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- The novel coronavirus pandemic might have an unexpected side effect: It could lead to the deaths of half a million sharks without even actually infecting them.
- A substance produced by sharks in their livers is routinely used as a vaccine adjuvant to boost the immune response to the drug.
- Vaccinating a large enough percentage of the world's population with two doses of COVID-19 vaccines could end up costing the lives of 500,000 sharks.
The consensus among scientists is that the novel coronavirus evolved in animals and then jumped to humans somehow, acquiring the ability to link to human cells and replicate. While some think the virus was engineered in a lab or escaped from one, we already saw proof that the virus evolved naturally and can move between species. Humans can even the infection to cats and dogs. More interestingly, authorities found that humans could give COVID-19 to minx, and the animals could then infect other humans. But coronavirus might have a significant impact on a different species without having to infect them at all. The lives of as many as 500,000 sharks might be in danger as the world rushes to develop coronavirus vaccines that need a substance produced by shark livers in order to work.
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