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Russian regions begin vaccinating animals against COVID-19 – RIA – Metro US

Russian regions begin vaccinating animals against COVID-19 – RIA

A cat receives a dose of the Carnivac-Cov vaccine for
A cat receives a dose of the Carnivac-Cov vaccine for animals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a clinic in Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Several Russian regions have started vaccinating animals against COVID-19 at veterinary clinics, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s agricultural safety watchdog as saying on Wednesday.

Russia said in March it had registered the world’s first vaccine for animals against COVID-19 after tests showed it generated antibodies against the coronavirus in dogs, cats, foxes and mink.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Gareth Jones)