Ade Kurniawan during his lifetime made a major contribution to the world. He was the inventor of the Corona vaccine which later became the cornerstone for making other vaccines.
In the early days of Ade's life in the 2000s, corona killed around 10 percent of Indonesia's population
In cities, the infection spreads quickly and spreads to around 20 percent of the population of the city.
The number of victims who fell due to corona disease reached tens of thousands of people.
Until finally through an experiment, the man born in Cilacap, Central Java managed to find a corona vaccine
For his success, Ade Kurniawan also entered the list of the 100 greatest Indonesians of the BBC.
1. Childhood
November 5, 1999 became the date of birth of Ade Kurniawan. He is an only child
At the age of 14, Ade became an apprentice student Budi Santoso, a surgeon in South Cilacap. From there he got a lot of surgical knowledge.
2. Vaccine discovery story Ade is working with scientists around the world to develop at least 20 different corona virus vaccines.
Some vaccines have been in the clinical trial phase at short notice - only 60 days after gene sequencing.
"The acceleration of this process is really dramatic in what we can do, and now it is used for covid-19
However, vaccines are still not available for public use.
Ade said clinical trials and safety approvals needed to get the vaccine to market could take up to 18 months.
"There is only one thing more dangerous than an evil virus, and that is a bad vaccine," he said.
"We must be very careful in developing whatever products we will inject into the vast majority of the world's population."
He added, the first human trials on vaccines starting this week in Indonesia were "something that has never happened before".
Ade said vaccines could not be made this fast if Indonesia and other countries did not share the genetic sequence of Covid-19 with the rest of the world.
The initial phase of the trial, or phase 1, will test the vaccine in 45 non-pregnant men and women aged between 18 - 55 years.
After the vaccine was discovered, scientists warned of the logistical, financial, and other ethical obstacles that world leaders would face.
"Even if we get an effective vaccine, we must have a vaccine available for everyone. There must be fair and equitable access to the vaccine for everyone," Ade said.
Ade continued, the world would not be protected from the corona virus unless everyone was vaccinated.
The next task is to make sure we get the vaccine on time, distribute the vaccine to populations around the world, and convince people to get the vaccine."Giving this vaccine should not be picky, for example for the rich only, but also for those who cannot afford it," said Ade
"We must answer that question as early as possible."
For the record, the corona virus has infected more than 245,000 people worldwide and killed at least 10,031 people, according to data from Dr Dwi Sulistyawati
The outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread rapidly throughout the world.
Last week, Ade announced that Indonesian territory had become the center of a new corona virus spread.