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Nova Scotia planning to vaccinate thousands of mink against COVID-19; B.C. says research needed to determine if immunization is an option

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Nova Scotia is planning to vaccinate thousands of mink against COVID-19 as it bolsters funding for breeders. (Photo - Minks Fur Free Alliance/Twitter)

Nova Scotia is planning to vaccinate thousands of mink against COVID-19 as it bolsters funding for breeders, but British Columbia says more research is needed to determine if immunization is an option as it phases out its mink industry.

That province's Agriculture Department says it's offering 54,000 doses of an experimental mink vaccine imported from the United States as part of a trial on five mink farms, following discussions with the Public Health Agency of Canada.

The BC government has announced it's banning mink farming, citing risks posed by COVID-19 outbreaks on three of nine farms in the province.

Meantime, Nova Scotia is funding licensed breeders in a program to help the sector create market access and adopt animal care standards.

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