A cross-vaccination approach using the Sinovac and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines is now being developed as an option for recipients aged 12-17. The move comes in response to findings that this approach heightens immunity as effectively as two doses of only the Pfizer vaccine. The recommendation for cross-vaccination in teens was made by the Department of […]
Read More Read MoreThe 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 doses given. The Center for […]
Read More Read MoreThailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved the procurement of an additional 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, to cope with the spreading delta variant of the virus. CCSA spokesman Dr. Thaveesilp Visanuyothin said the 32 million doses will be comprised of 12 million doses of Sinovac, 10 million of Pfizer and […]
Read More Read MoreThailand’s Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology, at the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University, reports that a vaccine cocktail of Sinovac and AstraZeneca is highly effective. The centre’s head, Dr. Yong Poovorawan, said two doses of inactivated virus vaccine help immunity rise to an average level of 100 units. If two doses of the […]
Read More Read MoreThailand’s Public Health Ministry has declared that the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing infections and severe symptoms, after conducting a study on recipients of Sinovac jabs. The ministry said the study was conducted in Phuket, Samut Sakhon and Chiang Rai provinces, as well as among Department of Disease Control personnel […]
Read More Read MoreThe government is adjusting its COVID-19 vaccine procurement plan according to the situation, aiming to inoculate 50 million people, or 70 percent of the Thai population. Recently, the government began procuring COVID-19 vaccine doses from six more manufacturers. Thailand is mainly using the AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines at this time. The government has secured 61 […]
Read More Read MoreThe Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) will import 11 million Sinovac doses from June to August, to support the government’s plan to procure at least 100 million vaccine doses for the country. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said, so far, the ministry has received 6 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine, 5.5 million purchased and 500,000 […]
Read More Read MoreThe government is developing a vaccination registration app, especially for foreign residents, as there has been confusion about the registration processamong expats, migrant workers and other foreigners. Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy spokesperson Natapanu Nopakun said mass vaccinations could begin as soon as next week, as supplies have arrived earlier than expected.The inoculation program will […]
Read More Read MoreThailand’s Private Hospital Association (PHA) expects 5-6 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to be shipped to Thailand in the second half of this year. They will be offered as a commercial alternative to AstraZeneca and Sinovac. PHA secretary-general Paiboon Eksaengsri said the association is coordinating with Zuellig Pharma, which is authorized to export the […]
Read More Read MoreA communicable disease expert has insisted the two COVID-19 vaccines currently available in Thailand are effective in terms of preventing severe illnesses, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. Dr Tawee Chotpitayasunondh, a member of the National Communicable Disease Committee, has made a statement stressing the importance of vaccines in the fight against the pandemic, while outlining […]
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