COVID in pets

Can dogs, cats and other pets contract COVID-19?

Can dogs, cats and other pets contract COVID-19?

Can dogs, cats and other pets contract COVID-19? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it’s possible for animals to get COVID from people, but there’s a low chance of animals spreading the virus to humans. Most animals infected with the coronavirus had close contact with people who had COVID, such as pet owners and caretakers, the...

As long as pets and other animals can contract COVID-19, the virus will likely never be completely eradicated, Chicago’s top doctor said Tuesday.

Could there be a coronavirus vaccine created for animals one day? “Yeah, there could be,” Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said during a Facebook live event Tuesday. However, Arwady explained that health officials would want to see that COVID-19 infections were “serious” in animals or that pets were playing a large role in making humans seriously…

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady, however, emphasized that there’s no evidence of a high risk in spreading COVID-19.

Can dogs, cats and other pets contract COVID-19? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it’s possible for animals to get COVID from people, but there’s a low chance of animals spreading the virus to humans. Most animals infected with the coronavirus had close contact with people who had COVID, such as pet owners and caretakers, the...

Can dogs, cats and other pets contract COVID-19? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it’s possible for animals to get COVID from people, but there’s a low chance of animals spreading the virus to humans. Most animals infected with the coronavirus had close contact with people who had COVID, such as pet owners and caretakers, the...