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International monkey trade exploded due to Covid vaccine development

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The multibillion-dollar international monkey trade exploded because it supplied researchers with laboratory animals as they raced to develop Covid vaccines. In an NBC News investigation, Stephanie Gosk has more details on ethical concerns about the trade and how the Department of Justice filed charges against a monkey supplier.