Thai Government Seeks 25 Million Doses of Pfizer, Janssen Vaccines

The Thai government has announced negotiations are underway to buy 25 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer and Janssen vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. According to the government’s disease control chief the doses will help the government meet its target of administering 100 million vaccine shots by years end.

The Thai government currently, only 61 million doses from AstraZeneca and 6 million from Chinese firm Sinovac have been officially secured. However many Thai are extremely weary of the Sinovac vaccine from China.

Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, head of the Department of Disease Control, told the media yesterday that 8 million more doses from Sinovac and the 25 million from Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson will make the 100-million mark achievable.

The Thai government also plans to order an additional 50 million doses for next year as booster shots will likely be required, especially if…