The next batch of 3 million doses of Pfizer vaccines will arrive in the kingdom on Jan 26 to inoculate children aged 5-11 years, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday.
Mr Anutin said the vaccine is part of a 10-million dose order previously made by the government. When the vaccines arrive, it will take a couple of days for the Department of Medical Sciences to review and test some samples as a safety precaution before jabs begin.
Dr Sophon Iamsirithavorn, deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said the vaccination programme for 5-11-year-olds will get underway at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health for children with underlying conditions such as asthma and obesity before moving to other hospitals.
The department will work with the Education Ministry to vaccinate all…
