Australian experts praise China's new crown vaccine research and development: excellent job, good for the world

 China News Service, February 28 (Wu Xinru) With the adjustment and optimization of epidemic prevention and control policies, China's economy and society are full of vitality and full of vitality. Looking back on China's three-year "war against the epidemic", Peter McIntyre, former director of the Australian National Immunization Research and Monitoring Center, spoke highly of China's efforts in responding to the epidemic in an interview with Chinanews.com recently.

Professor McIntyre said: "China has done a great job in developing vaccines and donating vaccines to countries around the world." China has a vast territory and a large population. Therefore, all actions of China have a very important impact on other countries in the world. At the same time, he also affirmed China's high-level vaccination, and believed that the next step is to further ensure that vaccines and other anti-epidemic drugs can accurately reach the people most in need.

In the interview, he also talked about China's leading role in promoting the inhaled new crown vaccine: "This vaccine has not been widely used in other places. But people are paying attention to and learning from China's experience in this regard. It would be a big plus if booster shots could be administered painlessly in other countries as well."

At the end of January 2023, the World Health Organization issued a statement stating that the new crown epidemic still constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern" and "remains a dangerous infectious disease" that may cause significant damage to health and the medical system.

McIntyre believes that the world is now in a "transitional stage" and people should realize the importance of cooperation from the new crown epidemic. "In terms of equitable distribution of vaccines around the world, we (countries) have not performed as many people hoped." good."

He also said that after experiencing the COVID-19 epidemic, humans have greatly improved their ability to develop and produce vaccines. Therefore, when another pandemic occurs in the future, whether it is a new coronavirus, influenza virus, other viruses, or even an outbreak of a new virus that has not yet been discovered, humans are expected to be able to quickly identify targets and produce effective vaccines, and Distribute these vaccines to those who need them. After the new crown epidemic, all these capabilities have been significantly improved.