What is Carnivac-Cov Vaccine?

The first animal vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the world has been registered in Russia. It was announced by the country’s agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor.

Key Points

• The world’s first animal vaccine against the novel coronavirus has been named as Carnivac-Cov.
• As per the watchdog, the immunity will last for 6 months after the vaccination. However, the developers of the dose are continuously analyzing this.
• As per Rosselkhoznadzor, the mass production of the Covid-19 vaccine is expected to start as early as April 2021.
• As per Russian scientists, the use of this vaccine can prevent the development of virus mutations in animals.

All about Carnivac-Cov

• Carnivac-Cov vaccine for animals has been developed by a unit of Rosselkhoznadzor (Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance).
• The clinical trials of Carnivac-Cov began in October 2020 and the trials included cats, minks, dogs, foxes, Arctic foxes, and other animals.
• This vaccine is the world’s first and only product for preventing Covid-19 in animals.
• The results of the trials showed that the vaccine is harmless and highly immunogenic as all the vaccinated animals developed antibodies to the coronavirus in 100% of cases.

Covid-19 Cases in Russia

Coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 8,711 to 4,528,543 on 29 March.  Russia already has 3 Covid-19 vaccines for humans to deal with the pandemic. The most popular vaccine used for humans is Sputnik V. Moscow has also given emergency approval to two others, CoviVac and EpiVacCorona.