'Crown Jewel' of US Biosecurity Ignored in Lead-Up to Virus Fight?

Personnel working inside the bio-level 4 research lab at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick. (Olivier Douliery/Getty Images)

By    |   Monday, 20 April 2020 06:45 AM EDT ET

Critics say a top U.S. Army infectious disease research laboratory has been sidelined in the battle against the coronavirus.

The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., used to be considered one of the top virus research labs in the world.

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Critics say a top US Army infectious disease research lab has been sidelined in the battle against the coronavirus. The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., used to be considered one of the top virus labs in...
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