Health
Over half a million sharks could be killed for COVID-19 vaccine, activists warn – The Times of Israel
Experts say at least 5 shots under development use squalene, a substance commercially produced from sharks; warn that it’s unsustainable, will endanger at-risk …
Activists are warning that sharks could end up becoming indirect victims of the coronavirus pandemic, because at least five of the COVID-19 vaccines currently under development contain squalene, a natural component that is currently commercially manufactured from sharks.
Assuming one of those vaccines ends up being produced globally and every person on the planet receives two doses, more than half a million sharks would be killed, according to Shark Allies, a California-based advocacy group.
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