Chinese epidemiologist
Chen Wei (
Chinese : 陈薇 ; born February 1966) is a Chinese
epidemiologist and
virologist specializing in
biodefense , and is currently working as a researcher and
doctoral advisor at the
Academy of Military Medical Sciences , and is an Academician of the
Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). In September 2021,
The Globe and Mail reported that Chen is also a
major general in China's
People's Liberation Army .
[3]
Biography
Chen was born in
Lanxi County ,
Jinhua , Zhejiang, in 1966.
[2] She received her bachelor's degree in
chemical engineering from the
Zhejiang University in 1988.
[1]
[4] She obtained a master's degree at
Tsinghua University in 1991.
[2] She attended the
Academy of Military Medical Sciences where she obtained her doctor's degree in 1998.
[2] She became a faculty member of the academy upon graduation.
In 2013, Chen became a delegate of the
People's Liberation Army to the
National People's Congress .
[1]
On 10 July 2015, she was awarded the military rank of
major general (
shaojiang ) by
Central Military Commission
chairman
Xi Jinping .
[5]
She was a delegate to the
12th National People's Congress .
[6] In January 2018, she became a member of the 13th National Committee of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference .
[7] In November 2019, She was elected as an academician of the
Chinese Academy of Engineering .
[8]
On May 30, 2021, she was elected vice president of the
China Association for Science and Technology .
[9]
COVID-19 vaccine research
In 2020, Chen led a joint team of the Institute of Biotechnology, the
Academy of Military Medical Sciences , and
CanSino Biologics to develop
Convidecia . The development team registered a
Phase 1
trial in March 2020 and a
Phase 2 trial in April 2020.
[10]
[11] It conducted its
Phase III trials in
Argentina ,
[12]
Chile ,
[13]
Mexico ,
[14]
Pakistan ,
[15]
Russia ,
[16] and
Saudi Arabia
[17] with 40,000 participants.
In February 2021, global data from Phase III trials and 101 COVID cases showed the vaccine had a 65.7% efficacy in preventing moderate symptoms of
COVID-19 , and 91% efficacy in preventing severe disease.
[18]
Convidecia is approved for use by some countries in Asia,
[19]
[20]
[21] Europe,
[22]
[23] and Latin America.
[24]
[25]
[26]
Personal life
Chen is married to her husband who is a native of
Shandong province and they have a son.
[27]
Honours and awards
See also
References
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c Chan, Minnie; Zheng, William (3 March 2020).
"Meet the major general on China's coronavirus scientific front line" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved 15 April 2020 .
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b
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d Zhao, Frank (21 July 2015).
"ACWF Executive Committee Member Chen Wei Promoted to Major General" . All-China Women's Federation . Archived from
the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020 .
^ Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (16 September 2021).
"Chinese Major-General worked with fired scientist at Canada's top infectious disease lab" .
The Globe and Mail . Archived from
the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021 .
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b Lin, Lin (12 January 2012).
"The Eighth Chinese Young Women in Science Awards" . All-China Women's Federation . Archived from
the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020 .
^ Tsinghua University (16 July 2015).
解放军总后勤部女博导陈薇晋升少将(图) . ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2020 .
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第十二届全国人民代表大会代表名单 . Sohu (in Chinese). 27 February 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2020 .
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中国人民政治协商会议第十三届全国委员会常务委员名单 . cppcc.gov.cn (in Chinese). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020 .
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中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020 .
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陈薇新当选、潘建伟连任!金华好儿女双双当选中国科协副主席 . 163.com (in Chinese). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021 .
^ Xie, John (15 April 2020).
"China Announces Phase 2 of Clinical Trials of COVID-19 Vaccine" . Voice of America . Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
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"The Lancet: First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine finds it is safe and induces rapid immune response" .
EurekAlert! . 22 May 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020 .
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"Comenzará en la Argentina un nuevo estudio de vacuna recombinante contra el SARS-CoV-2" . infobae (in European Spanish). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020 .
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"Gob.cl - Article: Science Minister: "We Work With Maximum Rigor So That Science And Technology Benefit People'S Health" " . Government of Chile . Retrieved 21 November 2020 .
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"Chinese Covid vaccine trials to be expanded to five more states" . Mexico News Daily . 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
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"Phase III Trial of A COVID-19 Vaccine of Adenovirus Vector in Adults 18 Years Old and Above - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov" . clinicaltrials.gov . Retrieved 21 October 2020 .
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"Russia approves clinical trials for Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Ad5-Ncov: Ifax" . Reuters . 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020 .
^ Eltahir N (9 August 2020).
"CanSino to start Phase III trial of COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi" . Reuters . Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
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"CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 vaccine 65.7% effective in global trials, Pakistan official says" .
Reuters . 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021 .
^ Liu, Roxanne (25 February 2021).
"China approves two more domestic COVID-19 vaccines for public use" . Reuters . Retrieved 26 February 2021 .
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"Pakistan purchases over 30 million COVID doses from China: sources" . ARY NEWS . 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021 .
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"Malaysia to receive CanSino vaccine this month | The Malaysian Insight" . www.themalaysianinsight.com . Retrieved 3 April 2021 .
^ Ashok, Rashmi (22 March 2021).
"UPDATE 2-China's CanSino Biologics COVID-19 vaccine receives emergency use approval in Hungary" . Reuters . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
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"Membrii NITAG au venit cu recomandări privind utilizarea vaccinurilor împotriva COVID-19 în Republica Moldova" . Ministerul Sănătății, Muncii și Protecţiei Sociale . 3 March 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021 .
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" 'Our gratitude always': From China's CanSino, Mexico welcomes biggest vaccine shipment yet" . Reuters . 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021 .
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"Argentina issues emergency approval to China's single-dose Cansino COVID-19 vaccine" . Reuters . 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021 .
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"ISP Approves Emergency Use And Importation Of Cansino Vaccine To Fight COVID-19" . Institute of Public Health of Chile . Retrieved 8 April 2021 .
^ 苏容.
"科学家陈薇:我相信爱情" . 中国妇女 . Archived from
the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020 .
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"Xi Jinping signs order to award 4 people for outstanding contribution in COVID-19 fight" .
Xinhuanet . 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020 .
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