Prayut wants early procurement of Merck’s Molnupiravir and Pfizer’s Paxlovid

PM Prayut at COVID-19 vaccine presentation
PM Prayut at COVID-19 vaccine presentation. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Ministry of Public Health to procure Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s Molnupiravir COVID-19 treatments, so the country will [Read More…]

Thailand’s first case of severe side effects after receiving Pfizer jab recovering well

Vial of the COVID-19 vaccine
Army Spc. Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando). CC BY 2.0

Health officials have been trying to wrap up the analysis of what is believed to be Thailand’s first known case of severe side effects, involving [Read More…]

Thai Government Approves Proposal to Purchase COVID-19 Vaccines from Europe

COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca
COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. Photo: AstraZeneca Thailand.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved a Foreign Affairs Ministry proposal to purchase AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from [Read More…]

Thai and US officials to meet in Washington DC to resolve delay over Pfizer vaccine being donated to Thailand

A hospitalman, prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to a patient
A hospitalman, prepares a dose of vaccine to be administered to a patient. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) / U.S. Secretary of Defense. CC BY 2.0.

Officials of the Thai embassy in Washington DC will meet with their American counterparts this week to facilitate the delivery of an additional million doses [Read More…]

Debate on which vaccine is the most effective against COVID and how long it lasts

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Governor Tom Wolf. CC BY 2.0.

The third dose is at the center of the current debate on immunization campaigns in the richest and most advanced countries to protect their citizens [Read More…]