Colorado gave ferrets COVID-19 vaccine to help protect humans
Ferrets, the weasel-like cousin of minks, were given an experimental COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado last year. The vaccine was administered to endangered black-footed ferrets, which may be vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, as mink farms were being culled in multiple countries. Of particular concern is the risk that the virus may mutate among these animals and spread back to humans.
The ferret vaccination took place in summer 2020, according to the Kaiser Health Network, which notes that vaccinating animals like these helps protect both the species and potentially humans. Viruses like the one behind COVID-19 may originate in animals, spread to other animals, and eventually spread to humans.
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