Thailand's COVID-19 Vaccine Expected in 2024

[webfact]

 

BANGKOK,  (TNA) – Thailand's homegrown COVID-19 vaccine would complete trial processes next year and its use was expected to start rolling out in 2024, according to a government spokeswoman.

 

Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul quoted the Public Health Ministry as reporting progress in the spending of 995 million baht from the government's contingency fund in the 2020 national budget to locally-developed COVID-19 vaccine.

 

According to her, 596 million baht was spent for preparing the industrial production of viral vector vaccine. The preparation was completed.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1018124

 

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[ukrules]

Why bother?

[RandiRona]

And Monkey pox is expected by year 2050.

[jacko45k]

Specializing in 'just too late'?

[SiamAndy]

Who will volunteer to get the Thai Jab?

[Gottfrid]

But, that will be just in time then.

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

spending of 995 million baht from the government's contingency fund in the 2020 national budget to locally-developed COVID-19 vaccine.

A billion baht and not due until 2024 and the pandemic over ? You're having a laugh. I dare say up next they will ask for 2 billion for a black death vaccine just in case  its back after centuries 

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand's homegrown COVID-19 vaccine would complete trial processes next year and its use was expected to start rolling out in 2024,

????

[brucegoniners]

Thanks but I'll pass...

[trainman34014]

Ah yes; this will be the one that was going to be 'the first' in Asia in 2020 !!

[ourmanflint]

This for the original alpha variant isn't it? 

[huangnon]

Oh great. They're obviously planning to keep the fear factor and mask-wearing going for another 2 years at least. ????

[Pib]

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According to her, 596 million baht was spent for preparing the industrial production of viral vector vaccine. The preparation was completed.

And it's the older/traditional "viral vector" type vaccine like AstraZeneca versus the newer mRNA type like Moderna or Pfizer.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, Pib said:

 

And it's the older/traditional "viral vector" type vaccine like AstraZeneca versus the newer mRNA type like Moderna or Pfizer.

 

I think the article is confusing on that point, since it references several different types of vaccines once you go past the brief excerpt posted here in the thread and read the full remainder of the article.

 

In the full article, the main vaccine they're talking about for 2024 seems to be the following:

 

"The development of mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 by Chulalongkorn University would enter the third stage of its clinical trial next year. It will precede registration with the Food and Drug Administration and then the vaccine’s use for people. The registration was expected in 2024, Ms Traisuree said."

 

[mahtin]

Covid 19 to be re-branded Covid 24, then?

[josephbloggs]

On 9/16/2022 at 2:50 AM, ukrules said:

Why bother?

Because Covid is always going to be with us and we will always need a vaccine for it.  If Thailand can produce their own it will save the country million and millions in the long run.

[StayinThailand2much]

Phew, not a minute too early...

[spidermike007]

The numbers are dropping all over the world. There will likely be no need for a vaccine next year. I am done with them. My first booster was my last. No side effects. Just don't need one. Let's move on, shall we? 

[arithai12]

18 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The numbers are dropping all over the world. There will likely be no need for a vaccine next year. I am done with them. My first booster was my last. No side effects. Just don't need one. Let's move on, shall we? 

I don't have an opinion about the Thai vaccine, I have no idea of the rationale behind it.

But your comment omits that the case numbers are dropping exactly thanks to the vaccines. The virus itself doesn't show any sign of going away. Since afaik a Covid vaccine has a limited duration, it follows that (yearly?) recalls might be needed, see example the flu vaccinations. Perhaps only for seniors and those with risks, but still.

You may say no more vaccines for you, but you don't represent the whole population.

Moving on I agree, it's happening already, but a shot per year I wouldn't mind in the least.

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, arithai12 said:

I don't have an opinion about the Thai vaccine, I have no idea of the rationale behind it.

But your comment omits that the case numbers are dropping exactly thanks to the vaccines. The virus itself doesn't show any sign of going away. Since afaik a Covid vaccine has a limited duration, it follows that (yearly?) recalls might be needed, see example the flu vaccinations. Perhaps only for seniors and those with risks, but still.

You may say no more vaccines for you, but you don't represent the whole population.

Moving on I agree, it's happening already, but a shot per year I wouldn't mind in the least.

Whether or not covid is going away is an opinion. One I have. The numbers are dropping worldwide, and each subsequent variant is proving to be weaker and weaker. 

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Whether or not covid is going away is an opinion. One I have. The numbers are dropping worldwide, and each subsequent variant is proving to be weaker and weaker. 

I suspect the antigenic drift of Covid-19 will follow pathways similar to that of Influenza. 

Our resistance / immunity will (hopefully) evolve with it. 

 

I suspect we will encounter yearly / seasonal cycles - some years may be worse than other as with the Alpha Influenza strains, we may get the odd ‘bumper-year’ as with the H1N1 outbreak in 2009 - A(H1N1)pdm09.

 

As with influenza - a seasonal vaccine for those at risk may be the sensible response. 

[richard_smith237]

I never felt the need in the past... 

 

However, with the amount of travel I do I’m starting to think its a good idea to take an Influenza vaccine.

 

Pre-Covid it would seem I pick something up on a flight once or twice per year - its not nice arriving back in Thailand (or on holiday) and feeling crappy for a week. 

 

While obviously I’d want to avoid both - at the moment I consider Influenza to present greater risk

to my health than the Omicron Variant of Covid-19... 

 

Thus: I’d take the flu vaccine and perhaps wait for the Covid-19 vaccine unless travel or work requires proof of further boosters or a more serious Covid-19 variant emerges against which a vaccine is proving or thought to prove effective.