It was recently reported that a black-legged Ferret, which is endangered in Colorado, USA, had received the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine.
Through the media liputan6.com, the news spread to Asian countries, specifically Indonesia. The news media also reported that 120 ferrets (Mustela nigripes) had been immunized with the COVID-19 vaccine for research purposes.
Previously, the Associated Press wrote the story, which was then quoted by LiveScience and forwarded by the liputan6.com website on Sunday (3/1/2021).
If exposed to SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19, Ferret is said to be very vulnerable to death.
Ferret's close cousin, who is a weasel mink, was found to be infected with the coronavirus at a fur farm and, his condition is even more worrying.
According to information from liputan6.com, these animals found in the wild.
Of course, this is very dangerous because whenever a virus is passed between humans and animals, there is a greater chance of developing a mutation.
"When it comes to respiratory viruses that are said to be highly contagious, it is critical to pay close attention to the animal reservoir."
The statement was made to the Colorado Public Radio (CPR) staff by Corey Casper, a vaccinologist and the CEO of the Infectious Disease Research Institute in Seattle.
"If the virus returns to the animal host and mutates or changes in such a way that it can be reintroduced to humans, that immunity will be lost. If that's the problem, of course, that matter concerns me greatly."
As we know, the black-legged Ferret animal originated from the grasslands of the North American Plateau.
They were previously claimed to be extinct, but several individuals were rediscovered in Wyoming in 1981.
The findings were disclosed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
Thanks to conservation and release programs, it is estimated that 370 animals black-legged Ferrets exist in the wild.
Conservationists are concerned that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic will jeopardize the fragile conservation of ferret ferrets due to their low numbers and susceptibility to the coronavirus.
In late summer, scientists at the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center near Fort Collins, Colorado, began injecting experimental vaccines into their conservation populations.
Vaccines administered to mammals differ from those previously approved for use in humans.
The COVID-19 vaccine used in ferrets uses a purified segment of the vaccine - part of the viral protein spike - and other chemicals that promote a different immune response than the mRNA platform used in the human COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine.
According to CPR, the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center has now completed the inoculation, leaving 60 Ferrets unvaccinated if something goes wrong with the vaccine.
So far, the vaccinated Ferret appear to be healthy, with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies detected in their blood.
However, it is unclear whether the vaccine actually protects against disease. It has something to do with trials on Ferret that stated have not yet been completed.
The efficacy trials are comparable to the human Phase 3 trials that recently granted Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"We can do things experimentally on animals that we can't do to humans," Rocke said in a statement to CPR.
Through the media liputan6.com, the news spread to Asian countries, specifically Indonesia. The news media also reported that 120 ferrets (Mustela nigripes) had been immunized with the COVID-19 vaccine for research purposes.
Previously, the Associated Press wrote the story, which was then quoted by LiveScience and forwarded by the liputan6.com website on Sunday (3/1/2021).
If exposed to SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19, Ferret is said to be very vulnerable to death.
Ferret's close cousin, who is a weasel mink, was found to be infected with the coronavirus at a fur farm and, his condition is even more worrying.
According to information from liputan6.com, these animals found in the wild.
Of course, this is very dangerous because whenever a virus is passed between humans and animals, there is a greater chance of developing a mutation.
"When it comes to respiratory viruses that are said to be highly contagious, it is critical to pay close attention to the animal reservoir."
The statement was made to the Colorado Public Radio (CPR) staff by Corey Casper, a vaccinologist and the CEO of the Infectious Disease Research Institute in Seattle.
"If the virus returns to the animal host and mutates or changes in such a way that it can be reintroduced to humans, that immunity will be lost. If that's the problem, of course, that matter concerns me greatly."
As we know, the black-legged Ferret animal originated from the grasslands of the North American Plateau.
They were previously claimed to be extinct, but several individuals were rediscovered in Wyoming in 1981.
The findings were disclosed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
Thanks to conservation and release programs, it is estimated that 370 animals black-legged Ferrets exist in the wild.
Conservationists are concerned that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic will jeopardize the fragile conservation of ferret ferrets due to their low numbers and susceptibility to the coronavirus.
In late summer, scientists at the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center near Fort Collins, Colorado, began injecting experimental vaccines into their conservation populations.
Vaccines administered to mammals differ from those previously approved for use in humans.
The COVID-19 vaccine used in ferrets uses a purified segment of the vaccine - part of the viral protein spike - and other chemicals that promote a different immune response than the mRNA platform used in the human COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine.
According to CPR, the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center has now completed the inoculation, leaving 60 Ferrets unvaccinated if something goes wrong with the vaccine.
So far, the vaccinated Ferret appear to be healthy, with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies detected in their blood.
However, it is unclear whether the vaccine actually protects against disease. It has something to do with trials on Ferret that stated have not yet been completed.
The efficacy trials are comparable to the human Phase 3 trials that recently granted Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"We can do things experimentally on animals that we can't do to humans," Rocke said in a statement to CPR.
