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AstraZeneca pledges six million doses a month, ‘harvests’ willing AstraZeneca pledges six million doses a month, ‘harvests’ willing BANGKOK: AstraZeneca is confident that it can supply five to six million doses a month of its COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand as planned despite a complicated production process. Sunday 25 July 2021, 10:28AM ‘There is no higher priority than manufacturing vaccines that can protect you and your loved ones, as fast as possible,’ said James Teague, managing d...

July 25, 2021 Bangkok: Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Saturday it was scouring its supply chain to find more doses of its Covid-19 vaccine for Southeast Asia, which is facing its most serious outbreak yet of the virus. The statement from the Anglo-Swedish company -- which produces its vaccine in Thailand for use domestically and in neighbouring countries -- comes in the wake of a supply shortage which has sparked heavy criticism of Thai Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha´s administration. Under the terms ...

An open letter from AstraZeneca An open letter to the people of Thailand Dear friends in Thailand, As AstraZeneca’s representative here, I see the challenges that all of us across the country face in the battle against COVID-19 and want to explain what we are doing to help. The rising number of confirmed COVID-19 delta cases in Thailand concerns all of us at AstraZeneca. We are in constant contact with the Department for Disease Control on the virus’ evolving impact and on how we can help t...

BANGKOK (July 24): AstraZeneca Plc is "scouring" its global supply chain to try and boost COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Thailand and Southeast Asia, its representative for the country said on Saturday, amidst speculations of local production shortfalls. The comments come after leaked letters showed last week that the drugmaker had offered to supply 5-6 million vaccine doses a month to Thailand, contradicting assertions by Thai officials that the government is owed 10 million a month and 61 mill...

Thailand to join COVAX, acknowledging low vaccine supply CHALIDA EKVITTAYAVECHNUKUL, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 9 1of9Passengers sit spaced apart while wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has ordered a halt to all domestic flights operating from the most severely affected provinces effective Wednesday. Exceptions are allowed for fligh...

Thailand reports record new COVID-19 cases for second day, apologises for slow vaccine roll-out Toggle share menu Advertisement Thailand reports record new COVID-19 cases for second day, apologises for slow vaccine roll-out People queue for free COVID-19 tests in Bangkok, Thailand, Jul 15, 2021. (File photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa) 22 Jul 2021 11:58AM (Updated: 22 Jul 2021 12:01PM) Share this content Bookmark BANGKOK: Thailand on Thursday (Jul 22) repor...

Thailands push for 10 million monthly doses comes as it considers imposing vaccine export curbs on Thai-manufactured vaccine to shore up domestic supplies, a move that could create problems for its neighbours, some of which are battling similar or more severe coronavirus crises. BANGKOK: AstraZeneca Plc has told Thailand it should be able to supply around 6 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine per month, leaked correspondence showed, contradicting assertions by Thai officials that the governme...

The Thai government recently announced a "sandbox scheme" for Phuket, saying the popular resort island will be open, quarantine-free to vaccinated Thai and foreign travelers from July 1. Koh Samui, Thailands second largest island also became accessible to tourists from July 15 under the same rules. Tourists can move around both islands freely and leave for other cities in Thailand after staying in Phuket or Samui for 14 days. "I think were already seeing the results of that (sandbox) with p...

Advertisement Singapore: Stranded amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, Australian expats have been left scrambling to get their hands on Thailand’s left-over vaccine doses. In what has been described as a vaccine lottery, expats received emails from the Australian embassy in Bangkok on the weekend informing them if they had been successful in securing a shot of AstraZeneca from a limited batch. Defying a ban on gatherings imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, protesters run from tear gas fired...

Mixed jabs strategy adds to confusion 8 published : 17 Jul 2021 at 04:00 8 A frontline medical worker at a vaccination site in Nonthaburi province looks at the contents of a refrigerator used for the storage of Covid-19 vaccines. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) The delay in Thailands AstraZeneca vaccine delivery plan is indeed a bad omen for the embattled Prayut Chan-o-cha government. The unfortunate delay, which adds to the vaccine debacle, has shattered the publics expe...