Thailand to launch vaccine production ‘in first half of 2021’

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Thailand to launch vaccine production ‘in first half of 2021’

By The Nation

 

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AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine should be available in Thailand in the first half of 2021, under a technology-transfer deal signed with the Thai government.

 

Siam Bioscience will receive the technology for the vaccine, which was developed by a team at Oxford University.

 

The Thai firm expects to register the vaccine with the Food and Drug Administration in the next six months, and produce enough doses for Thailand and Asean neighbours in the first half of 2021. Initially, 26 million doses will be produced for 13 million Thais.

 

Siam Bioscience has a production capacity of 180 million to 200 million doses per year or 15 million doses per month.

 

Disease Control Department director-general Opas Karnkawinpong estimates Thailand needs 2 million doses per month. The rest will be exported to neighbouring countries.

 

The Vaccine Board is expected to reveal in December which groups will receive the vaccine first, after considering mortality rates, chance of infection, etc. Judging from the 2009 influenza vaccination programme, the first group to receive the vaccine will be the elderly and vulnerable people with underlying diseases.

 

Results from phase 3 of clinical trials showed the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was 70 per cent effective, rising to 90 per cent if a half dose then a full dose was administered.

 

The company will now submit the results to the UK and European Food and Drug Administrations for approval.

 

AstraZeneca and Oxford University are committed to expanding the vaccine capacity to the world population with a target of Bt3.1 billion doses per year.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30398519

 

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[tribalfusion001 5,926]

Is vaccine really needed in a country with no local cases.

[Virt 990]

1 minute ago, tribalfusion001 said:

Is vaccine really needed in a country with no local cases.

 

For me it sounds like a great deal Thailand signed. 

It makes perfect sense for a country to produce enough vaccines for its citizens and then the ability to export to surrounding countries is a bonus.  Thailand might not have a huge amount of covid 19 cases atm, but if they want to open the borders, a stockpile of vaccines does not sound so stupid. 

[sweetserenity 115]

How is this possible when the vaccine isnt approved by WHO and other organisations yet but expected to be be approved in december?

 

[talahtnut 3,183]

Its called Red Bull 2

[ourmanflint 2,484]

Thailand vaccinating their own population first before shipping to countries like Indonesia who have a major covid problem is beyond criminal. They should hang their heads in shame

[Don Chance 923]

Vaccine tourism. Fly to Phuket and everyone on the island is already vaccinated, so no quarantine. Then you get your shot, wait for a week or two and can go on to the rest of the country.

[Mango Bob 6,653]

What about foreginers who live here and have families here.  Are they last in line?

[Flying Saucage 3,423]

As Thailand is so afraid of us dirty foreigners, they definitely should start the vaccination campaign in the tourism industry.

 

Vaccinate the hotel and restaurant staff, vaccinate the bus drivers, guides and immigration officers! Protect your country against us millions of infected farangs who will swamp this country of purity, when the flood gates eventually will open!

 

It must be a very traumatic experience for them when we come back....

 

 

Edited November 24, 2020 by Flying Saucage

[ezzra 43,759]

Still not sure if i wanna stick a vaccine made in Thailand in my arm if i can get it in my country of origin,

go figure what they'll add to it or take away from it to make it "cheaper" for the masses...

 

[sungod 4,723]

3 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

Is vaccine really needed in a country with no local cases.

If you want to open your borders, then yes.

[pacovl46 1,886]

2 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

Thailand vaccinating their own population first before shipping to countries like Indonesia who have a major covid problem is beyond criminal. They should hang their heads in shame

Since when is Thailand responsible for Indonesia? Indonesia is free to make a deal with Astra/Zeneca as well! Also, you can’t blame Thailand for what’s going on in Indonesia and you also don’t know whether Indonesia has already a deal with one of the two other vaccine producing companies! 

[TheFishman1 1,878]

How much will the vaccine cost foreigners here in Thailand with her big double pricing TIT

[Oxx 3,468]

8 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

How much will the vaccine cost foreigners here in Thailand with her big double pricing TIT

 

Will the vaccine even be available to us? I strongly suspect not, at least for many, many months.  Manufacturers will only supply governments.

[petermik 17,272]

2 hours ago, Mango Bob said:

What about foreginers who live here and have families here.  Are they last in line?

Shot on sight upon leaving their premises...