Fda Covid And Pets

On april 22 the usda and cdc announced confirmed.

Fda covid and pets. Fda is working with u s. Government partners including cdc and international partners to address the coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 pandemic. The first animal that the united states department of agriculture confirmed as positive for sars cov 2 was a tiger in a zoo in new york on april 4. The fda an agency within the u s.

The fda and federal trade commission ftc issued warning. Fda s center for veterinary medicine is a microcosm of fda for animals we regulate drugs food and devices for pets livestock zoo animals and others. The first animal that the united states department of agriculture usda confirmed as positive for sars cov 2 was a tiger in a zoo in new york on april 4 2020. Food and drug administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the covid 19 pandemic.

The fda is also supporting product development and scaling up of. The fda is expediting clinical trials for vaccines by providing timely advice to and interactions with vaccine developers. Department of health and human services protects the public health by assuring the safety effectiveness and security of human and veterinary drugs vaccines. Based on the limited information available to date the risk of animals spreading covid 19 to people is considered to be low.

Updated 2 05 pm et tue june 16 2020 cnn pets might not infect people with coronavirus but pet owners need to protect cats dogs and other companion animals the us food and drug administration. On april 22 2020 usda and cdc.