Published 4 years ago

Covid 19 coronavirus: 500,000 sharks face slaughter for vaccine development

Summary by NZ Herald

Sharks face being slaughtered for the coronavirus vaccine, as conservationists warn as many as half a million could be killed for global supplies.One of the ingredients in some versions of the Covid-19 vaccine under development...

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Yahoo News

500,000 sharks may have to die in the fight against COVID-19. Here’s why

About 3 million sharks die each year so people can extract a special oil from their livers.

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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CTV News

Group warns 500,000 sharks may die to make COVID vaccine

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4 years ago·Canada

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Daily Express

Shark news: Coronavirus vaccine may see half a million KILLED for key component

CORONAVIRUS vaccine development may see nearly half a million sharks killed for a key component, according to wildlife experts.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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NZ Herald

Covid 19 coronavirus: 500,000 sharks face slaughter for vaccine development

4 years ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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Metro News

500,000 sharks could be killed for use in coronavirus vaccine

Sharks are slaughtered for squalene, a natural oil made in their liver (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Half a million sharks could be slaughtered to obtain an ingredient used in coronavirus vaccines, conservationists have warned.Squalene, a natural oil made in the liver of sharks, is being used in some of the Covid-19 vaccines underway. The substance is currently used in medicine as an adjuvant – an ingredient that increases the effectivenes…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Sun

Half a million sharks face slaughter to make new Covid vaccines

HALF a million sharks face slaughter as drugs companies race to produce coronavirus vaccines made from their livers, conservationists warn. A key ingredient in some forms of vaccine now under devel…

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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