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A level-0 action of $U_q(\widehat{sl}_2)$ is defined on the sum of level-1 irreducible highest weight modules. With the aid of the affine Hecke algebras, this action is realized on the basis created by the vertex operators. This is a $q$-analogue of the Yangian symmetry in conformal field theory.
The level-$1$ integrable highest weight modules of $U_q(\widehat{sl}_2)$ admit a level-$0$ action of the same algebra. This action is defined using the affine Hecke algebra and the basis of the level-$1$ module generated by components of vertex operators. Each level-$1$ module is a direct sum of finite-dimensional irreducible level-$0$ modules, whose highest weight vector is expressed in terms of Macdonald polynomials. This decomposition leads to the fermionic character formula for the level-$1$ modules.