Commentary on two reports on animal models of COVID-19

[摘要] In this communication, I have been invited to comment on the significance of two recent reports: The Pathogenicity of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in hACE2 Transgenic Mice1 and Age-related Rhesus Macaque Models of COVID-19.2 The research was performed under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Comparative Medicine Center, at Peking Union Medical College in Beijing, China. I am a Laboratory Animal Veterinarian, currently serving as the President of the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS). I have no affiliation or conflicting interest to report. The opinion expressed here is my own.

[学科分类] 机械工程学