CIDRAP database tracks more than 150 coronavirus vaccines for animals

Veterinary professionals have a new place to look up coronavirus vaccines for animal patients. On September 9, 2026, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota launched the Veterinary Coronavirus Vaccines Landscape through its Coronavirus Vaccines R&D Roadmap Initiative.¹

Entries are built from publicly available information and cover vaccines for domesticated animals that are either in development or commercially available.² More than 150 candidates were in the database at launch.² As of November 11, the CIDRAP tracker listed 156 candidates across 11 viruses, 13 vaccine platforms, and 7 animal species.¹

What the database covers

All 4 coronavirus genera are represented, with entries sorted by development phase and by target animal: camelids (camels, alpacas, and llamas), cattle, chickens, domestic cats, domestic dogs, mink, and swine.²

Three routes lead to inclusion: testing in an animal model (listed as preclinical), testing in the domesticated species meant to receive the vaccine (listed as clinical), or commercial availability.²

Livestock and poultry make up most of the listings. Swine vaccines account for 68 of the 156 entries and chicken vaccines for 55, according to a dvm360 review of the data exported November 11.¹

What's listed for dogs and cats

For companion animal practitioners, the domestic dog section holds 8 entries.¹ Seven are commercially available products from Elanco, Merck Animal Health, and Zoetis.¹ The eighth is a clinical-phase candidate.¹

The domestic cat listings hold 6 entries: 1 commercially available product, 4 clinical-phase candidates, and 1 preclinical candidate.¹ The commercial product is Zoetis' Felocell FIP.¹ The preclinical entry is a messenger RNA candidate from the University of California, Davis, listed as LNP-mRNA FIP.¹ One of the clinical-phase candidates is listed for both cats and mink.¹

What each entry includes

A typical record names the target virus, the developer or manufacturer, and the intended species, along with the vaccine platform, strain, antigen, and adjuvant.² Records also flag any documented passive immunity passed from dam to offspring, evidence of natural human infection with the target virus, and whether a corresponding human vaccine exists.²

Route of administration and number of doses appear only for clinical-phase and commercial vaccines.² The countries listed for a commercial vaccine's approval are a sample, not a complete list, according to CIDRAP.² Users can search by keyword and download the data as a CSV file.¹

Where the data come from

To find candidates, the CIDRAP team searches PubMed, the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's product summaries and code book, the European Union's Veterinary Medicinal Products Database, published reviews of veterinary vaccines, and veterinary industry websites.²

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) supports the veterinary database's development and maintenance.² The University of Bergen and CIDRAP identified the candidates included at launch.² CIDRAP says its team updates the listings regularly and takes questions and suggestions through a feedback form on the database page.^1,2

The veterinary database sits alongside the Coronavirus Vaccine Technology Landscape as one of the initiative's 2 vaccine landscapes.³

References

1. Veterinary Coronavirus Vaccines Landscape. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota. Accessed November 11, 2026. https://cvr.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-landscape/coronavirus-veterinary-vaccines-landscape
2. About the Veterinary Coronavirus Vaccines Landscape. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota. Accessed November 11, 2026. https://cvr.cidrap.umn.edu/about-veterinary-coronavirus-vaccines-technology-landscape
3. About the CVR Initiative. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota. Accessed November 11, 2026. https://cvr.cidrap.umn.edu/about-cvr-initiative