January has been the deadliest month in the U.S. since the pandemic started.

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President Joe Biden’s vaccine push as he hits the world stage

The president will tour a vaccine manufacturing plant in Michigan amid his
push to pass… Read More

Last month, the nation watched as
<https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/san-diego-zoo-gorillas-close-full-r
ecovery-covid-75490165> Winston the gorilla came down with COVID-19 and then
recovered. So far, the virus has been detected in zoo animals like Winston,
domestic animals like
<https://abcnews.go.com/International/seoul-offers-free-covid-19-testing-pet
s/story?id=75797627> cats and dogs, and most worryingly, in farmed and wild
animals like mink and ferrets.

Now, animal experts are warning that if the virus is circulating freely in
wild animals, it might develop mutations…