Thailand is conducting tests on macaque monkeys as it races to produce a cheaper, alternative coronavirus vaccine it hopes will be ready by 2021. | AFP
The testing phase on the macaque monkeys came after trials on mice were successful, researchers said.
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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