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Thai researcher eyes affordable, accessible coronavirus vaccine for SE Asia
CORONAVIRUS | A researcher leading Thailand's push to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine said its aim is to make it cost-effective and accessible to Southeast Asia, and play a part in preventing a supply shortage globally.
Thailand's government announced last week its plans to have a vaccine ready for deployment next year after researchers at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University successfully conducted trials on mice.
"We don't aim for making money. It's not a money issue but an accessibility one," said Kiat Ruxrungtham, director of the university's coronavirus...
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