Health & Fitness
MN Zoo Begins Giving Animals COVID-19 Vaccines: Report
The Zoo plans to vaccinate around 100 animals deemed at-risk of COVID-19.
APPLE VALLEY, MN — The Minnesota Zoo has begun vaccinating its animals against the coronavirus, according to a report by The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Dozens of animals will get vaccinated thanks to a donation from New Jersey-based animal health company Zoetis, the report said.
A moose was given her first dose of the vaccine Thursday, and the river otters and a ferret got their first dose Wednesday, the publication reported.
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The Zoo plans to vaccinate around 100 animals deemed at-risk of COVID-19, according to the report.
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