7:47 a.m .: Experimental vaccination in a zoo in Santiago de Chile
Charly and Sandai, a Bengal tiger and a Borneo orangutan, two endangered species, received their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday as part of a unique experimental program in Latin America led by the zoo from Santiago de Chile.
The vaccine administered is experimental and is not available for sale. Its formula only intended for animals knows certain similarities with that administered to humans, the main variant residing in the adjuvant used, explained the veterinary laboratory Zoetis which provided the doses.
“The idea is to protect the most sensitive animals once morest the coronavirus and, at the same time, to check whether the vaccines generate immunity and how long this immunity lasts, much like in humans”, explains Sebastian Celis , head of the veterinary department.
