CNBG officials thought inactivated vaccines held the best prospects because the technology was mature and quality controllable. Photo: Xinhua
CNBG officials thought inactivated vaccines held the best prospects because the technology was mature and quality controllable. Photo: Xinhua
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Inside China’s exhausting race to develop a coronavirus vaccine

  • Researchers worked around the clock in trying conditions to find potential candidates, a state agency says
  • A top state official was among the first to be given the shots

Zhuang Pinghui
Zhuang Pinghui in Beijing

Updated: 10:25am, 5 Jan, 2021

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CNBG officials thought inactivated vaccines held the best prospects because the technology was mature and quality controllable. Photo: Xinhua
CNBG officials thought inactivated vaccines held the best prospects because the technology was mature and quality controllable. Photo: Xinhua
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