Thai hospital purchased to stop advertising sales of COVID-19 vaccine
28 December, 2020
A private Thai hospital was ordered on Sunday (Dec 27) to avoid advertising COVID-19 vaccinations accessible in advance on the grounds that no vaccine is however approved in Thailand.
Vibhavadi Medical center told Reuters its online offer for 1,000 primary reservations for the two-dose Moderna vaccine have been the consequence of a misunderstanding. With reservations coming in at 4,000 baht, the full total cost of getting vaccinated could have been 10,000 baht (US$330).
As the first governments get started vaccine rollouts all over the world, questions have already been raised over the way the limited items are prioritised and whether people should be able to fork out to jump the queue.
The Ministry of Wellbeing said in a statement that no COVID-19 vaccine have been approved for use in Thailand yet and that advertising one violated hospital regulations.
"The removal of the advertisement was ordered," it said.
Chaisit Kupwiwat, a good director at Vibhavadi Medical center, told Reuters: "There was a misunderstanding and so we've stopped the program ... We planned to buy the vaccines, however now we've stopped."
A healthcare facility had sought reservations by Jan 31 for vaccinations later in 2021.
Moderna didn't respond immediately to an emailed obtain comment on any such sale.
Thailand has signed an progress deal for AstraZeneca’s potential COVID-19 vaccine, but hasn't set rollout ideas for just about any vaccine yet.
Moderna's vaccine this month became the second to get emergency make use of authorisation from the US Food and Medicine Administration following the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine.
Moderna has said it will deliver approximately 20 million doses to the US government this year and is expected to have between 100 million and 125 million delivered globally found in the first one fourth of 2021.
In August, Moderna said it had been prices its vaccine at US$32 to US$37 per dose for smaller deals.
Thailand is a significant hub for medical tourism, drawing sufferers from Asia, the center East and beyond.
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