China Dismisses Top Vaccine Scientist Amid Corruption Probe
Yang Xiaoming, key figure in China's COVID-19 vaccine development, ousted from National People's Congress due to alleged corruption.
- Yang Xiaoming, chief scientist for China's first COVID-19 vaccine, removed from parliamentary post amid allegations of serious violations.
- Investigations focus on widespread corruption within China's healthcare sector, targeting pharmaceuticals and medical equipment sales.
- China's anti-graft campaign intensifies, with numerous healthcare officials under scrutiny since its launch last August.
- Sinopharm vaccine, developed under Yang's leadership, was one of the most widely used COVID-19 vaccines in China and globally.
- No evidence suggests problems with the Sinopharm vaccine despite Yang's dismissal, according to medical experts.