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Mass culling of minks to protect the COVID-19 vaccines: Is it rational?
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Mass culling of minks to protect the COVID-19 vaccines: Is it rational?

Roger Frutos et Christian Devaux
New microbes and new infections, Vol.38, pp.100816-100816
01/11/2020
PMID: 33224506

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Agricultural sciences Animal biology Animal production studies Human health and pathology Life Sciences Santé publique et épidémiologie Veterinary medicine and animal Health Zootechny
The Danish Government announced the culling of 17 million minks in rearing after the report of mink-specific mutations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in humans. The rationale behind this decision is that these mutations might negatively impact the deployment of anti-coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines. Is it a precautionary attitude or a panic-driven overreaction?

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