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Fall from Grace: China’s “Father of COVID-19 Vaccine” Dismissed and Investigated

Yang Xiaoming, chief scientist of the China National Pharmaceutical Group, led the team to develop the first “inactivated COVID-19 vaccine” (lower right photo), and is known as the “father of China’s COVID-19 vaccine.” dismissed and investigated for “serious violations of laws and disciplines.” Reprint of China Pharmaceutical Group

[Canolfan Ryngwladol/Newyddion Tramor Cynhwysfawr]The outbreak of COVID-19 began in Wuhan, China, in 2019. The following year, Yang Xiaoming, chief engineer and chief scientist of China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation, led a team to develop China’s first “Inactivated vaccine for COVID-19”, which came around vaccination in China during the epidemic. This is the most widely used vaccine and has the largest number of vaccinations. Yang Xiaoming himself is even revered as the “Father of China’s COVID-19 Vaccine” as a god. However, Chinese officials recently announced that Yang Xiaoming had been dismissed from his post due to “serious violations of laws and disciplines.” In response, shocked Chinese netizens asked, “I received 3 doses of vaccine. What did I get?”

According to Xinhuanet, China’s main official media, the Chinese People’s Congress reported on April 26 that Yang Xiaoming, who is also a people’s representative, was removed from his post and investigated for “serious violations of laws and disciplines.” The report did not specify what kind of behavior Yang Xiaoming’s “serious violation of laws and disciplines” refers to However, Yang Xiaoming was once hailed as “the father of China’s new coronavirus vaccine.” netizens also spoke highly.

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Yang Xiaoming is 62 years old during the raging epidemic of COVID-19, the China Pharmaceutical Group he belongs to became the most popular company, and also became the most popular “scientist” in China. Moreover, vaccines are very profitable according to public information from China’s official Medical Insurance Bureau, 120 billion yuan (about NT$539.5 billion) was spent on vaccines in 2021 alone Companies such as China National Pharmaceutical Group have received high profits.

After Yang Xiaoming was dismissed from his post for “serious violations of laws and disciplines” and opened the investigation, Chinese netizens were buzzing. Some netizens bluntly said that even if he embezzler 1 billion yuan (about NT$4.5 billion), he didn’t care but “did the vaccine do something wrong?” Another netizen was worried that he had followed the officer’s instructions during the epidemic and took 3 doses of The vaccine, and later a booster shot, “What on earth did I get?”

At this time, Chinese officials have not announced the specific facts and circumstances surrounding Yang Xiaoming’s “serious violations of laws and disciplines.”

Advertisement (Continue reading this article) During the raging epidemic of COVID-19, Chinese people received the “inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.” File photo
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