Here are Thailand’s first vaccines coming from Beijing

After the first batch of vaccines failed to arrive as expected on Valentine’s Day, Thailand’s health minister yesterday wasn’t going to miss his shot at reassuring the public they’re still on the way.

Several pallets of boxes of Chinese Sinovac vaccines wrapped in plastic storages besides signs reading “Thailand” and “Docking Area” were shared by Anutin Charnvirakul on his social media.

“Sinovac’s vaccine manufacturer sent this picture to me to confirm that the first batch  of COVID-19 vaccines for Thailand is arriving in Suvarnabhumi Airport this February 24,” Anutin wrote on Sunday. “I informed my MPs that they will be delivered until they total 2,000,000 doses, as ordered by The Government Pharmaceutical Organization, by the end of April.”

The first batch of 200,000 doses – enough for 100,000 inoculations – from Beijing will land…