“COAL VALLEY, ILLLINOIS (March 7, 2023) — A group of Niabi Zoo animals, ranging from Amur Leopards to Fennec foxes, have received the first and second rounds of the Veterinary COVID Vaccine, produced and donated by the pharmaceutical company Zoetis.
“COVID-19 has been found in a wide array of mammals since the pandemic struck. And like humans, some species are particularly vulnerable to becoming seriously ill as a result.” Said Zoo Director Lee Jackson. “A number of zoo animals have fallen ill due to COVID, and dozens have died as a result, including at least one snow leopard at a zoo in Illinois. The Niabi Zoo instituted bio-security precautions for COVID, in addition to the standard bio-security rules we already had in place. As a result, the Niabi Zoo had no cases of COVID in any of its animals. The addition of the vaccine to our bio-security protocols will help assure the safety of our residents moving forward.”
www.rcreader.com/news-releases/niabi-zoo-animals-receive-covid-vaccine
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