Russia has started its coronavirus vaccination campaign for animals

Russia started to vaccinate animals with his vaccine anticovid Carnivac-Cov in veterinary clinics in different regions of the country, according to the adviser to the head of the Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (Rosseljoznadzor), Yulia Melano. It is the only animal vaccine in the world, developed by Russian scientists from Rosseljoznadzor to prevent the spread of the disease.

The advisor, assured that pet owners who travel frequently and people who usually walk their dogs off leash are those who are most interested in the vaccination.

At the end of April, Russia announced the production of a first batch of 17 thousand doses your anti-vaccine coronavirus for animals. Last Wednesday, Melano explained that, at the moment, the maximum production volume will be 3 million doses per month. In turn, he said that in the future this number could be increased to 5 million.

Last March, Russia cleared the vaccine and assured it was the first drug recorded worldwide against covid-19 for animals, for which no detailed results Clinical studies.

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The preclinical analysis of the vaccine in question began last August. Mink, cats, dogs and ferrets participated, with a total of 130 animals of each species.

“The Success of the first stage allowed in October of last year to move on to clinical trials of vaccine in animals under industrial conditions, ”Rosseljoznadzor recently reported.

According to reports, in the fall they were vaccinated more than 200 animals furriers, cats and dogs, a study that was also completed. The regulator ensured that the results of studies have shown that efficiency and safety of the drug in the tests.

Rosseljoznadzor also claimed that during all testing the developer adhered to the principles of ethical treatment of animals.

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In turn, the Russian government has declared that they are not required special needs for the preparation of healthy animals for vaccination. What he recommends is that pregnant and sick animals, as well as those who have not reached two months of life and females who have just given birth (a month ago), should not be vaccinated.

So far, cases of covid-19 in animals have already been recorded in at least 27 countries of world.