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First Covid-19 vaccine arrives

Officials line up for a photo opp with the first lot of Covid-19 vaccine from China, at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday morning. (Screenshot)

SAMUT PRAKAN: The first 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine arrived from China and was received by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and high-level officials at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday morning.

A Thai Airways International plane carrying the vaccine from Beijing landed at the airport at 10.05am.

“Today is a historic day with the reception of the first lot of vaccine… The government has tried its best to receive vaccine as scheduled… Without any unexpected problems, subsequent lots will arrive as planned. We will have enough vaccine to develop herd immunity,” Gen Prayut said.

Relevant officials would decide who will be inoculated first, he said.

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