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BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): AstraZeneca announced on Sunday (May 9) that the samples from test batches of the Covid-19 vaccine made by Siam Bioscience had passed the quality testing at AstraZeneca’s designated laboratories in Europe and in the US. James Teague, Country President, AstraZeneca (Thailand) Ltd., said: “We have seen a series of significant and promising progress in AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine development in Thailand during the past weeks "First, the Thai Food and Drug Administration approved Siam Bioscience as a manufacturing facility for Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca "Last ...

news Expats fear jabs are not for them The Bangkok Post © The Bangkok Post As Covid cases and the death toll in Thailand steeply climbs, Dr Opas Kankawinpong, head of the Disease Control Department, on Thursday came out to pacify fears of the foreign community in Thailand — at last. “Anyone living in Thailand, be they Thai or foreign, will be able to get the vaccine if they want it,” he said. The statement nevertheless has done little to calm the expat community — of about three million — of fears they would be sidelined in the government’s rush to administer lim...

13 A health official prepares a Covid-19 shot at Bang Khunthian Fresh Market last month. Despite being lauded for successfully controlling the epidemic last year, the government's vaccination plan faces growing criticism for its overreliance on the AstraZeneca jab. Apichart Jinakul. The government's planned procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines has become a saga that keeps circulating in news headlines. For much of last year, Thailand was lauded worldwide for its ability to contain the Covid-19 virus. But as the coronavirus pandemic increasingly moves fr...

NVI drives progress on new jabs allocation deal by June published : 7 May 2021 at 11:30 SPONSORED CONTENT 31 By the end of 2021, the Ministry of Public Health affirms that Thailand will have procured 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. The second allocation of the AstraZeneca vaccine, manufactured by Siam Bioscience Co., Ltd., has successfully passed quality control testing and the third lot is being tested in labs in Scotland and the USA and should be delivered at the beginning of June or sooner.  Dr. Supakij Siriluck, Director-General, Department of Medical ...

Jab rollout mustn't fail 44 Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column published : 5 May 2021 at 04:00 44 The national vaccination rollout is the one task that the government cannot afford to fail at. It's unfortunate that its record so far is not one that will boost public confidence. Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has made an ambitious promise. Following a backlash from all political sides, the PM vowed to buy another 37 million doses of alternative vaccines to add to the two million doses of Sinovac and 61 million doses of AstraZeneca jabs that are being produced here...