California, Mar 5 (UNI) Nine great apes from a zoo in the US city of San Diego have become the first non-human primates in the world to be inoculated against the coronavirus, local media reported, citing zoo officials.
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune daily newspaper, four orangutans and five bonobos have been inoculated with an experimental vaccine. Three more bonobos and a gorilla are the next in line for vaccination.
The San Diego Zoo reported in January that eight of its gorillas had contracted COVID-19 following contact with a coronavirus-positive keeper who had no symptoms and wore protective equipment.