Thailand buys 5 mln doses of Moderna coronavirus vaccine

BANGKOK, June 30 (Reuters) – Thailand said on Wednesday it would import nearly four million doses of Moderna’s (MRNA.O) mRNA coronavirus vaccine towards the end of this year and a further one million in early 2022, for use by private hospitals.

Thailand’s vaccinations strategy so far has relied heavily on the viral vector vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca (AZN.L) and Sinovac Biotech’s (SVA.O) inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization in a statement said 3.9 million doses of the Moderna vaccine would be delivered in the fourth quarter and 1.1 million doses in the first quarter of 2022.

The announcement comes as the Infectious Disease Association of Thailand (IDAT)…