AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine globally months after admitting to side effects
By Reuters and published by CNA ASTRAZENECA said on Tuesday (May 7) it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria’s marketing authorisations within Europe. “As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines […]
Read MoreMinistry moving to purchase updated Covid vaccines
THE Public Health Ministry is moving to purchase updated Covid vaccines with this expected to take place next year and all those in the high-risk groups would require one jab each, Matichon newspaper said today (Sept. 6). Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn, deputy head of the Disease Control Department, said the ministry has been working with […]
Read MoreGermany locks down the unvaccinated, weighs vaccine mandate
By CNN and US News & World Report Berlin – Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans for mandatory vaccinations in the coming months. Unvaccinated people will be banned from accessing all but the most essential businesses, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, to curb the spread […]
Read MoreDon urged to clarify visit to Myanmar to hand out Covid vaccine
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-CUM-Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai was today (Nov. 18) pressed to clarify a visit which he has quietly made to Myanmar where he allegedly handed out an unknown type and amount of a Covid vaccine to the military regime in the neighbouring country. Former Thai envoy Russ Chalichand posted […]
Read MoreAnother 1 million doses of Covid vaccine donated by US arriving here soon
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department is moving to get Cabinet approval for an additional donation by US of approximately one million doses of Covid vaccine with this believed to be Moderna, Sanook.com said today (Nov. 9) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said it is expected that this second lot of […]
Read MoreForeign Ministry halts donation of Moderna vaccine by Poland
THE Thai Foreign Ministry has halted the donation of 3 million doses of Moderna vaccine by Poland to Thammasat University Hospital pointing out that this is not a state-to-state donation and the original manufacturer too has to give consent, Thansettakij newspaper said today (Oct. 25) This action was taken after Dr. Boon Wanasin, chairman […]
Read More560,000 doses of Moderna vaccine arriving here by Nov. 5
ZUELLIG Pharma today (Nov. 23) confirmed that the first lot of 560,000 doses of its Moderna vaccine will be arriving in Thailand no later than Nov. 5, 2021 with a total of 1.9 million doses coming here within this last quarter of the year, Matichon newspaper said. A contract has been signed with the Government […]
Read MoreRussia denies claims it stole Covid vaccine blueprint from UK
By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC RUSSIA has vehemently denied new accusations claiming that Russian spies stole the “blueprint” for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and used it to create its own Sputnik V shot, with the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund calling the claims “scientific nonsense.” There have been fresh reports in the British press this […]
Read MoreDaily Covid count drops to 9,489 as woman threatens to sue govt
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry said this morning (Sept. 28) the daily Covid tally had dropped to 9,489 cases but there were 129 additional deaths while a woman who lost her unborn child after the first Sinovac jab threatens to sue the government, Sanook.com said Of today’s decreased batch of cases, 9,220 were among the […]
Read MoreMinister denies foot-dragging on additional US vaccine donation
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Sept. 23) denied Thailand has not signed and sent back documents to US for an additional donation of 1 million doses of Pfizer vaccine pointing out that the US embassy has not forwarded these papers, Sanook.com said. Earlier today Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, chairman of the […]
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