188 new Covid cases as Anutin says he will get the first Sinovac jab
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin said today (Jan. 15) there were 188 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours while Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul allayed fears about Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine by saying he would be the first person to get a dose, Siam Rath newspaper said. Of […]
Read MoreCP Group company acquires 15% stake in China’s Sinovak
HONG KONG-listed Sino Biopharmaceutical, controlled by Charoen Pokphan Group, is investing $515 million (15.4 billion baht) in Sinovak Life Sciences, a company that produces coronavirus vaccine under the brand “Coronavak,” Sanook.com quoted Japanese Nikkei news agency as saying today (Jan. 5). This investment will give Sino Biopharmaceutical a 15% stake in the Chinese firm which […]
Read More2 million vaccine doses reaching Thailand during Feb.-April 2021
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said in a Facebook post that as instructed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha he has been negotiating with all Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers and has secured 2 million doses for delivery during February-April 2021, Amarin TV reported today (Dec. 31, 2020). He added that he has reported […]
Read MoreIrish boy who asks for a vaccine for Santa gets reply from Pfizer boss
By Jenny Gross, The New York Times WHEN six-year-old Callum Thornhill heard that Pfizer had developed a coronavirus vaccine, he wrote to the company with an urgent request: to prioritize Santa Claus. His mother, Paula Linehan, told the Irish Examiner that her son had heard about the vaccine on the car radio on the way […]
Read MoreAstraZeneca hitches ride with Russia’s Sputnik in vaccine race
By Reuters Staff, published by Yahoo Finance ASTRAZENECA will start clinical trials to test a combination of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine with Russia’s Sputnik V shot aimed at boosting the efficacy of the British drugmaker’s vaccine, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said today (Dec. 11). Trials will start by the end of the year and Russia […]
Read MoreBudget set aside to acquire AstraZeneca vaccine
THE Cabinet today (Nov. 17) allotted a budget of 6.049 billion baht for the procurement of coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and AstraZeneca UK, limited, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the National Vaccine Institute will establish an Advance Market Commitment (AMC) contract for the […]
Read MoreModerna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19
By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Cambridge, Massachusetts: Moderna said today (Nov 16) its experimental vaccine was 94.5 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second US company in a week to report results that far exceed expectations. Together with Pfizer’s vaccine, also shown […]
Read MoreAstraZeneca pauses coronavirus vaccine trial, shares slip on rollout doubts
By Reuters, published by US News London – AstraZeneca has suspended global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an unexplained illness in a participant, knocking the British drugmaker’s shares today (Sept. 9) as prospects for an early rollout dimmed. The vaccine to combat Covid-19, which AstraZeneca is developing with the University of Oxford, has […]
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