Local jabs yet to join Covid fight
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published : 6 Jun 2021 at 06:22
2 Medical workers take nasal swabs from people who arrive for a Covid-19 test at the Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat Institute in Bangkok.
Thais are expected to get locally developed Covid-19 vaccines as a third booster jab next year.
None of the three Thai-made vaccines have yet passed clinical trials. So, they cannot be used to tackle the current wave of Covid-19 outbreak or ease the vaccine shortage problem.
However, researchers behind the domestic vaccine efforts insist their vaccine research and development work can still help long-term efforts to stop Covid-19 and enhance the country s ability to fight such diseases in the future.