Thailand will start using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday after a brief delay due to concerns over its safety, officials said, with the prime minister and his cabinet due to be the first to receive it.
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will receive an AstraZeneca vaccine shot at Government House at 8.30am before attending the weekly cabinet meeting, an official source said. Other cabinet members can also volunteer to be vaccinated.
Thailand was on Friday the first country outside of Europe to suspend use of the AstraZeneca shot. Authorities in Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and the Netherlands suspended their use of the…