Around 500,000 sharks will be killed to make Coronavirus vaccine, wildlife experts have claimed. Sharks are harvested for squalene - a natural oil made in the liver of sharks which is used as an adjuvant to increase the effectiveness of a vaccine. It is listed as an ingredient on a number of candidates for the Covid-19 vaccine, including in current flu jabs. Stefanie Brendl, the founder and executive director of Shark Allies has launched a petition against the use of squalene from sharks for mak...
