Foreigners to get 'equal access' to vaccine
Three million foreigners living in Thailand have as much right to Covid-19 vaccinations as Thais because the goal is to achieve herd immunity, the government said.
Three million foreigners living in Thailand have as much right to Covid-19 vaccinations as Thais because the goal is to achieve herd immunity, the government said.
Samples of AstraZeneca vaccine licensed to be produced locally by Siam Bioscience have passed the standard set by the Department of Medical Sciences (DMS).
The Public Health Ministry has proposed "targeted lockdown" measures and a new colour-coding system to identify provinces most at risk of the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
The Public Health Ministry insists the Sinovac vaccine is safe and it will continue to use it, despite seven people having problems after receiving it.
Thailand is waiting for price quotes from US-based Pfizer Inc before the country can buy 5-10 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
The government is confident it can overcome the current Covid-19 crisis without a nationwide lockdown.
The Ministry of Public Health will next month be launching "Mor Prom," a phone app that lets people book their Covid-19 vaccines.
Refugees fleeing across the border from Myanmar will be allowed into Thailand if the violence there escalates, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.