Tomorrow is D-Day for the much awaited state mass Covid vaccination programme. After receiving the first batch of vaccines from AstraZeneca, the government — which had been attacked for its shambolic vaccine management during the past two months — seems to be in the driving seat.
To ally fears of a vaccine shortage, the government is doubling down on vaccine imports. It is planning to secure 61 million AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses and about 10–15 million doses from Sinovac gradually in coming months with a plan to reopen tourist provinces by August and the whole country by the end of the year.
The government is said to be in talks with Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson for 25 million doses. In addition, the Chula Vaccine Research Centre at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok is set to launch human trials of its mRNA vaccine…
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