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  • Covid-19 NewsNo vaccine, no entry – the next Covid challenge
    ThaigerPublished: 10:22, 29 November 2020
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    No vaccine, no entry – the next Covid challenge

    OPINION UPDATE: Australia’s national airline Qantas has already said it will impose “proof of vaccine” on all inbound and outbound international flights, a situation that IATA says they will follow. Read more HERE. ORIGINAL POST: The approval of a reliable Covid-19 vaccine will be a game-changer. Over the past 2 weeks there has been several announcements, and a few bumps,…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai government to sign vaccine contract with Oxford University, AstraZeneca, today
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:06, 27 November 2020
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    Thai government to sign vaccine contract with Oxford University, AstraZeneca, today

    The Thai PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has confirmed that Thailand will today sign a contract with Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, for the procurement of their Covid-19 vaccine. The PM says the agreement will mean Thais can access the vaccine once it goes into production. This contract is in addition to the agreement signed for the transfer of vaccine technology…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai virologist says vaccinating 40 million Thais next year will be a challenge
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:50, 26 November 2020
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    Thai virologist says vaccinating 40 million Thais next year will be a challenge

    A prominent Thai virologist has admitted that vaccinating 60% of the population against Covid-19 next year will not be easy. Dr Yong Pooworavan says this is because 40 million people receiving 2 doses each means the country needs access to 80 million doses. Yesterday, it was confirmed that Thailand hopes to begin production and administration of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine…

  • Thailand NewsThailand may have to wait for US vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna
    ThaigerPublished: 16:13, 24 November 2020
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    Thailand may have to wait for US vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna

    As news that US may acquire its first shipment of Covid vaccines in mid-December, Thailand may have to wait to share the vaccines as they will likely be made available to the US and Japan first, before the rest of the world. Pfizer and Moderna recently announced their vaccines were about 95% effective, with some countries starting to preorder the…

  • Covid-19 NewsVaccine could be ready by the end of next month – BioNTech/Pfizer
    ThaigerPublished: 09:15, 20 November 2020
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    Vaccine could be ready by the end of next month – BioNTech/Pfizer

    BioNTech has announced the candidate Covid-19 vaccine, the German company is developing with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, could be released for public distribution before the year, at least in the US and Europe. BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin says that both companies plan to apply for “emergency use authorisation” of their candidate vaccine in the US today (US time), while European regulators…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai government earmarks 6 billion baht for 26 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:39, 18 November 2020
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    Thai government earmarks 6 billion baht for 26 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

    The Thai Cabinet is to put aside over 6 billion baht to procure 26 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca, in conjunction with researchers at Oxford University in the UK. Nation Thailand reports that the National Vaccine Institute will be given 2.38 billion baht to reproduce the vaccine, in an effort to reduce the cost from…

  • Covid-19 NewsMore positive news in Covid fight as second vaccine found to be nearly 95% effective
    Maya TaylorPublished: 09:45, 17 November 2020
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    More positive news in Covid fight as second vaccine found to be nearly 95% effective

    Health officials around the world are sounding more cautious notes of optimism, with news that US company Moderna has found its Covid-19 candidate vaccine to be 94.5% effective in clinical trials. Following results last week that a vaccine developed by US firm Pfizer, in conjunction with its German partner BioNTech, had an effectiveness rate of 90%, both developments would appear…

  • Covid-19 NewsAnother bleak milestone for the US as Covid cases top 10 million
    Maya TaylorPublished: 09:50, 10 November 2020
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    Another bleak milestone for the US as Covid cases top 10 million

    As scientists around the world cautiously welcome the positive news about the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, data from worldometers.info reveals that Covid-19 cases in the US have now topped the 10 million case mark. The latest figures on Worldometers show that the US has now recorded 10,421,956 cases of the virus and 244,448 deaths, both counts being the highest in the world.…

  • Bangkok NewsFake Viagra, sex toys seized in raids on Bangkok street markets | Thaiger
    ThaigerPublished: 09:33, 23 February 2019
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    Fake Viagra, sex toys seized in raids on Bangkok street markets

    Viagra is facing stiff competition from the markets in Bangkok. Police last night arrested eight foreigners and five Thais for allegedly selling fake viagra and sex toys during a search of 17 locations along Bangkok’s Sukhumvit strip. Immigration Bureau chief Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn says the operation took place late last night and into this morning. Crime suppression police and…