The testing phase on the macaque monkeys came after trials on mice were successful, researchers said AFP/Mladen ANTONOVSARABURI: Thailand is conducting tests on macaque monkeys as it races to produce a cheaper, alternative coronavirus vaccine it hopes will be ready by 2021, a top researcher said Monday .
Dr Suchinda Malaivitjitnond, director of the National Primate Research Center of Thailand who oversaw Saturday's vaccine injections to an initial group of 13 monkeys, said she hoped a"Made in Thailand" vaccine would be cheaper than a European or American drug. The process entails injecting a short sequence of viral genetic material to trigger an immune response by producing proteins acting against the virus.
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