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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 director of AstraZeneca Thailand. Photo: AFP file James Teague, managing director of AstraZeneca Thai...

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 of AstraZeneca´s agreement with Thai authorities, 180 million doses are due for production, one-thi...

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 the national vaccination programme. I want to assure you that for us, there is no higher priority tha...

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 million doses by end-2021. AstraZeneca is "scouring the 20+ supply chains in our worldwide manufacturing...

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 flights to destinations that are part of a plan that allows vaccinated travelers from abroad to stay for ...