How serious is the presence of the Covid virus in deer for humans?

Scientists think surveillance is urgent as deer could act as large reservoirs for the virus, and serve as a source for new variants

Michael Tonkovich spent the week after Thanksgiving at deer processors around Ohio, swabbing the carcasses to test for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that can cause Covid-19.

When he explained his goal to hunters, a common reaction was: help yourself. And perhaps you can butcher it too, they joked.