Thai PM gets primary shot of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after safeness scare
16 March, 2021
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha started to be the initially person to be inoculated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian nation on Tuesday (Mar 16) following the roll-out have been temporarily placed on hold above safety concerns.
Prayut and different cabinet members have been initially thanks to get their vaccine shots on Friday, before Thailand suspended make use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reviews it could result in blood clots prompted several European countries going to pause.
"Today I'm boosting confidence for everyone," Prayut told reporters at Government House, before he received a go in his left arm.
Prayut, who will switch 67 this month, in the future said he felt okay after the injection.
Thailand's overall health minister said on Mon the roll-out would resume after various countries had said there were no blood clot problems with the vaccine.
Thailand has started vaccinating frontline wellness workers and other teams including government officials working with imported shots but the country's overall vaccination approach is heavily reliant on building the AstraZeneca vaccine domestically.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is because of be produced by a company owned by the country's king, with 61 million doses reserved for the country's population.
The Thai-produced AstraZeneca vaccine is not expected to be accessible until at least June, when Thailand plans to commence its mass inoculation campaign.
Prayut and his cabinet were injected with a number of the 117,300 doses of imported AstraZeneca vaccine Thailand received for emergency make use of earlier this month.
Thailand previously imported 200,000 dosages of Sinovac's CoronaVac. An additional 800,000 CoronaVac doses would arrive soon after this month, accompanied by a million extra in April.
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