Siam Bioscience confident of delivering vaccine jabs on time
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published : 18 Apr 2021 at 05:00
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Siam Bioscience Co, the local biotechnology firm contracted to manufacture the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Thailand, said it is confident that it will be able to deliver the vaccines on time once they have passed the required checks.
The company is in the process of sending samples of the vaccines it produced to several laboratories in Europe and the United States for quality inspection.
Once the samples are approved by the labs, they will be sent to AstraZeneca, which will then register the vaccine with the Thai Food and Drug Administration, so it can be mass-produced and used domestically, the company said.
All first jabs in 3 months for target populations
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published : 17 Mar 2021 at 04:33
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All first shots of the Covid-19 vaccine will be given to target populations in the next three months, while the entire inoculation programme is expected to finish by the end of this year, public health authorities said on Tuesday.
When 60% of the population has been inoculated against Covid-19 and Covid-19 prevention measures continue to be well maintained, the outbreak should be well under control, said Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit, permanent secretary for public health.
An effective Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan will be crucial for the government s plan to reopen the country and boost the economy through tourism promotion programmes, he said.
2021-02-19 05:35:45 GMT2021-02-19 13:35:45(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BANGKOK, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) Thailand is expecting to receive the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from China s Sinovac Biotech next week and kick-start its national inoculation program.
The first batch is scheduled to arrive at Bangkok s Suvarnabhumi airport on Feb. 24, flied by a Thai Airways International (THAI) cargo flight, Chaiyapruk Didyasarin, THAI chairman of the board of directors, said earlier this week.
The airplane has enough space for temperature-controlled cargo containers, which could store goods at temperatures ranging from 20 degrees Celsius below zero to 20 degrees Celsius and ensure the vaccines remain at the correct temperature throughout, Chaiyapruk said.
Thailand is expecting to receive the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from China s Sinovac Biotech next week and kick-start its national inoculation program.
Thailand s Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday reassured the delivery of Sinovac vaccines from China to Thailand, beginning next week.On the second day of a debate at parliament, Anutin said to .