Thailand grants emergency use approval for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine - official

[webfact]

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine of Moderna Inc, an FDA official told Reuters on Thursday.

 

The vaccine is the fourth coronavirus vaccine approved so far in Thailand. Its use is valid for one year from May 13, Paisan Dankhu, the Secretary-General of the Food and Drug Administration, told Reuters.

 

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Martin Petty)

 

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[edwardandtubs]

Great. But Australia has just secured an order for 25 million doses. Expected delivery? End of 2021 and into 2022. Thailand meanwhile hasn't even secured an order so the chances of it being here anytime this year are zero.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-57095035

 

[Fex Bluse]

These morons are are perpetually Kate to the party. 

[sammieuk1]

They have been working at breakneck speed then, ok guys take your lunch break now ????

[Willy333]

Ok. When? And how much?

[starky]

So this is officially, an official announcement officially telling us moderna is officially approved? Awesome! So we can officially use it for emergency use? How many does to we currently officially have in Thailand? Oh......right.

Officially when does Thailand expect to see any moderna.... 

Edited May 13, 2021 by starky

[Cali farong]

Moderna developed in the most advanced country has to wait for Thailand to grant emergency clearance but Chinese garbage vaccine is widely available.  And they really believe that they’re intelligent 

That’s why we love LOS is very entertaining 

[ikke1959]

Good news, but will they ever order it?? I can approve it, but if there nothing coming than this is no news

[shdmn]

2 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

Great. But Australia has just secured an order for 25 million doses. Expected delivery? End of 2021 and into 2022. Thailand meanwhile hasn't even secured an order so the chances of it being here anytime this year are zero.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-57095035

 

Unless Thailand can get it through COVAX.  Australia doesn't really qualify for COVAX.  Also, I'm sure for the right price Thailand can get it sooner.  I doubt they would be willing to pay it though.

[ukrules]

This is the vaccine I will be ordering as soon as it's available.

 

If it's this year then that's nice, if not then I'll wait.

[Thaifly88]

3 minutes ago, ukrules said:

This is the vaccine I will be ordering as soon as it's available.

 

If it's this year then that's nice, if not then I'll wait.

My thinking exactly - I’ll be in the same queue as you !

[ExpatOilWorker]

3 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

Great. But Australia has just secured an order for 25 million doses. Expected delivery? End of 2021 and into 2022. Thailand meanwhile hasn't even secured an order so the chances of it being here anytime this year are zero.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-57095035

 

Thailand only need 10,000 doses weekly sold for 5,000 baht a pop at private hospitals. 

Moderna is not for the average Somchai, he will have to wait for the local soup to be cooked up.

If we don't have any flip-flop statements,  we could see Moderna available in Thailand before the end of the month. 

[Rocking Robert]

That’s what I got two shots no problem at all. 

[vandeventer]

2 hours ago, Willy333 said:

Ok. When? And how much?

That's all we need to know.

[Khun P]

2 hours ago, Willy333 said:

Ok. When? And how much?

Are they not making this Moderna Vaccine here in Thailand? I’m pretty sure I read this a while back..

[4MyEgo]

The more choices available for those of us that don't want what's on offer for free, i.e. the Chinese, Russian and AstraZeneca vaccines, then we will be willing to pay for them.

 

Hopefully it arrives sooner than later.

Edited May 14, 2021 by 4MyEgo

[tandor]

3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

They have been working at breakneck speed then, ok guys take your lunch break now ????

...so that's officially official..i was getting worried again!

[tandor]

2 hours ago, Willy333 said:

Ok. When? And how much?

...don't ask silly questions..you will confuse them.

[tandor]

55 minutes ago, Thaifly88 said:

My thinking exactly - I’ll be in the same queue as you !

...i think all this is way over our 'farang' heads..how could we possibly be able to comprehend the thinking and workings of all this. 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine of Moderna Inc, an FDA official told Reuters on Thursday.

Means nothing until it's administered.

Just more empty rhetoric, Prayut should get vaccines in or get out of government house.

[Forrests Father]

1 hour ago, shdmn said:

Unless Thailand can get it through COVAX.  Australia doesn't really qualify for COVAX.  Also, I'm sure for the right price Thailand can get it sooner.  I doubt they would be willing to pay it though.

Thailand is not in Covax for exactly that reason

https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/thailand-defends-decision-not-join-covax-vaccine-alliance

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Thailand only need 10,000 doses weekly sold for 5,000 baht a pop at private hospitals. 

Moderna is not for the average Somchai, he will have to wait for the local soup to be cooked up.

If we don't have any flip-flop statements,  we could see Moderna available in Thailand before the end of the month. 

They've approved it, no mention about ordering any.

Edited May 14, 2021 by metisdead
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[clivebaxter]

Just another PR spin announcement to big up the men in uniforms who could not organize a bang in a brothel. If this performance carries on there certainly will be an 'emergency' for the vaccine to be used in

[thailand49]

Johnson & Johnson approved after submission to Moderna where is the J&J?  Stalling!

[MasterBaker]

what's the point to approve something already approved for use in every country? chaaaa-ching!

[Derek B]

29 minutes ago, tandor said:

...so that's officially official..i was getting worried again!

Nothing is official on this forum - you need to follow the Gov web sites.

[Megascott]

What exactly does “Approved for Emergency use” mean? Anybody? Bueller?

[JonnyF]

This is great news. They should all go out for a well deserved lunch to pat themselves on the back.

 

I wonder if these geniuses will get round to placing order before the end of the year? Probably not.

[topt]

52 minutes ago, Khun P said:

Are they not making this Moderna Vaccine here in Thailand? I’m pretty sure I read this a while back..

No. You are mistaken.

[AlQaholic]

5 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

Great. But Australia has just secured an order for 25 million doses. Expected delivery? End of 2021 and into 2022. Thailand meanwhile hasn't even secured an order so the chances of it being here anytime this year are zero.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-57095035

 

Wow! After all western countries has approved this vaccine for months already:) Anyway Thailand will make their own vaccine, as we all have heard. And anyway, a bit of ginger cures Covid anyways.

Edited May 14, 2021 by AlQaholic