Vaccination is the big issue in the world.
The vaccine against the coronavirus has now even been administered to monkeys in a zoo.
San Diego - In the USA in the famous zoo in San Diego, California, a message was announced that had surprised many: monkeys have corona.
On January 11, a group of eight gorillas tested positive for Covid.
Above all, the older gorilla Winston struggled under the difficult conditions.
Winston had a cough, was lethargic, and needed to be examined under anesthesia.
Coronavirus in the US: It's not just people who are vaccinated
The gorilla gang is back on the road to recovery, writes the
German press agency
.
Winston had to recover from drug treatment.
The pneumonia and heart problems that the zoo reported led to antibody therapy, drugs, and antibiotics.
The good news: Vets believe the antibody supplements have helped recovery, but are not approved for treating humans.
Now nine monkeys at the San Diego Zoo have even been vaccinated.
Yes, news that is already causing a stir in this country about people is already there in the United States for animals.
The USA has shown a significantly higher vaccination rate.
There, people in converted sports stadiums and arenas are vaccinated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
And even the monkeys.
Over 82 million Americans are said to have been vaccinated (
NY Times
) - in Germany there are over 4.7 million (as of March 5, 2021 - RKI).
Coronavirus: An orangutan named Karen was the lucky one
An orangutan named Karen received the first vaccine,
National Geographic
reports.
Curious: Karen also had the first open heart surgery in history.
And that in 1994. Coronavirus is not uncommon in animals.
It was reported again and again how, for example, lions in the Barcelona Zoo suffered as a result.
For many minks in Denmark, the corona virus also meant premature death.
Even if the vaccine had only been tested on dogs and cats so far, it quickly became clear to zoo keeper Nadine Lamberski from the San Diego zoo that she wanted to try it on the monkeys as well.
So far, nobody knows whether the vaccine, which is given to the monkeys as candy, will also work.
A gorilla that did not become infected at the beginning of January now receives the remaining doses.
(ank with dpa)
