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Local AstraZeneca jab ready by June
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Citing progress, FDA OKs Siam Bioscience
published : 29 Apr 2021 at 04:00
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AstraZeneca s plan to produce its Covid-19 vaccine in Thailand has made significant progress and the first batch of vaccines will be ready for delivery to the government by June.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Siam Bioscience as a manufacturing facility for AstraZeneca s Covid-19 vaccine. The company, together with Siam Bioscience, has been working tirelessly to ensure that the facility is on track to safely deliver supply to support the national vaccination campaign. The collaboration with the Thai government and the FDA has facilitated the swift but careful progress with the manufacturing plant over the past few months, according to a statement issued by AstraZeneca (Thailand) Ltd on Wednesday.
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PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia will continuously evaluate all types of COVID-19 vaccines being developed including the nasal spray type for the immunisation programme, said Coordinating Minister for the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, Khairy Jamaluddin.
However, he said Malaysia currently had made adequate COVID-19 vaccine bookings for the use of the population in the country.
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“Malaysia has ordered enough vaccine to cover 110 per cent of our population.
“If we later decide that the nature of this pandemic has become endemic, that it is here to stay, then obviously there will be longer term procurement strategy for vaccines,” he said.