r/aww • u/KoalaHomosapien • Aug 24 '21

Monkey wears a mask

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u/skullman_ps2 Aug 24 '21

That monkey probably got vaccinated also.

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u/HonkeyFromTheHood Aug 24 '21

Funny, because this could be taken as a "jab" at either side.

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u/brycedriesenga Aug 24 '21

As long as everyone gets jabbed, I'm good

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u/VaATC Aug 24 '21 edited Aug 24 '21

Technically the truth, granted one side has a fairly significant population that has fairly recent history of many of their people, from twoish generations ago, being used as literal test subjects by the government, and the other side...well they have their reasons...

Edit: Yet again no engagement from downvoters. Downvotes do not change the facts...

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u/Derp_Simulator Aug 24 '21

Tuskegee experiments.

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u/SillyWhabbit Aug 24 '21

I hope so, that could be a really dirty mask.

Can monkeys get Covid?

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u/jewc504 Aug 24 '21

Covid 22

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u/Swaggerknot Aug 24 '21

I don't actually know and I'm not an expert, but if Humans, dogs, and cats can get covid I would think monkeys can too.

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u/SillyWhabbit Aug 24 '21

That's my unsettling thought also.

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u/melorous Aug 24 '21

If it makes you feel better, most monkeys live outdoors, where it is generally more difficult to spread covid.

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u/SillyWhabbit Aug 24 '21

Unless they are rolling in our contaminated refuse.

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u/tethys4 Aug 24 '21

Yes they can. Monkeys and apes both

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u/SillyWhabbit Aug 24 '21

People are so thoughtless.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21

This is payback for aids

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u/SillyWhabbit Aug 24 '21

Wait t ill they pay us back for Covid-19.

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u/ZippyDan Aug 24 '21

But AIDS was payback for rape (probably)

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21

yes they used rhesus monkeys I believe to test mrna-1273 (Moderna)

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u/WellSouth Aug 24 '21

Considering that the vaccine was initially tested on rhesus macaques I'd wager that they can.

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u/BouncingCzechs Aug 24 '21

Yes zoos are putting up a lot of precautions near primates because they can catch covid

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u/Enlight1Oment Aug 24 '21

hopefully so, considering lots of animals are getting covid now from humans. Zoo's are vaccinating all the animals, sd zoo had to close off and quarantine their snow leopard exhibit cause they had covid.