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Don't reject private help 1 Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column published : 3 May 2021 at 04:30 1 The government has announced a new plan to procure 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to cover 50 million people by the end of the year, up from the 65 million doses it had originally planned to procure. Despite the delays, this is a step in the right direction, as the country needs to quickly reach herd immunity to curb the national outbreak as soon as possible. The more challenging task, however, isn't vaccine procurement -- it is launching an effective mass vaccinatio...

Always spread your bets around published : 3 May 2021 at 04:30 2 The Department of Medical Sciences reveals that tests show AstraZeneca vaccine samples produced by Siam Bioscience meet all requirements. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Public Health The World Health Organisation had hailed Thailand's handling of the novel coronavirus at its peak early last year, noting that cooperation and health measures are the keys to success. However, the third wave of the viral pandemic has thrown us into chaos. It has raised the number of infections to over 65,000 and deat...

Thailand accelerates production of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Thailand accelerates production of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 30 April 2021 | News The Food and Drug Administration of Thailand has approved Siam Bioscience as a manufacturing facility for COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca Photo Credit: Freepik Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Siam Bioscience as a manufacturing facility for COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. The first batch of the vaccine will be ready for delivery to the Thailand Government in June of this year. AstraZeneca, together with Si...

Article by Anthony Margetts CEng MIChemE How the Covid-19 vaccine development is progressing in Thailand THAILAND is a developing country in the Asean Region of SE Asia with a population of 66m and also several million migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia who work in the food production and construction industries. In 2019 Thailand received 35m visitors from many parts of the world to visit the spectacular beaches, mountains and temples. A dramatic consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic is that there are now no visitors, and the tourist areas are very quiet. Thailand is also a globally-ren...

Local AstraZeneca jab ready by June published : 29 Apr 2021 at 08:54 AstraZeneca vaccines Covid-19 produced in Thailand will be ready for delivery to the government by June. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Siam Bioscience for manufacturing of the AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine. Shortly after the announcement, the Ministry of Public Health said that the first jabs would be given to the first group of 16 million people on June 7. The ministry needs to inoculate at least 70% of the population living in zones having a high level of infection...