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

Frutos R., Devaux C.. 2020. New Microbes and New Infections, 38 : 2 p..

DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100816

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?

Mots-clés : vison; abattage d'animaux; principe de précaution; épidémiologie; covid-19; gestion du risque; danemark

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