Covid-19 pushes Thailand's vaccine development to 'new era', SE Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – A race to develop a vaccine against Covid-19 is paving the way for researchers in Thailand to produce inoculations against other diseases. Currently, there are about 20 vaccines against the coronavirus being developed in Thailand. Two of the nation’s most advanced research programmes are expecting to start their first phase of clinical trials by early next year. While other vaccines from big drugmakers such as Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca Plc are further ahead in bringing a Covid-19 inoculation to the global market, Thailand is positioning itself to play a more significant role in fighting epidemics. The urgency…