Thai trials of Covid-19 vaccine reach make-or-break stageA researcher works inside a laboratory at the National Primate Research Centre of Chulalongkorn University during the development of an mRNA type vaccine candidate for the coronavirus disease in Saraburi on Monday. (Reuters photo)SARABURI: Thai scientists administered a second dose of an experimental Covid-19 vaccine to monkeys on Monday, looking for another positive response to enable clinical trials in humans as early as October. The Thai vaccine is one of at least 100 being worked on globally as the world reels from a devastating virus that has infected more than 8.7 million and killed 461,000, with Sunday's 183,000 cases the highest reported in a single day. If the immune response is very, very high, then this is a good one," said Kiat Ruxrungtham, director of Chulalongkorn University’s Centre of Excellence in Vaccine Research and Development. The government is backing the trials and hopes it can have a cost-effective vaccine manufactured domestically and ready for next year.

Source: Bangkok Post June 22, 2020 12:33 UTC