Along with the spring of 1985 came good news.

The hepatitis B vaccine, jointly developed by Tian Cai, director of the drug research and development department of the Beijing Military Region Pharmaceutical Factory, and Tan Wei, deputy director, has officially gone into production.

Anyone who is interested in vaccination can go to major hospitals in Beijing.

However, what Tian Cai cannot change for the time being is the issue of vaccine charges.

China's economy is still relatively backward, and its finances cannot support free vaccination for all citizens.

However, even if there is a fee, the price is extremely low.

At least it is much cheaper than when the hepatitis B vaccine was first priced at 29 yuan.

This price was set by Tian Cai and people from the Ministry of Finance, and is only slightly higher than the cost price of the vaccine.

The extra bit is used to provide free vaccines to some really poor households that receive the five guarantees.

After all, this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Tian Cai does not want it to become a tool for profit, but the country really needs money now, so he only adds a little.

As soon as people heard that this vaccine was developed by Dr. Tian Cai, a wave of vaccination craze swept across China.

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"Did you fight?" A middle-aged woman riding a bicycle saw an acquaintance coming from the opposite direction, and quickly got off the bicycle to stop the person and asked.

"It just finished, you should hurry up, there aren't many people in line right now, only about twenty or so!"

The woman who was stopped was wearing a plaid shirt. She replied excitedly and also explained the vaccination process to the woman opposite her.

"You need to take a test first to see if you are a carrier of Hepatitis B. If you are, go to another window to get anti-Hepatitis B medication. You don't need to get the vaccine."

The middle-aged woman was immediately anxious when she heard this. "Then can I still get the vaccine after I get the medicine? I heard they say that the vaccine is a good thing and it's so cheap, so I must get it!"

"Why are you so anxious? I heard that if you take the antiviral medicine for a period of time, as long as the hepatitis B virus in your body disappears, you can get the vaccine." The man had only heard it and was not sure if it was true, but he still comforted the middle-aged woman in this way.

When the middle-aged woman heard that she could still get vaccinated after the virus disappeared, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good."

After saying that, she quickly got on her bike and rushed to the hospital.

The same scenario is happening in many places, where vaccines are quickly put into mass production after clinical trials.

Tian Cai did not keep this technology to himself, but donated it to the country free of charge.

Regarding vaccine production, pharmaceutical factories do not have that much productivity. Because of the increasing number of export orders for Lung Cancer Kang, most of the pharmaceutical factory's manpower has to be put into it.

Moreover, workers at pharmaceutical factories do not have the ability to produce vaccines.

This work still needs to be handed over to the Institute of Virology and produced by researchers responsible for biological research.

Statistics have been compiled in recent years showing that more than 250,000 patients die from hepatitis B each year. However, with the antiviral drugs and vaccines developed by Tian Cai, hepatitis B will no longer be an obstacle to China's development.

Therefore, the contribution made by Tian Cai and Tan Wei to China this time will be recorded in history.

The two were even received by the leader in person.

They are all military doctors and are rewarded directly according to the military's reward system.

The two were awarded first-class merit and promoted three levels.

Tan Wei's original rank was not high, only the company level. Mainly because even though he had the title of military doctor, he seldom went to the military hospital on weekdays and was only immersed in his own research.

After being promoted three levels in a row, Tan Wei reached the deputy regimental level.

Tian Cai was already at the rank of full division commander, and after being promoted three levels in a row, he directly reached the rank of lieutenant general.

One can be called a general from the rank of major general. At the age of 36, Tian Cai became the youngest female general in China.

His rank is directly on par with the deputy commanders of several major military regions.

This shows the above-mentioned commendation for her.

After several routine reports and commendations, Tian Cai became annoyed.

You can let her bury herself in the laboratory doing some drug research, but if you ask her to attend a meeting, receive an award or give a personal speech for no reason, she won't be able to stand it.

The Masses Daily devoted a large section of space to personal interviews with Tian Cai and Tan Wei, published their photos, and their stories were also broadcast on the radio.

Many people have seen Tian Cai, so these reports have led to Tian Cai being recognized even when walking on the street.

She doesn't like the feeling of being the center of attention.

So he hid in the laboratory under the pretext of having other projects to research.

Now she doesn't even dare to go to the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

There is a bit of a star effect in later generations, and many people want to see the famous General Tian, ​​the only female lieutenant general in China.

Maybe he wanted something new, or maybe he really wanted to thank her.

Tan Wei swaggered in with a box of dumplings in his hand, casually placed them on the table, and said in a tone that was very provocative, "Eat!"

Tian Cai looked at him with resentment. They had all been in the newspapers, so why wouldn't this person be recognized when he went out?

Tan Wei touched his stubbled chin and pretended to think, "Maybe it's because I have an ordinary face!"

Tian Cai complained even more, "Is it my fault that I'm good-looking?"

Tan Wei: “…”

You deserve it for not being able to get out.

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Not long after, the United States also obtained vaccines from China.

After systematic research and analysis, they had to admit that the blocking effect produced by others was indeed better than their own.

But they analyzed it for a long time but still couldn't figure out all the ingredients.

But the United States has always been a global leader in science and technology, and they are very uncomfortable with the sudden fall behind other countries.

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