This was stated by the Deputy Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Konstantin Savenkov.
The drug is called "Karnivak-Kov", it was developed by the "Federal Center for Animal Health".
This is the first and so far the only prophylactic drug for COVID-19 for animals in the world, the deputy head of the department emphasized.
According to Savenkov, the vaccine clinical trials, which began in October 2020, involved dogs, cats, arctic foxes, minks, foxes and other animals.
"The results of the studies allow us to conclude that the vaccine is harmless and its high immunogenic activity, since all tested vaccinated animals in 100% of cases developed antibodies to coronavirus," RIA Novosti quotes him.
Savenkov recalled that two facts of infection of cats with coronavirus have been officially established in Russia, while the use of a vaccine for animals can prevent the development of virus mutations.
As the director of the Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after V.I.
Gamaley Alexander Gunzburg, when humanity is protected from coronavirus with vaccines, the infection will spread to farm and domestic animals.