Coronavirus: Denmark will sacrifice millions of viso …

Denmark will sacrifice around 15 million views raised in their territory due to a covid-19 mutation that it would have happened to 12 people, the Prime Minister announced on Wednesday Mette Frederiksen.

The mutation “could pose a risk that future vaccines (against covid-19) do not work as expected, “said Mette Frederiksen.” All mink must be killed, “he added, representing between 15 and 17 million animals, according to the authorities.

This mutation does not worsen complications caused by the coronavirus in humans, but it does acts on antibodies, reducing their effectiveness, which adds a problem to the development of the vaccine against the coronavirus, according to the Danish authorities.

“Continuing to breed these minks would suppose a very high risk for public health, both in Denmark and abroad, ”said Kåre Mølbak, Head of the Danish Infectious Disease Control Authority (SSI).

The twelve cases of human transmission of the mutated virus have been detected in northern Jutland (west), where the majority of breeding sites are concentrated.

Denmark is the world’s largest exporter of mink fur. The government has already launched a first mink slaughter campaign this summer after the detection of the first cases of coronavirus among farmers.