Phuket to receive first delivery of COVID vaccine

By The Phuket News

 

Dr Chalermpong announced the news earlier today (Feb 14). Screenshot: PR Phuket / Phuket Radio Thailand

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket will receive its first 4,000 doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this month, Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol has announced.

 

Dr Chalermpong, who sits on the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee, which oversees all matters relating to COVID-19 in Phuket, announced the news during a press conference earlier today (Feb 24).  

 

“For the vaccine, we have good news that the Sinovac vaccine has now arrived in Thailand. The first 200,000 doses of the vaccine already arrived yesterday [Feb 23],” Dr Chalermpong said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-to-receive-first-delivery-of-covid-vaccine-79138.php

 

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Will be interesting to see how widely it's used in Thailand...what with the Philippines saying that they won't use it for healthcare workers due to low efficacy and Sri Lanka now possibly dropping it altogether in favour of AZ

wow, 4, 000 does>>
thats really going to make a difference
 

 

and in a poll more than 25% of thais said they dont want to get vaccinated