Posted on 09/11/2021 6:53:07 PM PDT by algore
Zoo officials say they believe a vaccinated employees who cares for the gorillas passed on the virus while asymptomatic. The employee was wearing protective equipment such as a mask and gloves.
The zoo says there is is no evidence that the gorillas can pass the virus back to humans and says visitors are too far away to be infected by gorillas.
Zoo Atlanta says at least 13 western lowland gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, including their oldest male gorilla in captivity - a 60-year-old named Ozzie
Experts are now testing all 20 of Zoo Atlanta's gorillas, who live in four troops
Zookeepers are now treating the gorillas at risk of developing complications with monoclonal antibodies. They are testing all 20 of Zoo Atlanta's gorillas, who live in four troops.
'We are very concerned that these infections occurred, especially given that our safety protocols when working with great apes and other susceptible animal species are, and throughout the pandemic have been, extremely rigorous,' Dr. Sam Rivera, the zoo's senior director of animal health, said in a statement.
Rivera told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Atlanta's gorillas appear to be the second group of great apes infected by COVID-19, after eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park were treated for the virus in January.
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By the way, show some respect...
I am waiting for the Biden, or maybe Inslee to proclaim that all Gorillas must be fully vaccinated, or they must be released from their Zoos.
There’s only 1 comment on the link you provided for daily mail.
When they injected some zoo animals with these ‘vaccines’, and they have, isn’t that going to lead to more gain-of-function zoonotic variant creation? What man made monster have they unleashed on us?
“The zoo says there is is no evidence that the gorillas can pass the virus back to humans and says visitors are too far away to be infected by gorillas.”
Oh, so it passes between species only 1-way? How frigging stupid is that?
These gorillas need to sue that zoo.
RE gorillas can’t prove they got the jab....
They won’t be allowed into sports arenas, even to watch professional wrestling.
I’m sorry. I should have specified I think the FReeper comments were entertaining.
“Zookeepers are now treating the gorillas at risk of developing complications with monoclonal antibodies. They are testing all 20 of Zoo Atlanta’s gorillas, who live in four troops.”
Monoclonal anti-bodies from humans? Might work? I want to meet the guy that has the stones to shove the q-tips up a silverback’s nose.
Yeah, I say we toss them out on the street, preferably in
the midst of a local homeless area.
That might do the trick.
It sure would be fun poking the booger scrambler or brain tickler in a gorilla’s nose.
Hey rookie, I have a job for you...
Obviously, for safety’s sake, all the primates in that zoo are going to have to wear masks. Fauci may extend that policy nationwide.
There goes foreign and domestic airline travel.
There goes access to ICUs.
What’s a gray-back to do?
Was just going to say the same thing.
Paging Charlton Heston….
1st Gorilla: "People keeping their distance? Sounds good to me."
2nd Gorilla: "Yes. They act like such boorish animals."
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