Volunteers proud to help on the front line

He joined the army when he was 18 years old and served for five years. Both his father and grandfather were soldiers, so he became one. However, Zhu didn't want to miss the chance to study further, so he decided to go to college last year.

"No matter how long I have finished my military service, I always have the responsibility to go to the front line when the country needs me, and when facing this pandemic, being a vaccine volunteer is what I should do," he says.

His vlog each day on Sina Weibo during his 14-day quarantine attracted tens of thousands of followers who were concerned about his health.

"Maybe because I do exercise regularly, I don't have any bad effects since I took the vaccine," Zhu says."I post a vlog each day because the news about the vaccine can bring people hope and positive energy."

The vaccine was created by an Academy of Military Medical Sciences team led by bioengineer Major General Chen Wei and was approved for clinical trial on March 16.Zhu met Chen when he was doing physical examination for the vaccine candidate selection and saluted her.

Some netizens commented on his Weibo account that he's a hero. He doesn't agree. "The real heroes are the scientists who develop the vaccine against COVID such as Chen Wei's team," he says.

Besides reporting his health condition, Zhu also uses his one-minute vlog to introduce Wuhan to his audience including its traditional snacks.

"I like to take photos, but it's my first time to shoot and edit videos for vlogs," Zhu says.

During his quarantine, besides learning his college course online and making vlogs, he also collaborated with other vaccine volunteers to discuss how they could continue to help their hometown when the quarantine was over.

Zhu and five other volunteers visited Yichang to promote their oranges which are unsalable due to the pandemic.

"I'll continue to make the vlogs, letting more people know about Wuhan and also continue to do more volunteer work," he says.