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Japan to donate AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Thailand
Thailand’s health minister said on Monday (Jun 21) that Japan’s government would donate some AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to shore up supplies after some early delays in its vaccinations.An agreement would be signed on Thursday with the vaccines to be ...
Hospitals postpone Covid jabs amid delays in domestic AstraZeneca production
Some hospitals were being forced to postpone second rounds of Covid-19 inoculations as Siam Bioscience was falling behind in its scheduled production of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a news report said Monday.Public hospitals such as Vajira, Chulabhorn, and Thammasat announced that they were short of vaccine ...
Thailand says it’s not ‘fast spinning out of Covid-19 control’
With reference to your article Thailand fast spinning out of Covid-19 control published on May 13, 2021, I feel compelled to set the record straight as follows. The article’s claim that AstraZeneca has chosen Siam Bioscience to produce its vaccine was based on “unknown reasons” is ...
Siam Bioscience confident of delivering vaccine jabs on time
Siam Bioscience Co, the local biotechnology firm contracted to manufacture the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Thailand, said it is confident that it will be able to deliver the vaccines on time once they have passed the required checks.The company is in the process of sending ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand sticks with AstraZeneca vaccine after safety scare
Thailand will start using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday after a brief delay over safety concerns, officials said, with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and cabinet members due to be first in line to get shots.Thailand was on Friday the first country outside of Europe ...
Thailand to get vaccine from Asia after EU export control, minister says
Thailand will import the first doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine from Asia after Europe enforced export controls, the country’s health minister said on Thursday.The European Union (EU) last week set restrictions on the export of vaccines from the bloc through to March to ensure it will ...
