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SEC asks THG to clarify vaccine deal
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published : 4 Aug 2021 at 11:25 Dr Boon Vanasin, chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday asked Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) and its chairman Boon Vanasin to clarify a reported deal with the Defence Ministry to import the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech.
The SEC said Dr Boon told reporters on Tuesday that his group would this week sign a contract with the Defence Ministry, which would import a supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
However, the ministry denied later that day that it had a plan with any company to import the vaccine.
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