The US has offered to donate a million more Covid-19 vaccine doses, probably Moderna, to Thailand, Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai revealed on Tuesday.
Mr Don said that the Disease Control Department of Public Health Ministry is preparing to propose the US offer to the cabinet for approval.
The planned vaccines follow earlier large donations given by the US to Thailand in an effort to help fight the pandemic.
Asked if the vaccines will be imported by this month, Mr Don said it will depend on how fast the department submits the required documents to the cabinet for approval.
Virologist Yong Poovorawan said via his Facebook account that Thailand can follow the UK’s method by administering a half dose of Moderna vaccine as a booster shot for AstraZeneca vaccine recipients.
In the UK and many European countries, they administered half a dose of Moderna as the booster shot to those who earlier had AstraZeneca, while Switzerland gave a full dose to those aged…
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