The role of veterinarian in serving humanity should never be over-looked, Vets are in team to administer vaccines against COVID-19

                                                                

The U.S. state of Connecticut and the Canadian province of Manitoba are taking steps to enlist licensed veterinary professionals along with other health care workers to administer vaccines against COVID-19, as the countries began this week to deliver the first shots in the quest to end the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Connecticut Department of Public Health issued an order on Dec. 7 authorizing podiatrists, dentists, dental hygienists, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and veterinarians who have received the proper training to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Some Connecticut veterinarians learned about the order through an email from public health officials last week addressed to "Connecticut Licensed Health Care Professional," and asking recipients to answer a survey "to assist in determining how many individuals are interested in becoming eligible to administer COVID 19 vaccinations during mass vaccination events." The deadline for survey responses is today.

"Veterinarians are often some of the only trained health professionals in more rural settings and may be an asset for rolling out vaccines in our rural districts"

Even if veterinarians aren't required, some may have helpful assets: Veenis noted that for reproduction work, some veterinarians store semen and embryos (in the case of cattle) in nitrogen freezers that could be deployed to keep the COVID-19 vaccines cold. The first vaccine available, made by Pfizer, must be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius.

This is not the first call for veterinarians to pitch indirectly with COVID-19 response. In the early days of the pandemic, several U.S. states and the United Kingdom called on veterinarians to help or be ready to help as needed in roles as diverse as "respiratory assistants" and grief support. Veterinarians also proactively donated equipment, including ventilators, and suggested they'd be ready for a more hands-on role if needed.

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