Emails Show NIH Officials Flagged Chinese Military Doctor Later Linked to Early COVID-19 Vaccine Patent

Emails Show NIH Officials Flagged Chinese Military Doctor Later Linked to Early COVID-19 Vaccine Patent

By Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal | July 06, 2026 Weeks before a Chinese military doctor applied for a patent on a COVID-19 vaccine in February 2020, federal bureaucrats in the United States were reviewing taxpayer-funded grants to China and flagged the doctor as a recipient.  Dr. Zhou Yusen, who held the rank of major general, was a researcher working under the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Science, which is associated with the People’s Lib…

NIH Knew About Chinese Military Doctor Before He Filed COVID Vaccine Patent

A Chinese military doctor flagged by U.S. health officials in early 2020 went on to file one of the first COVID-19 vaccine patents just weeks later, raising serious questions about what American bureaucrats knew and when they knew it. Dr. Zhou Yusen, a major general in the People’s Liberation Army, submitted his patent application on Feb. 24, 2020. That was barely two months after the world learned of the mysterious virus emerging from Wuhan. De…

Emails Show NIH Officials Flagged Chinese Military Doctor Later Linked to Early COVID Vaccine Patent

Weeks before a Chinese military doctor applied for a patent on a COVID-19 vaccine in February 2020, federal bureaucrats in the United States were reviewing taxpayer-funded grants to China and flagged the doctor as a recipient.  Dr. Zhou Yusen, who held the rank of major general, was a researcher working under the Chinese Academy of...

NIH Flagged Chinese Doctor Linked to COVID-19 Vaccine Patent

Before a Chinese doctor applied for a COVID-19 vaccine patent, bureaucrats in the United States flagged the doctor as a recipient of federal grants.