9 hours ago, webfact said:

nine production lots of the AstraZeneca vaccine, manufactured locally by Siam Bioscience, passed quality inspection

 

Lucky that .. and such an auspicious figure can only auger well for the future unqualified success of the vacc' program .. 

No really .. 

.. 

Tomorrows headline, Anutin strikes a deal and first batch of 5 million vaccines will be shipped to another country or something along the lines

10 hours ago, fdsa said:

exactly, If the vaccine was not inspected by Astrazeneca themselves it could mean that the vaccine was inspected by the brown envelope.

Why would you  expect Astrazeneca to inspect?  It is not their facility and they are not in control.

 Siam Bioscience is providing the manufacturing facility. Oxford University has provided the formula to Astra Zeneca who in turn have  licensed to Siam Bioscience and are  providing scientific support  and key ingredients. Manufacturing errors and quality are the responsibility of Siam Bioscience.  

1 hour ago, Patong2021 said:

Why would you  expect Astrazeneca to inspect?  It is not their facility and they are not in control.

 Siam Bioscience is providing the manufacturing facility. Oxford University has provided the formula to Astra Zeneca who in turn have  licensed to Siam Bioscience and are  providing scientific support  and key ingredients. Manufacturing errors and quality are the responsibility of Siam Bioscience.  

Before they permit the name AstraZeneca on those vials, it will have to be approved by AZ.   Large batches are tested for quality assurance.   

 

 

14 hours ago, grantbkk said:

I feel exactly the same about the locally produced AZ. Has anyone seen a picture of the production facility?

Great news. Only the filling, labelling, shipping, storing and administration to go

16 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Fanfare time .. get the trumpets out .. ( for today anyway ) 

Not getting my trumpet out mate. Hardly know you!

 

Back on topic...????  

 

Why didn't Anutin, in his (one of many) statements say that Siam BioSciences would be making an announcement soon?

 

But why no firm numbers on doses?

 

Anyway, seems as if this is good news...????

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Siam Bioscience has promised the Public Health Ministry that it will start delivering doses to vaccination units in June.

Yet to be determined where and how much.

18 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I'd rather see the inspection by AstraZeneca  themselves.

Or are they directly overseeing production and QC?

exactly!!!

If the Thais are inspecting this without supervision from Astrazeneca, then sorry, that is not good enough

18 hours ago, phetphet said:

I think they sent some to AZ last week for testing and it was approved.  

what's your source?

Given the facts I would assume that the THB 300 billion for the Covid-programme by the sweeties in the MOPH are in the process of being spent locally then ???? 

Seriously, would they say anything else? That would cause loss of face.

19 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I'd rather see the inspection by AstraZeneca  themselves.

Or are they directly overseeing production and QC?

 

Moderna approval took months?

how come this can be done in 3 days?

19 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I'd rather see the inspection by AstraZeneca  themselves.

Or are they directly overseeing production and QC?

The inspection by AstraZeneca, on batches sent to both the UK and the US, was already done and already reported on by ThaiVisa, over a week ago.

19 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Fanfare time .. get the trumpets out .. ( for today anyway ) 

Good idea. Yes, get the trumpets out, blow the dust off and give them a clean, but please, no playing yet, the next hurdle will see a big downfall.

9 minutes ago, mjakob007 said:

 

Moderna approval took months?

how come this can be done in 3 days?

It's two completely different processes. The approval of the vaccine for use involves reviewing various sorts of written documentation submitted by the company, including the published results of the clinical trials and is done by the Thai FDA.

 

What we are talking about here is the quality testing of physical samples of the finished product, done by the Department of Medical Science.

19 hours ago, John Drake said:

Personally, I think it's better not to trust anything until the nurse is standing over you with a needle pointed at your arm.

.............having had sight of the label on the bottle of vaccine.

Greats news. There is always a Thai way ???? - foreigners won’t understand 

Lot of people questioning the production and quality testing of this locally produced vaccine.

If you think for one second a company like Astra Zeneca would put their name on something which was not fully within tolerances then you are living in cloud cuckoo land.

It will match or exceed the quality of the same vaccine produced in western labs or it will not be released for use.

Its as simple as that.

20 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

 Personally, I think it's better not to trust anything until the nurse is standing over you with a needle pointed at your arm.

That is only for the photo...can not be sure until injected...or jabbed if you prefer   l5o5l5

10 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Lot of people questioning the production and quality testing of this locally produced vaccine.

If you think for one second a company like Astra Zeneca would put their name on something which was not fully within tolerances then you are living in cloud cuckoo land.

It will match or exceed the quality of the same vaccine produced in western labs or it will not be released for use.

Its as simple as that.

As I already alluded to, samples of the vacccine produced here already passed quality assurance testing by AstraZeneca in the US and Europe.

 

Here's a link to the earlier TV report on this:

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216539-astrazeneca’s-covid-19-vaccines-made-by-siam-bioscience-pass-quality-testing-in-europe-and-us

20 hours ago, phetphet said:

I think they sent some to AZ last week for testing and it was approved.  

Based on the Australian experience you are correct.

What nobody knew is that each subsequent batch undergoes a six week approval process before release.

May be a while before the trucks roll

When the nurse said it's just a little <deleted>.

I wasn't sure what or who, they were referring to?

It's taking longer than expected because somebody has to stick a label by hand on each vial that says, "Not for farang," lol.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

He said, normally, the manufacturer sends a smaller batch of about 1 million to 2 million doses for inspection first,

haha, it's not how it works

46 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Lot of people questioning the production and quality testing of this locally produced vaccine.

If you think for one second a company like Astra Zeneca would put their name on something which was not fully within tolerances then you are living in cloud cuckoo land.

It will match or exceed the quality of the same vaccine produced in western labs or it will not be released for use.

Its as simple as that.

Ergo why they have had the production issues causing the delay in providing the vaccine for use.  Wonder how much money has possibly been lost due to this.

10 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

Why would you  expect Astrazeneca to inspect?  It is not their facility and they are not in control.

 Siam Bioscience is providing the manufacturing facility. Oxford University has provided the formula to Astra Zeneca who in turn have  licensed to Siam Bioscience and are  providing scientific support  and key ingredients. Manufacturing errors and quality are the responsibility of Siam Bioscience.  

Have you the slightest idea how a franchise works and the damage that can be done to a brand by an uncontrolled franchisee. Think KFC or Macdonald to disabuse you of that ignorance 

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Ergo why they have had the production issues causing the delay in providing the vaccine for use.  Wonder how much money has possibly been lost due to this.

 

The delays could be for any number of reasons.

 

21 hours ago, ukrules said:

Well this is good news.

 

But wait, don't they flip flop here a lot ?

 

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Siam Bioscience has promised the Public Health Ministry that it will start delivering doses to vaccination units in June.

 

June 30th, 23:59. 

 

But what year.......