Chattanooga Zoo gives Covid vaccines to some animals

[gwalchmai]

https://www.wdef.com/chattanooga-zoo-gives-covid-vaccines-to-some-animals/

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Humans aren’t the only ones getting COVID vaccines these days.

The Chattanooga Zoo has now given ten doses to some of their animals.

They have inoculated two Jaguars, a Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon and three chimps.

Animal Care Director and General Curator Lacey Hickle says “We of course want to start with our most at-risk species. This happened to line up during the annual physicals of three of our Chimps; Artemus, Shirley, and Katrina. From there, we simply added seven more individuals who are trained to participate in hand-injection and who are susceptible to contracting the disease.”

This is just a start.

Zoo officials plan to get every species that is at-risk a vaccination.

Zoo Vet Dr. Anthony Ashley says “We’re thrilled to be giving these first vaccines today. While it’s extremely beneficial to these individuals, it’s also instrumental to the health of our entire Zoo. The more animals we can protect through inoculations, the lower the risk for our entire collection.”

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I have no words.

[miketx]

Nothing is more brain dead than a leftist. Perhaps they can start grooming the animals to be butt shaggers and puppy molesters too.

[Huaco Kid]

39 minutes ago, miketx said:

Nothing is more brain dead than a leftist.

For the greater good of our country,  they should start vaccinating abortions.

[railfancwb]

If the vaccination was for anything other than COVID it wouldn’t be news.

Vaccinating pet cats and dogs against rabies is reasonable - necessary in fact - to prevent their bringing the disease to their humans if for no other reason. Usually they are vaccinated against more than just rabies.

Other domestic animals are also routinely vaccinated against various illnesses.

No idea whether COVID can be contacted by other than humans. It is credited to a bat, so crossing the interspecies line the other direction seems possible. If a zoo animal contacts COVID from a human can it in turn infect other humans?

 

[Mrs.Cicero]

45 minutes ago, railfancwb said:

If the vaccination was for anything other than COVID it wouldn’t be news.

Vaccinating pet cats and dogs against rabies is reasonable - necessary in fact - to prevent their bringing the disease to their humans if for no other reason. Usually they are vaccinated against more than just rabies.

Other domestic animals are also routinely vaccinated against various illnesses.

No idea whether COVID can be contacted by other than humans. It is credited to a bat, so crossing the interspecies line the other direction seems possible. If a zoo animal contacts COVID from a human can it in turn infect other humans?

 

Animals are vaxed when there are real studies with real evidence showing that the vax will really prevent each species from getting the disease.  This... isn't that.

[gwalchmai]

1 hour ago, railfancwb said:

If the vaccination was for anything other than COVID it wouldn’t be news.

Vaccinating pet cats and dogs against rabies is reasonable - necessary in fact - to prevent their bringing the disease to their humans if for no other reason. Usually they are vaccinated against more than just rabies.

Other domestic animals are also routinely vaccinated against various illnesses.

No idea whether COVID can be contacted by other than humans. It is credited to a bat, so crossing the interspecies line the other direction seems possible. If a zoo animal contacts COVID from a human can it in turn infect other humans?

 

Pretty sure this is for that principle liberals hold dearest to their hearts...

[railfancwb]

Wonder how the magic mRNA (if I’ve got the correct term) will interact with non-human blood and DNA etc.