Thailand to start human trials on Covid-19 shots via nasal spray


About 6.8 per cent of Thailand's population have received two doses of a vaccine. - AFP

BANGKOK (Reuters): Two coronavirus vaccines administered using a nasal spray being developed in Thailand are due to start human trials by the end of this year, after promising results in trials involving mice, a government official said on Wednesday (Aug 11).

Developed by the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the vaccines are based on the adenovirus and influenza, deputy government spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said.

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