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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Unvaccinated gorillas must be barred from bars, restaurants, and airlines.
Joe Byedone will issue sign an executive order to that effect when he wakes up from his nap.
The bigger question is how are they testing the gorillas?. I don’t think a gorilla will stand still, for a nasal drill, or have any class, if you try and shove a stick up his... Oh well... amywho ..My questions been asked.
Didn’t realize that gorillas are anti-vax types.
Thought exercise. Will the vets vaccinate the primates? Or will they wait for the human trials finish to make sure they are safe to use on endangered gorillas???
LOL
A tour de force.
OSHA will be looking for more inspectors soon, so just give the gorillas the jab and they will be good to go!
I’d laugh, but things are almost that absurd already.
The ironic thing is, she looks better that way than without the mask...
Coming soon: the King Kong variant
Bump.
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