Thailand to get 71m more COVID-19 vaccine doses this year; Pfizer for teens
The government’s COVID-19 task force has announced a target of 24 million vaccinations in October, with 71 million more doses of vaccine from various manufacturers to be delivered in the last three months of 2021. Mass vaccination for adolescents aged 12-17 years will also begin in October with two Pfizer…
AstraZeneca-Pfizer vaccine mix to be employed from October
The committee handling emergency vaccination doses and sites, has decided that Thailand will begin mixing AstraZeneca and Pfizer doses starting in October. Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (DDC) Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn has advised that the Kingdom’s current mixed vaccination approach uses Sinovac for the first dose and…
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot and PM Prayut Chan-o-cha discuss vaccine delivery
AstraZeneca has confirmed that contact between CEO Pascal Soriot and Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha took place today, to discuss ongoing collaboration on Thailand’s efforts against the pandemic. During their call, Mr Soriot and the Prime Minister discussed the common goal of bringing an end to the pandemic in Thailand…
AstraZeneca delivers 5.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand during July
AstraZeneca today confirmed that it delivered 5.3 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Public Health in July, as part of an ongoing commitment to deliver 61 million doses to Thailand as soon as possible. The July deliveries meet AstraZeneca’s projections which show that over with uninterrupted…
Pfizer vaccine to be administered to medical workers
Adviser to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), Clin. Prof. Dr. Udom Kachintorn, says medical workers who have received two Sinovac doses, will receive a third vaccine shot, also known as a booster, due to the spread of the Delta variant in many areas. Clin. Prof. Dr. Udom said…
The Miracle Box
The much hyped “Phuket Sandbox Model”, planned to start on July 1st, seems to be the first glimmer of hope for the island’s or arguably the country’s tourism industry, which is struggling to survive. The term “sandbox” might be confusing because it can be interpreted in many ways and the…
Thailand will open to tourism in mid-October
After more than the six weeks of combating the upticks in virus infections throughout the country, the Prayut government announced last Wednesday that Thailand will be open for tourists to visit within 120 days. This would mean that by the morning of October 15, visitors from local and abroad can…
Foreign nationals in Thailand will receive COVID-19 vaccine starting June 7
The government has assured that all foreign nationals living in the kingdom, who have registered for vaccination, will be inoculated starting on June 7. Disease Control Department deputy director general Dr. Sophon Iamsirsithavorn said vaccinations for all foreign diplomats in the country will be carried out on the same day…
AstraZeneca and Siam Bioscience are ready to supply COVID-19 vaccine to government
AstraZeneca and Siam Bioscience announced on Wednesday that they are ready to start supplying the government with COVID-19 vaccine produced in Thailand. The first locally produced doses will be supplied to the Thai Public Health Ministry, to support their mass vaccination program. AstraZeneca (Thailand) president James Teague said ramping up…
Indian COVID-19 Strain Not Resistant to AstraZeneca Vaccine
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has explained that the COVID-19 strain, which emerged in India and has been detected among workers at an Italian-Thai Development construction camp in Bangkok’s Lak Si area, is not resistant to the AstraZeneca vaccine. DDC Director-General Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong said 15 patients infected with…