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. 2022 Apr;190(7):293.
doi: 10.1002/vetr.1660.

'We should be vaccinating domestic and wild animal species against Covid-19'

Giovanni Di Guardo

'We should be vaccinating domestic and wild animal species against Covid-19'

Giovanni Di Guardo. Vet Rec. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Giovanni Di Guardo argues that there is evidence of zoonotic spread of SARS-CoV-2 from wild and domestic animal species to people, and that to limit the development of new variants, vaccines should be developed for, and vaccination programmes include, species capable of becoming infected with and transmitting the virus.

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  • Immunising animals against SARS-CoV-2.
    Mungmunpuntipantip R, Wiwanitkit V. Mungmunpuntipantip R, et al. Vet Rec. 2022 May;190(9):374-375. doi: 10.1002/vetr.1770. Vet Rec. 2022. PMID: 35521869 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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