75 Animals At Phoenix Zoo Get Covid Vaccines Some Via Darts Shot From A Distance
The Phoenix Zoo followed in the footsteps of other zoos by vaccinating their animals. Veterinarian Dr. Gary West, the Zoo’s senior vice president of animal and living collections, said the animals take the vaccinations better than people do. “They don’t like it, but they bounce right back and go back to their lives,” he said. There have been no cases of COVID reported among the Phoenix Zoo animals. The CDC says the risk of people spreading the virus to animals is low, but the zoo is taking precautions by giving the animals the vaccine beforehand as other zoos have reported infections....