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Prayut to get AstraZeneca shot

Anutin: Prayut to get AstraZeneca shot

Age restrictions prevent him from getting Sinovac

A vial of Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine is seen at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre in London on Feb 18. (Reuters photo)

The first Covid-19 vaccine to be given to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is made by AstraZeneca, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

“It’s important that Gen Prayut take the first Covid-19 vaccine shot because he is the country’s leader. There will naturally be a risk-assessment process by the Disease Control Department, which is an internationally accepted standard procedure. But it’s not discrimination,” Mr Anutin said on Tuesday.

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