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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Researcher wearing full antiviral protection works in a laboratory.

Coronavirus Sample Harvest

Research microbiologist Brian Kearney harvests samples of coronavirus at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Md., March 3, 2020. This virus stock will be used to develop models of infection for coronavirus, as well as diagnostic tests, vaccines and therapeutics.

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