021

 

Source: Justyn Melrose, CBS17, 7/30/21

 
The North Carolina Zoo wants to make sure that even the animals are safe from COVID-19. The zoo is set to receive a shipment of an experiment animal vaccine created by Zoetis, which creates medication specifically for animals. According to Zoetis, the United States Department of Agriculture and appropriate state veterinarians authorized their COVID-19 vaccine for experimental use with animals on a case-by-case basis.

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