A coronavirus vaccination for animals has been created by a South Australian researcher and will soon be tested on pets. According to media sources, Flinders University professor Nikolai Petrovsky and veterinarian Sam Kovac collaborated to modify COVAX-19 for animals. COVAX-19, developed by Petrovsky, has been given to millions of Iranians and is undergoing human approval in Australia.

Kovac's three dogs will be among 25 pets that will take part in vaccine trials. "The great thing is that because it's based on human vaccine technology that has safely provided over 6 million doses, we can be certain it's also very safe for pets," he told the media. 

"Unlike other respiratory viruses, it has now been shown that many domestic pets, such as cats, dogs, and pocket pets such as ferrets, can contract Covid-19 through close human contact. They, like humans, may acquire it through direct contact with an infected human.

"They might have myocarditis, pericarditis, or respiratory failure," he noted, "but they could also just have a moderate or asymptomatic infection." More than 25,000 new human coronavirus infections were recorded in Australia on Friday, with 37 deaths — 26 in Victoria, seven in Queensland, two in New South Wales (NSW), and two in South Australia.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australia's medical regulator, warned Australians on Friday against using rapid antigen tests (RATs) that it had not approved for use.  "Because (unapproved RATs) have not been evaluated by the TGA, they do not have the same assurances of safety, efficacy, or quality as those that have satisfied Australian regulatory requirements." "Unapproved versions may not operate as expected, if at all," according to the TGA.

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