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Yvette Johnson-Walker / Pets and COVID

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Yvette Johnson-Walker / Pets and COVID

Our dogs and cats are vulnerable to SARS-Cov2. Cross-species-transmission is rare, and so far, it seems that people can transmit the virus to their pet, but not the other way around.

Click above to listen to part 1 of COVID Curiosities, featuring Yvette Johnson-Walker, epidemiologist at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, and affiliate faculty with the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health.

COVID Curiosities:
Part 1: Yvette Johnson-Walker / Pets and COVID
Part 2: Rolf Halden / Sewage COVID
Part 3: Bryan Bzdek / Airborne COVID
Part 4: Megan Molteni / Vaccine Glass

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