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China’s coronavirus vaccine shows military’s growing role in medical research

Scientists in the People’s Liberation Army helped to develop the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for restricted use.
  1. Dyani Lewis
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The largest armed force in the world, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is not known for its cutting edge medical research. But since 2015, it has ramped up recruitment of scientists, and investment in the field as part of its strategy to modernize its military. Now, the coronavirus pandemic is showcasing the PLA's growing expertise in medical research, including a major role in developing the coronavirus vaccine that was the first in the world to be approved for restricted use.

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Nature 585, 494-495 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02523-x

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