As the country struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers at Chulalongkorn University have developed a machine to draw out Covid-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies.
Using a robotic arm, the “AutoVacc” system can draw 12 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in four minutes from a vial, according to researchers at Chulalongkorn University, who made the machine that has been used at the university’s vaccination centre since Monday.
That is up 20% from the standard 10 doses drawn manually, they said. The machine only…
