Ministry earmarks about Bt3 billion for Covid-19 vaccines

By THE NATION

 

 

The National Vaccine Committee is planning to set aside Bt2.93 billion to purchase 66 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines within next year, Public Health Ministry spokesperson Dr Phanprapha Yongtrakul said on Monday.

 

The 66 million doses will cover 33 million Thais or roughly 50 per cent of the population.

 

“The committee, chaired by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, has decided to reserve the vaccines via two methods,” she said.

 

“The first will be to reserve a lot via the Covax campaign overseen by the World Health Organisation, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the Vaccine Alliance, which should cover 20 per cent of Thais. The second will be to reserve doses with 10 manufacturers in the US, China, UK and Russia that are conducting third-phase human trials,” she added.

 

“We expect the vaccine to be ready next year, and each person will require two doses. The deal for reserving vaccines for Thai people will be discussed later this month,” said Dr Nakhon Premsri, director of National Vaccine Institute.

 

“Our proposed budget is subject to approval by the Cabinet, which will decide if it should come from the national budget or government loans. The vaccines will be supplied in lots, so payments can also be made in instalments.”

 

Nakhon added that the vaccine will be provided to priority groups first, such as medical staff who are at the frontline of the battle against Covid-19 as they face the highest risk and are vital to the country’s public health system.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395642

 

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And what about the long stay foreigners? Or are those doses for Thai under the 30 baht health care scheme while foreigners will pay 30,000 per dose.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The National Vaccine Committee is planning to set aside Bt2.93 billion to purchase 66 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines

Ok if my simple arithmetic is correct ,that works out to 45 baht per,add 35% corruption = 61 baht,that means farang price 610

17 hours ago, webfact said:

The 66 million doses will cover 33 million Thais or roughly 50 per cent of the population.

 

why only 50%

Come on if you are to rely on vaccination to bring the kingdom back to normality suryl you need  to move to around 80% that would lead to immunity?

 

Wow, only half the price for one of China's submarines being purchased by the military.

Seems to be a lopsided priority for the nation's security.

not even 50 baht for a vaccine ? this cannot be right ?

 

but the question is ... WHAT VACCINE ...   and WHY .... for 59 deaths ??????????????