Thailand to make, supply Covid jab by AstraZenecaThailand has agreed to manufacture and supply AstraZeneca's experimental Covid-19 vaccine domestically and for other nations in the region, the British and Thai governments said. The announcement by the British embassy in Bangkok did not specify how many doses of the vaccine candidate, AZD1222, would be distributed in Thailand. Chairman of Siam Bioscience, Satitpong Sukvimol said the company was aiming to have the first batch of vaccines available in the middle of next year. This would make Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to successfully manufacture a Covid-19 vaccine. Regarding the progress of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by BioNet-Asia, the company's president Vitoon Vonghangool said the company is negotiating with Australia's Food and Drug Administration to conduct the first-phase trial of a Covid-19 DNA vaccine in Australia.

Source: Bangkok Post October 13, 2020 23:15 UTC