Health minister expects first batch of Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccine in June

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The Ministry of Public Health is expected to receive the first batch of Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccine from Siam Bioscience about 3 months after an AstraZeneca representative inspected the Thai pharmaceutical factory, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today.

The AstraZeneca representative is satisfied with the standard of Siam Bioscience’s production facility and is confident that the first batch of the locally-produced vaccine will be available for delivery in June, he added.

Siam Bioscience has benefited from technology, transferred from AstraZeneca, to produce the vaccine for domestic use and export.

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/health-minister-expects-first-batch-of-thai-made-astrazeneca-vaccine-in-june-thai-pbs-world-tonight-17th-march-2021/

 

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[darksidedog]

I notice the stories telling us how Thailand was leading the world in developing their own home developed vaccine seem to have dried up.

[Spilornis]

If they have a successful commercial home made batch of AZ by June that will be a great result.

CSL (the Australian producer) took over seven months to get it right and the European producers have had big setbacks.

Getting the batch right is apparently not that simple.

Hopefully they will benefit from all the other setbacks

[AlfHuy]

Where's your mask mate?

[ThreeEyedRaven]

29 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

I notice the stories telling us how Thailand was leading the world in developing their own home developed vaccine seem to have dried up.

But, but, they had the smartest minds in the country working on it. What could possibly have gone wrong? ROFL!

[scorecard]

17 minutes ago, Spilornis said:

If they have a successful commercial home made batch of AZ by June that will be a great result.

CSL (the Australian producer) took over seven months to get it right and the European producers have had big setbacks.

Getting the batch right is apparently not that simple.

Hopefully they will benefit from all the other setbacks

But usually don't listen to outsiders.

[FritsSikkink]

17 minutes ago, scorecard said:

But usually don't listen to outsiders.

They do. Any experience working with big Thai companies?

[outsidetrader]

setting a great example again with no FM 

[jollyhangmon]

... good, good, alas I'll believe it right when I see it ... TH featuring AZ - or vice versa, sounds terrific either way - now, that sure's got some 'potential'. ???? 

[jollyhangmon]

3 hours ago, AlfHuy said:

Where's your mask mate?

 

... 555, give him a break mate, he's such a beaut, let him shine!

[samtam]

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1210213-astrazeneca-approves-thailand’s-vaccine-factory/

Production in June or delivery in June?

Same day, different announcement. "Delivery" suggests to the consumer, "production" that it would presumably take a few months for delivery.

Which is it?

[Cake Monster]

6 hours ago, Spilornis said:

If they have a successful commercial home made batch of AZ by June that will be a great result.

CSL (the Australian producer) took over seven months to get it right and the European producers have had big setbacks.

Getting the batch right is apparently not that simple.

Hopefully they will benefit from all the other setbacks

Inspecting a manufacturing facility and giving it the Ok is one thing.

To actually get the product made, and out of the Door of that facility, and to quality standards is a completely different thing.

Lets wait and see what AZ actually make of the Thai Vaccine when its ready for " Roll out " from this new facility

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, darksidedog said:

I notice the stories telling us how Thailand was leading the world in developing their own home developed vaccine seem to have dried up.

Yeah but, yeah but.... Lol

[mtls2005]

June 1? June 30? July 1?

 

Number of doses?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[scorecard]

16 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Inspecting a manufacturing facility and giving it the Ok is one thing.

To actually get the product made, and out of the Door of that facility, and to quality standards is a completely different thing.

Lets wait and see what AZ actually make of the Thai Vaccine when its ready for " Roll out " from this new facility

QUOTE: "To actually get the product made, and out of the Door of that facility, and to quality standards is a completely different thing."

Since it's a new facility I suspect there would be the need to test and retest all of the functions within the whole process to confirm that the process works, any needed adjustments are defined and implemented and more tests etc. Then checks and rechecks, then perhaps a random 40% of productivity over several months, to ensure it comes out 100% up to the specs of the original serum. Overall several months, or more.