Thailand requesting Sinovac to provide more clinical trials data

BANGKOK, Jan 15 (Bernama): Thailand, which is expected to receive its first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine from Sinovac Biotech in February, is asking for more information from the Chinese company on its clinical trials before the delivery.

Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman, Thaweesilp Wissanuyothin said Thailand’s primary consideration on Covid-19 vaccine was safety and efficacy.

At present, he said, the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received requests for vaccine registration from AstraZeneca and Sinovac.

“The Thai FDA has already made a request to Sinovac to provide it with more detailed information on the clinical trials,” he said at the Covid-19 daily briefing in the capital.

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