Thailand set to begin clinical trials of its own vaccine

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If the human trials with the mRNA vaccine are successful, Thai company Bionet Asia will manufacture a range of one to five million doses of the vaccine by the end of this year, Kiat said….reports Asian Lite News

The Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chulalongkorn University of Thailand, is ready to enter the first stage of human trials soon, according to a university official.

In Thursday’s press conference, Kiat Ruxrungtham, who is in charge of the University’s vaccine development project, confirmed the

mRNA vaccine ChulaCov19 will be put on trial with humans in late April or early May, following satisfactory results of earlier trials with rats and macaques, Kiat Ruxrungtham who is in charge of the University’s vaccine development project confirmed.

If the human trials with the mRNA vaccine are successful, Thai company Bionet Asia will manufacture a range of one to five million doses of the vaccine by the end of this year, Kiat said.

The university is still working on an updated version of the vaccine to fight against new coronavirus variants, he added.

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