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The Future of Travel to Thailand January 19, 2021 The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should be approved in the Kingdom of Thailand for emergency use. It’s expected this week Two private hospitals are also ordering millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines ahead of this regulatory approval. This is in addition to the government’s order of 63 million doses from two main sources as Thailand rushes to implement vaccinations for the majority of its population.  With regard to it’s non-T...

Thailand’s government defended its coronavirus vaccine strategy on Tuesday against opposition criticism that it is too reliant on a company owned ...

By Reuters Staff (Refiles to correct paragraph 13 description of remarks) BANGKOK, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Thailand’s government defended its coronavirus vaccine strategy on Tuesday against opposition criticism that it is too reliant on a company owned by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The attack by banned opposition politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit came as Thailand battles its biggest rise in infections and after months of youth-led protests that brought a rare challenge to the monarchy. Criti...

7:36 PM MYT BANGKOK, Jan 18 (Reuters): Two private hospitals in Thailand have ordered millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines ahead of regulatory approval, adding to government orders of vaccines as the South-East Asian country tackles a second wave of the virus. "We ordered one million doses of the Sinovac vaccine with an option to buy nine million more," Boon Vanasin, the chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group Pcl, told Reuters. From the initial one million doses, he plans to...

3 Min Read BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two private hospitals in Thailand have ordered millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines ahead of regulatory approval, adding to government orders of vaccines as the Southeast Asian country tackles a second wave of the virus. FILE PHOTO: Government workers spray disinfectant at the Klong Toey fresh market after it was temporarily shut down amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, January 15,2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun “We ordered one...

Global immunisation: low-income countries rush to access Covid vaccine supply Sarah Boseley Health editor © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Raminder Pal Singh/EPA There are triumphant scenes as lorries leave a vaccine plant in Pune, India, loaded with boxes that will prevent thousands of deaths. Adar Poonawalla, the owner and chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, poses on the tailgate of a truck, making the most of his company’s “proud and historic” mome...

THE country has received app­li­ca­tions from AstraZeneca and Sin­o­vac Biotech to register their Covid-19 vaccines for use in the country, the food and drug agency said.

Thailand on Wednesday said it was still on track to receive and administer a coronavirus vaccine by China's Sinovac Biotech starting next month, despite data from a Brazil trial that showed 50.4% efficiency, health officials said.

BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand on Wednesday (Jan 12) said it was still on track to receive and administer a coronavirus vaccine by China's Sinovac Biotech starting next month, despite data from a Brazil trial that showed 50.4% efficiency, health officials said.

BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Thailand on Wednesday (Jan 13) said it was still on track to receive and administer a coronavirus vaccine by Chinas Sinovac Biotech starting next month, despite data from a Brazil trial that showed 50.4 per cent efficiency, health officials said. "There is no impact on our plan right now," Mr Supakit Sirilak, director-general of Medical Science Department, told a briefing when asked about Brazils data. "We are asking for information directly from Sinovac, so we are waiting f...