DKSH to provide Sinovac vaccine logistics in Thailand

[rooster59]

DKSH to provide Sinovac vaccine logistics in Thailand

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Government Pharmaceutical Organization has joined hands with logistics provider DKSH to distribute doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China set to arrive later this month, ensuring effective distribution to targeted population via temperature-controlled transport.

 

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) Managing Director Withoon Danwiboon has signed an agreement with Mr John Clare, DKSH’s Vice President on Healthcare for Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, on the distribution of the first 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Sinovac, China, which are expected to arrive at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport on 24 February.

 

Under this agreement, DKSH will provide storage and logistical services free of charge, using DKSH’s equipment to transport the vaccine at optimal temperature.

 

After customs and FDA clearance, the vaccine will be stored at the DKSH’s facility while pending inspection by the Department of Medical Sciences before distributing to distribution hospitals. The inspection process is expected to take 5-7 days. DKSH will also provide these services free of charge for the second and third shipments of Sionvac vaccine from China to Thailand in March and April.

 

Hospitals currently have refrigerators used for influenza vaccine available to handle COVID-19 vaccines at the initial phase of rollout. However, the Ministry of Public Health has approved a budget for hospitals to procure more refrigerators that will be needed as the vaccine rollout expands.

 

With 114 years of in Thailand, DKSH has been a key provider of logistics for pharmaceutical products in Thailand, with experiences of influenza vaccine transport in Thailand since 2010. The company also has a range of equipment and packaging to control the temperature of shipment, including 300 refrigerating trucks.

 

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[mtls2005]

7 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Under this agreement, DKSH will provide storage and logistical services free of charge

 

Interesting business model.

 

 

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Interesting business model.

 

 

There will be two parts to this agreement - the one discussed hear and another one securely locked away.

 

After all, if it is "free" there is no need for transparency...

[mtls2005]

2 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

After all, if it is "free" there is no need for transparency...

 

Gives new meaning to the term "low bidder".

 

 

[HaoleBoy]

Has Sinovac gotten the "OK" from the Thai FDA yet?

Or will this come about with a nod from Pinocchio when needed?

 

[trainman34014]

'Temperature Controlled Transport'.   Ah; that will be our Water Delivery Geezer then who leaves everything out in the sun all day on his clapped out, filth emitting Pick-Up Truck !

[connda]

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Under this agreement, DKSH will provide storage and logistical services free of charge, using DKSH’s equipment to transport the vaccine at optimal temperature.

The first round is a freebie.  After that, all the next pandemics will make vaccine manufacturers and their logistic partners literally billions of USD and trillions of THB. 
Smell that smell?  It's the smell of money baby!

[Cake Monster]

Give a " Freeby "at the start  of any Business Relationship, and hope it gets you bigger and better Contracts further down the Line.

Very short sighted , and it really does not work.

As soon as the Government have their own Logistics in place for the SB vaccine it will be Bye Bye DKSH

[Albert Zweistein]

8 hours ago, connda said:

The first round is a freebie.  After that, all the next pandemics will make vaccine manufacturers and their logistic partners literally billions of USD and trillions of THB. 
Smell that smell?  It's the smell of money baby!

Not a bad smell.

[swissie]

As recent studies show: Sinovac and Sputnik V are more effective than Astra Seneca. Dwell on it. A good time to stop idealogical trench warfare.

 

[shdmn]

4 minutes ago, swissie said:

As recent studies show: Sinovac and Sputnik V are more effective than Astra Seneca. Dwell on it. A good time to stop idealogical trench warfare.

 

There seems to be a lot of anti-asian racists and bigots on this board.  Their sole purpose for being here seems to be to spew their asian hate.  They must be miserable people to be around in meat space. 

[Scott]

A post with a racial slur has been removed.

 

[Soikhaonoiken]

Now what could go wrong... ????

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, HaoleBoy said:

Has Sinovac gotten the "OK" from the Thai FDA yet?

Or will this come about with a nod from Pinocchio when needed?

 

It's a given...