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Delivery of jabs in doubt

Delivery of jabs in doubt

Stockpiling by EU may halt exports

A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo on Jan 11, 2021. (Reuters photo)

The government now appears reluctant to confirm if a second batch of Covid-10 vaccines will arrive in Thailand in June as expected, after the European Commission said it will seek to impose a mechanism allowing members to block exports if the EU’s own purchase orders have yet to be fulfilled.

The government is concerned about the possibility of the EU limiting exports of Covid-19 vaccines and has begun negotiating with European vaccine suppliers over the prospect, said Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday.

“We have already done everything we can on our…

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