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Govt inks deal for LAAB doses
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/07/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health signed a contract with AstraZeneca yesterday to procure 257,500 doses of the Long-Acting Antibody (LAAB) drug for people with poor immune systems who cannot get a Covid-19 vaccine.
Ministry signs contract to buy long-acting antibody drug
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/07/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday signed a procurement agreement with AstraZeneca for 257,500 doses of the long-acting antibody drug Evusheld, which boosts Covid-19 immunity in patients with low immunity levels.
30 million Thais to be vaccinated this year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/02/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health is pledging to have 30 million Thais vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of the year.
Govt goes cool on joining vaccine pact
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/02/2021
» While all other Asean countries are in line to receive the Covid-19 vaccine through a Covax vaccine-sharing programme in the first and second quarters of this year, Thailand's Public Health Ministry sees the programme's requirements too limiting to put down billions of baht in deposits to join.
FDA ready for key role
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/02/2021
» It is hoped the fight against against Covid-19 is entering its penultimate chapter as vaccines become available and countries begin inoculating their population.
Govt forms committee for vaccine rollout
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/01/2021
» The National Communicable Diseases Committee (NCDC) on Monday formed a sub-committee and tasked it with overseeing the rollout of the government's free Covid-19 vaccinations.
FDA vows 'safety first'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/01/2021
» The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that people in four high-risk groups -- including the elderly and frontline medical workers -- will be the first to be inoculated against Covid-19 when Sinovac's vaccine arrives in Thailand next month.
Thais to get 1st Covid shots by mid-2021
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/11/2020
» Thai people will get their first jabs of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford by mid-2021 at the earliest, said Dr Nakhon Premsri, director of the National Vaccine Institute (NVI).
Vaccines 'by June' if jab gets govt nod
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/10/2020
» Thailand could get the first batch of a Covid-19 vaccine in June at the earliest, if the jab developed by AstraZeneca is approved for mass roll-out, according to the National Vaccine Institute.
Alert sounded over deadly melioidosis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/01/2016
» The Health Ministry has been urged to boost public awareness of the little-known deadly bacterial disease melioidosis, which killed 89,000 people worldwide last year.