China is gunning for the chief scientist of its COVID vaccine project, accusing him of 'serious discipline and law violations'

• The chief scientist of China's COVID vaccine project was kicked from the National People's Congress.
• Yang Xiaoming, 62, is accused of "serious discipline and law violations," a phrase alluding to corruption.
• Yang led the team that developed the Sinopharm vaccine, and was China's top researcher in its vaccine project.

The chief researcher of China's first general-use COVID vaccine was ousted last week from the country's highest organ of power.