Momentum is building behind Thailand's push to create its own coronavirus vaccine, with more manpower and resources dedicated to the effort amid hopes it could boost medical tourism.
A screen shows information during a visit of Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the BioNet-Asia company, which manufactures a potential COVID-19 vaccine, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in Ayutthaya province, Thailand June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Thai trials of an experimental vaccine using monkeys started last month, one of at least 100 potential vaccines being developed globally. The government is hopeful it will have a cost-effective vaccine ready for next year. “In the case of COVID, there is a global effort to speed up experiment, trials, to share information, share diagnostics and that’s why we are in a position too, to move very fast,” chief executive officer, Pham Hong Thai, told Reuters.
With just over 3,082 cases and 57 deaths, Thailand has had some success in containing the coronavirus and eased many of its restrictions in response to low infection numbers.
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