Question: First corona vaccine for animals has been registered in which of the following country?
a)India
b) USA
c)Russia
d) China
Ans: c
Facts
- The world’s first animal vaccine against the novel coronavirus has been registered in Russia.
- Carnivac-Cov Vaccine for animal has been announced by country’s agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor recently.
About vaccine
- Carnivac-Cov, the vaccine for animals was developed by a unit of Rosselkhoznadzor (Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance.
- This vaccine is the world’s first and only product for preventing Covid-19 in animals.
- The immunity lasts for six months after the vaccination, but the dose’s developers are still analyzing this.
- Mass production of the Covid-19 vaccine could start as early as next month, Rosselkhoznadzor said.
- The use of this vaccine can prevent the development of virus mutations in animals.
- The clinical trials of Carnivac-Cov, has started last October, involved dogs, cats, Arctic foxes, minks, foxes and other animals.
By kameshwar shukla