Anutin vows to have half of population jabbed once Covid-19 vaccine released

By The Nation

 

 

Siam Bioscience Group has been chosen to produce the Covid-19 vaccine once the human trials conducted by Oxford University and AstraZeneca prove to be successful.

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Monday that the vaccine will initially be tried out on Thais in their mid-60s, with the eventual target of covering at least 50 per cent of the population.

 

The Public Health Ministry is working on ensuring a sufficient supply of the vaccine by pre-booking through the World Health Organisation’s COVAX facility, using bilateral agreements or negotiating for technology transfer.

 

Thailand is also developing vaccines using seven codes, namely mRNA, DNA, viral-like particle, protein subunit, viral vector, as well as inactivated and live attenuated vaccination. There are nine agencies involved, including private and public universities.

 

So far, three studies based on mRNA, DNA and plant-based vaccine have entered the Phase 1 and 2 of clinical trials. It is difficult to conduct human trials domestically because Thailand does not have enough Covid-19 patients.

 

Dr Supakit Sirilak, the Public Health Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, said approximately 65 million doses will have to be reserved if half of the population, or some 30 million people are to be vaccinated.

 

He added that some 40 per cent of the doses will be reserved with COVAX, 40 per cent with AstraZeneca and 20 per cent with other sources.

 

“Siam Bioscience has the potential to produce up to 200 million doses. Once the technology transfer agreement is signed, the Thai side will have to be trained on production processes. AstraZeneca’s vaccine is expected to pass Phase 3 testing and production should start in December. After that it needs to register with the FDA in the UK and Thailand, before we can start producing the vaccine mid next year,” said Nakorn Premsri, director of the National Vaccine Institute.

 

Meanwhile, the price of the vaccine has yet to be set clearly. Initially, COVAX priced each dose at US$10.55 (Bt329), but AstraZeneca has said its vaccines will be a lot cheaper.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30396441

 

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2 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Anutin vows

And that's the point I stopped reading....

8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Monday that the vaccine will initially be tried out on Thais in their mid-60s, with the eventual target of covering at least 50 per cent of the population.

now i know why he is a deputy prime minister; skillset : foolish promises;

 

and appearing repeatedly in public, as the minister of health (which it appears he has no clue of)  maskless; perhaps he doesnt know what they are or how the wear them

I wonder what his plan is for farang

 

13 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

with the eventual target of covering at least 50 per cent of the population.

Will that include a requirement of a jab for us farangs?

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I wonder what his plan is for farang

You beat me by 10 seconds! ????

maybe I am lucky and he does not want to waste this toxic cocktail for me

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I wonder what his plan is for farang

Plan?  I don't think he has ever had a plan for anything he just opens his mouth and spiels <deleted>...

He Said, "It is difficult to conduct human trials domestically because Thailand does not have enough Covid-19 patients".

 

That might very well soon change!

20 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Anutin vows to have half of population jabbed once Covid-19 vaccine released

Wonder if that's the yellow and green half...

What I want to know is which company does he hold shares in, Siam Bioscience or AstraZeneca or some other company in the chain???

It is difficult to conduct human trials domestically because Thailand does not have enough Covid-19 patients.

 

That says it all <deleted>!!

20 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I wonder what his plan is for farang

He want give us different kind of "needle"! 3 pcs.

32 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I wonder what his plan is for farang

Guinea Pigs. Test vaccine on farang who want to stay here first, and if all survive, give it to Thais...

31 minutes ago, J Town said:

 

Will that include a requirement of a jab for us farangs?

Absolutely....

Assume the position and tally ho chaps....

But if dirty Farang are causing the spread and the Thais are pure and clean should Farang not get the vaccine first to stop us spreading the virus that is not in Thailand anyway?

18 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

He want give us different kind of "needle"! 3 pcs.

New room for every IO ?

I will willingly donate my vaccine to another guinea pig! Give it a miss

10 minutes ago, fangless said:

But if dirty Farang are causing the spread and the Thais are pure and clean should Farang not get the vaccine first to stop us spreading the virus that is not in Thailand anyway?

Speak for yourself!

4 minutes ago, PFMills said:

Speak for yourself!

Thank you!

 I was referring to the Health Minister's comments about Farang and facemasks etc

After that it needs to register with the FDA in the UK and Thailand, before we can start producing the vaccine mid next year,” said Nakorn Premsri, director of the National Vaccine Institute.

 

The vaccine will only be out mid next year? Does that mean that there will be no tourist flights until then?

Production to start Mid 2021 so will be at least the end of 2021 before people are vaccinated in any meaningful numbers. It's not looking good for tourism 

17 minutes ago, pixelaoffy said:

I will willingly donate my vaccine to another guinea pig! Give it a miss

I wonder whether Thailand will force it on everyone or is it optional?

The way he flaps his trap with utter nonsense of knowing squat is almost like he is practicing to be the next PM. 

More inane drivel from the court jester ..

 

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

It is difficult to conduct human trials domestically because Thailand does not have enough Covid-19 patients

Cos you haven't been looking hard enough pal .. 

 

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

once the human trials conducted by Oxford University and AstraZeneca prove to be successful.

" Once " ..  jester seems to be banking all the chips on that word .. maybe he should adopt a more cautious approach with " If " the trials are successful .. 

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Monday that the vaccine will initially be tried out on Thais in their mid-60s, with the eventual target of covering at least 50 per cent of the population.

So will the watchman and uncle Tu be included?

38 minutes ago, EricTh said:

After that it needs to register with the FDA in the UK and Thailand, before we can start producing the vaccine mid next year,” said Nakorn Premsri, director of the National Vaccine Institute.

 

The vaccine will only be out mid next year? Does that mean that there will be no tourist flights until then?

Bit of a problem there. The FDA in the UK is a trade union for senior civil servants.

 

I think he means The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). But then again it is Anutin so maybe not.

Better be quick this fella has only got a 7 day shelf life left ????????

 

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