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Sea Otters Vaccinated for COVID-19 at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
KION ^ | November 8, 2021 | Lisa Principi

Posted on 11/09/2021 5:18:35 PM PST by nickcarraway

The sea otters who call the Monterey Bay Aquarium home are rolling up their invisible sleeves to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.

No sea otters at the Monterey Bay Aquarium have tested positive for COVID. However, a group of Asian small-clawed otters at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta all tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, back in April 2021. The aquarium says the animals all showed symptoms, including sneezing, runny noses, lethargy and coughing.

There have also been deadly outbreaks among minks, who are cousins of the sea otter.

Dr. Michael Murray, who is the Jane Dunaway Director of Veterinary Services at the aquarium, says the vaccine is different than the human dose. It was donated to the aquarium by animal drug company Zoetis.

"I felt based on the information I had that it was safe for sea otters and most likely effective. They had a lot of data in very, very close cousins, i.e. the mink, that it was a safe vaccine, that it was efficacious," said Dr. Murray.

Southern sea otters are listed as a threatened species, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium has been working to help protect the species since 1984.

KION's Lisa Principi will have more on the otter vaccination program tonight at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: monterey; seaotters
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"I felt.." he says. That's not science talk. I am actually surprised it was that easy, because there is stringent federal protection of sea otters.
1 posted on 11/09/2021 5:18:35 PM PST by nickcarraway
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“See? All creatures are doing it! Get your jab today!”


2 posted on 11/09/2021 5:19:44 PM PST by simpson96
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Please, make it stop!


3 posted on 11/09/2021 5:19:47 PM PST by shadowlands1960 ("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
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To: nickcarraway

I thought this was Babylon Bee for sure


4 posted on 11/09/2021 5:20:17 PM PST by Mozzafiato
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Insane people.

Too many. Too much.

It also seems possibly illegal.


5 posted on 11/09/2021 5:21:44 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: nickcarraway

Did Faux Chi experiment on them too?


6 posted on 11/09/2021 5:22:38 PM PST by digger48
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To: nickcarraway

***Anthropomorphism Alert***


7 posted on 11/09/2021 5:23:17 PM PST by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: nickcarraway

the two jab kind? how bout boosters???


8 posted on 11/09/2021 5:23:25 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Ping


9 posted on 11/09/2021 5:25:14 PM PST by nickcarraway
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They’re dead, Jim.


10 posted on 11/09/2021 5:25:45 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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So why are all the animals getting the virus? What’s up with that?


11 posted on 11/09/2021 5:26:52 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: simpson96; Daffynition
“See? All creatures are doing it! Get your jab today!”

You betcha that river otters would not have put up with this.

12 posted on 11/09/2021 5:27:17 PM PST by Ezekiel ("Come fly with US". Ingenuity-- because the Son of David begins with Mars.)
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If they do end up dying, will someone be charged with a federal crime for it?

71-year-old Moss Landing man sentenced in baby sea otter shooting

“Harassing federally threatened or endangered wildlife is a crime. People should be aware that their actions, whether intentional or not, can have significant consequences to sea otters and could lead to federal charges.”

13 posted on 11/09/2021 5:29:57 PM PST by nickcarraway
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If they have any problems or die, you can bet the left have the answers (lies) ready to go.


14 posted on 11/09/2021 5:31:23 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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To: nickcarraway

Otters are on the list,
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/dashboards/tableau/sars-dashboard
Cats, dogs, lion, tiger, gorilla, snow leopard, otters, binturong and coati (whatever those are), cougar, ferret fishing cat, mink, and white tailed deer.


15 posted on 11/09/2021 5:38:31 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: nickcarraway

They otter say no.


16 posted on 11/09/2021 5:38:51 PM PST by dforest (Freaking insane world. )
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Lets all see how long these poor Sea otters survive this Covid poison.

I wonder how long it will take for the Aquarium to close that display.


17 posted on 11/09/2021 5:46:43 PM PST by puppypusher (The world is going to the dogs.)
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Don’t try the vaxx with Honey Badger. Honey Badger don’t care! Honey Badger take your arm off.


18 posted on 11/09/2021 5:49:23 PM PST by Flick Lives (The future is a quiet world)
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19 posted on 11/09/2021 5:55:05 PM PST by Teflonic (tt)
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To: shadowlands1960

Satanic spirit has overtaken the nation. These people are possessed.


20 posted on 11/09/2021 5:58:46 PM PST by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!S)
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