Epidemiologist Chen Chien-jen Kept Taiwan Safe!!
Chen Chien-jen was Taiwan's Vice President when COVID-19 struck. He is lauded for keeping Taiwan safe. Taiwan with a population close to that of New York State has had just 7 deaths overall.
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Chen's Career as a Researcher
Chen obtained a master's degree in public health from the National Taiwan University and received his Sc.D in human genetics and epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University in 1977 and 1982, respectively. He began his medical career by researching hepatitis B and he helped raise awareness about vaccination for the disease in Taiwan. Chen further researched the liver cancer risk of people with hepatitis B. Chen also discovered a link from arsenic to blackfoot disease. The arsenic research lead to the revision of international health standards for arsenic exposure. Between 2011 and November 2015, Chen was a vice president of Academia Sinica.
Chen's Political Career
Chen served as Minister of Health from 2003 to 2005. As health minister, he was praised for effectively managing the SARS epidemic through quarantine and screening procedures, despite Taiwan's non-membership in the World Health Organization complicating the coordination of research efforts. His successor Hou Sheng-mao credited Chen with reforming the National Health Insurance program. Chen led the National Science Council from 2006 to 2008.
Chen's Vice Presidency
On 16 November 2015, Chen was confirmed as the running mate for Tsai Ing-wen in the 2016 Taiwanese presidential election after media speculation earlier in the month. During the campaign, Chen became known by the nickname Brother Da-jen (大仁哥), after a character portrayed by Chen Bolin on the romantic drama In Time with You. Chen is the first Catholic vice presidential nominee in Taiwan. On 16 January 2016, Tsai and Chen won the presidential election in a landslide. Chen took up his post as Vice President on 20 May 2016.
In March 2019, Chen announced that he would not seek a second term as vice president alongside Tsai. Chen received international attention for his role in leading Taiwan's response to the COVID-19 pandemic due to his unique position as both vice president and an epidemiologist. Days before he stepped down from the vice presidency, Chen stated that he would return to the Academia Sinica as a research fellow and thus forgo the pension connected to his political office.
Chen's COVID-19 Control Method Without Lockdown
Chen: We did intensive tracing and tracking of those who came in contact with the sick.
Close contacts of confirmed cases were quarantined for 14 days. They all had to stay at home and not go anywhere!
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Here is an interesting article on applying Taiwan's technique in the USA:
www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/asia/taiwan-covid-19-intl-hnk/inde...
Epidemiologist Chen Chien-jen Kept Taiwan Safe!!
Chen Chien-jen was Taiwan's Vice President when COVID-19 struck. He is lauded for keeping Taiwan safe. Taiwan with a population close to that of New York State has had just 7 deaths overall.
See Wikipedia:
Chen's Career as a Researcher
Chen obtained a master's degree in public health from the National Taiwan University and received his Sc.D in human genetics and epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University in 1977 and 1982, respectively. He began his medical career by researching hepatitis B and he helped raise awareness about vaccination for the disease in Taiwan. Chen further researched the liver cancer risk of people with hepatitis B. Chen also discovered a link from arsenic to blackfoot disease. The arsenic research lead to the revision of international health standards for arsenic exposure. Between 2011 and November 2015, Chen was a vice president of Academia Sinica.
Chen's Political Career
Chen served as Minister of Health from 2003 to 2005. As health minister, he was praised for effectively managing the SARS epidemic through quarantine and screening procedures, despite Taiwan's non-membership in the World Health Organization complicating the coordination of research efforts. His successor Hou Sheng-mao credited Chen with reforming the National Health Insurance program. Chen led the National Science Council from 2006 to 2008.
Chen's Vice Presidency
On 16 November 2015, Chen was confirmed as the running mate for Tsai Ing-wen in the 2016 Taiwanese presidential election after media speculation earlier in the month. During the campaign, Chen became known by the nickname Brother Da-jen (大仁哥), after a character portrayed by Chen Bolin on the romantic drama In Time with You. Chen is the first Catholic vice presidential nominee in Taiwan. On 16 January 2016, Tsai and Chen won the presidential election in a landslide. Chen took up his post as Vice President on 20 May 2016.
In March 2019, Chen announced that he would not seek a second term as vice president alongside Tsai. Chen received international attention for his role in leading Taiwan's response to the COVID-19 pandemic due to his unique position as both vice president and an epidemiologist. Days before he stepped down from the vice presidency, Chen stated that he would return to the Academia Sinica as a research fellow and thus forgo the pension connected to his political office.
Chen's COVID-19 Control Method Without Lockdown
Chen: We did intensive tracing and tracking of those who came in contact with the sick.
Close contacts of confirmed cases were quarantined for 14 days. They all had to stay at home and not go anywhere!
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Here is an interesting article on applying Taiwan's technique in the USA:
www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/asia/taiwan-covid-19-intl-hnk/inde...