Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 4th.
Academy of Sciences Wang Yitao, Shao Longfei, Wang Di
2020 September 8, the new crown the national fight against pneumonia epidemic awards ceremony, the CPC Central total secretary , National Chairman of the Central Junwei Chairman Xi Jinping , the Chinese Academy of Engineering academician , Military Academy of Medical Research Institute researcher Chen Wei military awarded the "People's "Hero" National Honorary Medal
Party secretary of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission Chairman Xi Jinping Jinping Academy of Sciences "This is the mission of the military.
In 1991, with the ideal of serving the country from the military, Chen Wei joined the former Academy of Military Medical Sciences and embarked on a long journey of climbing the cutting-edge field of medicine
Academy of Sciences Faced with ten years of loneliness and hardship in the laboratory, Chen Wei said: "In addition to love, there is also the mission and responsibility of being a soldier
In 2003, the SARS epidemic broke out
Dressed in heavy protective clothing, each lasting work Bajiu Ge Xiaoshi
Eight or nine Chen Wei often said: “As a soldier, you must deal with the next war at any time; as an army science and technology worker, you must be good at playing first moves in the field of scientific research and fighting the initiative
army After the Wenchuan earthquake, as the leader of the health and epidemic prevention team, she braved the risk of aftershocks and led the team to fight on the front line of disaster relief, and played an important role in ensuring that there was no major epidemic after a major disaster
As the Beijing Olympic security forces members of the command team Expert Group, she led the team stationed in more than 20 venues, the successful completion of the security tasks such as biocontrol
army In the face of the menacing Ebola epidemic, she stepped up in the decision-making of vaccine development and led the team to develop the world’s first 2014 genotype Ebola vaccine, and also the first freeze-dried Ebola vaccine.
" The key moment dash up, get out of the critical moment exclusion, is the real Communist party people
The key moment Communist Party Communist After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, Chen Wei was appointed as the leader of the military medical expert team
"Prepare for the worst, come up with the most adequate plan, and prepare for the longest battle
In order to accelerate the effective "fusion" of scientific research and clinical practice, she led researchers to carry out research on etiology, immunology, aerodynamics, etc.
army "China's vaccines must be independently developed by China
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" Chen Wei led a team to cooperate with Beijing's rear scientific research base to focus on emergency scientific research on vaccine development
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History will remember this series of important moments
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On March 16, 2020, the adenovirus vector vaccine developed by the scientific research team led by Chen Wei was approved and officially entered clinical trials
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This is the world's first new crown vaccine to enter clinical trials
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On April 12, the vaccine started a phase II clinical trial
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The official website of the World Health Organization announced that this is the world's first new crown vaccine to carry out a phase II clinical trial
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On August 11, the vaccine was granted a national patent
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On February 25, 2021, this type of vaccine was conditionally approved by the State Food and Drug Administration for marketing
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At present, the vaccine has obtained emergency use licenses in Mexico, Pakistan, Hungary, Chile, Argentina and other countries, and is supplied to many countries under the premise of priority protection in the country
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"Patents are ours, and originals are ours.
Vaccines with independent intellectual property rights not only reflect the progress of our country's science and technology, but also reflect our image and responsibility as a big country, and it is a contribution to all mankind
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" Chen Wei said sonorously and powerfully.
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Those scenes of the "epidemic" war are unforgettable
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After the tent laboratory was set up, she was the first to enter the experimental cabin to carefully inspect various equipment; before teammates perform high-risk tasks, she will check whether the protective measures are in place one by one, and encourage everyone to "use technology to make retrograde a counterattack.
" ; In the first line of overload operation, she basically only sleeps for three or four hours a day.
After more than three months, she has lost a lot of weight.
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"In her mind, if a person's career choice can be combined with the country's major needs, personal value will be multiplied
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" Chen Wei colleague, Xu Junjie, deputy director of a research institute of the Military Medical Research Institute said
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Go ahead and live up to the mission
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For many years, Chen Wei has been calling for effective strengthening of national biosafety, making suggestions and suggestions-focusing on the construction of the national biosafety system, integrating forces at all levels to further enhance China's biosafety capabilities; building national-level laboratories in related fields to cope with subversion Biotechnology threats; it is necessary to establish a whitelist for epidemic prevention and scientific research to form a truly powerful "chief scientist" system
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October 2020, the NPC Standing Committee will pass "Biosafety Law People's Republic of China" clearly biosecurity is an important component of national security
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The unswerving ambitions of a group of scientific research workers such as Chen Wei finally came true
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Committee member Independent innovation never stops
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Facing the future risks and challenges in the field of biosafety, Chen Wei is leading the team to continuously climb new heights
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