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Govt rolls out fourth Covid shot in 10 provinces

A boy receives a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease vaccine at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, in Bangkok on Saturday. (Reuters photo)

The government is ramping up the rollout of fourth Covid-19 shots to residents in tourism-dependent regions as the nation gears up for border reopening next month.

Health officials are offering AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines in ten provinces to those who have received their third dose at least three months ago, the Public Health Ministry said. 

Authorities have already administered more than 800,000 fourth doses, mostly to healthcare workers and those in high-risk groups, official data showed. 

The ministry’s initial plan was to offer fourth Covid-19 shots only to medical and public health staff and people in…

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