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Advocacy group warns that 500000 sharks may need to die for a COVID-19 vaccine – CTV News
According to a shark advocacy group, the production of a COVID-19 vaccine could result in the deaths of nearly 500,000 sharks worldwide.
TORONTO —
According to a shark advocacy group, the production of a COVID-19 vaccine could result in the deaths of nearly 500,000 sharks worldwide.
Shark Allies, a non-profit aimed at raising awareness about shark conservation, is warning that commercial production of a vaccine with an adjuvant could wipe out hundreds of thousands of sharks because of an ingredient found predominantly within the livers of these deep-sea creatures.
An adjuvant is a substance added to vaccines to spur a more r…
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