Suvit: 'Very good' levels of antibodyA local Covid-19 vaccine candidate will enter clinical trials in October after it was shown to have produced high antibody levels among primates. Mr Suvit said monkeys at the National Primate Research Centre of Thailand (NPRCT) in Saraburi's Kaeng Khoi district were given a second shot of the research team's Covid-19 vaccine candidate on June 22. The researchers found the candidate produced "very good" levels of antibody, which led to the decision to begin human trials in October. The vaccine research team has transferred technology to its foreign research partners in preparation for producing doses of the vaccine for the upcoming human trials, he said. Kiat Ruxrungtham, director of Chulalongkorn's vaccine research centre and NPRCT director Suchinda Malaivijitnond confirmed the good news relayed to the media by Mr Suvit.

Source: Bangkok Post July 11, 2020 21:45 UTC