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Great apes given experimental COVID vaccine after becoming infected at US zoo



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A number of great apes have been given an experimental COVID-19 vaccine following an outbreak of the virus at a zoo in California.Four orangutans and five bonobos have each received two doses of a jab developed by Zoetis, a veterinary pharmaceutical company, National Geographic reported.
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Studies have shown some primates are susceptible to the virus. Credit: Christina Simmons/San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Among those jabbed is Karen, who became the first orangutan in the world to have open-heart surgery in 1994.There have been no adverse reactions to …

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