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Thailand to receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses as early as February

January 1, 2021

The Minister of Public Health has revealed Thailand will be receiving the first 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine between February and April next year. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul,…

The Minister of Public Health has revealed Thailand will be receiving the first 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine between February and April next year. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, has announced in a Facebook post that Thailand will receive at least two million doses of COVID-19 from February to April 2021. He said this is the result of negotiations with all vaccine manufacturers who are currently producing COVID-19 vaccine for sale. Mr Anutin said he has advised the Prime Minister of this development; the PM has given it his full support, and has ordered related agencies to make the vaccine available to at-risk populations as soon as possible.

 




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Reporter : Tanakorn Sangiam


Rewriter : Rodney McNeil


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Thailand to receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses as early as February