Data Figure: Researchers are developing a new coronavirus mRNA vaccine. Photo by Tang Yanjun
Chinanews Client March 6 (Song Yusheng) The State Council's joint defense and control mechanism held a press conference in Beijing on March 6. At what level is China's R & D for the new crown pneumonia vaccine? Zheng Zhongwei, director of the Science and Technology Development Center of the National Health and Health Commission, said, "After the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the science and technology research team set up a special vaccine research and development class. The special class focused on dozens of vaccine institutions nationwide, and the first batch screened 8 The agency has established 9 tasks and pushed forward vaccine research along 5 technical routes. In summary, the current 5 technical routes are steadily advancing according to our previous progress. According to expectations, we estimate that in April, according to Relevant national laws and regulations may hope that some vaccines can be used in clinical or emergency use. Of course, everyone knows that the new crown pneumonia virus is a new virus. There is still a process for us to understand and explore it. The same is true for the development of vaccines. We must also gradually solve some problems in the process of exploration and deepening. "