Russia has registered the world's first vaccine against Covid-19 for animals. The vaccine for animals, developed by a unit of the country's agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor is named Carnivac-Cov. Read More"The clinical trials of Carnivac-Cov, which started last October, involved dogs, cats, Arctic foxes, minks, foxes and other animals," said Rosselkhoznadzor's Deputy Head Konstantin Savenkov. "The results of the trials allow us to conclude that the vaccine is harmless and highly immunogenic as all the vaccinated animals developed antibodies to the coronavirus in 100pc of cases." Visit our Covid-19 vaccine dashboard for updates on the roll out of the vaccination program and the rate of Coronavirus cases Ireland Read MoreOnline Editors

Source: Irish Independent March 31, 2021 06:28 UTC