Thread: AstraZeneca Delays Delivery Of 61 Million Doses

AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of 61 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine until May next year, Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said.


The move is expected to disrupt the country’s already-slow vaccine rollout further.


Mr Pitutecha said the delivery timeline originally scheduled for the end of this year looks like it will be delayed until May next year, though the company has promised to try its best to stick to the original schedule.


“Normally, a vaccine manufacturer does not make such a commitment. It will do it if possible. But the company does not have enough production capacity to respond to rising global demand,” Mr Pitutecha said.


But if any country that has placed orders for AstraZeneca vaccines is able to procure vaccines from other manufacturers first, the government will negotiate with the company to deliver the vaccines to Thailand instead, Mr Pitutecha said.


He added the company will deliver one-third of its output to Thailand, though Thailand has tried to negotiate for as many doses as possible or 40% of the vaccines produced in the country.


“Currently, we have administered the doses that are available to us. This month, we have procured 10 million doses so it is still going according to plan,” Mr Pitutecha said.


Under the original vaccine roadmap, the AstraZeneca vaccines, made by local licensed manufacturer Siam Bioscience, would provide the government with 10 million doses of the vaccine each month from July until the end of the year.


But the government recently admitted the company can supply Thailand only 5-6 million doses a month, or one-third of its total supply, while the rest will be exported.


The government said on Wednesday it is considering regulations to limit its COVID-19 vaccine export quota from the country without specifying the vaccine name.


“We have to wait for AstraZeneca vaccines day by day. That’s not easy because the vaccine market is dominated by big companies worth more than our annual budget,” said Mr Pitutecha.


He said the government may have a timeline for the delivery of 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this year, mainly from AstraZeneca and together with Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines.


“The Department of Disease Control (DDC) will sign a contract on July 16 with Pfizer to procure 20 million doses. The Government Pharmaceutical Organization will also sign a deal with Moderna for five million doses next week,” Mr Pitutecha said.


All will be delivered in October. This will be the vaccine rollout planned for next year,” he added.


Supant Mongkolsuthree, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), on Thursday, said he will meet Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul next week to seek clarification on supplies of AstraZeneca vaccines.


The government previously promised that 10 million doses would arrive last month and 10 million more would be delivered this month. But as it happens, the number has fallen short, and only 10% of workers in the business sector have been vaccinated, Mr Pitutecha said.


Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said Prime Minister Prayut has assured the public that AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines, which are the country’s main vaccines, and Sinopharm, which is an alternative vaccine, are effective against the worst effects of COVID-19.


The government also plans to import mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, as well as viral vector vaccines from Johnson & Johnson, to ensure there is a wide range of safe and effective vaccines for Thais, the spokesman said.


“We are actively working with the government in Thailand and governments across Southeast Asia to continue to deliver equitable vaccine access to the region,” AstraZeneca said.


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Not much you can say is there?

Translation:

The company that produces AZ in Thailand has realised it can make a lot more money exporting them and, well, just fuck the Thai people.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Translation:

The company that produces AZ in Thailand has realised it can make a lot more money exporting them and, well, just fuck the Thai people.

Gotta keep the shareholders happy!

Originally Posted by Grumpy John

Gotta keep the shareholders happy!

Shareholder...

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The company that produces AZ in Thailand has realised it can make a lot more money exporting them and, well, just fuck the Thai people.

Agree

Originally Posted by misskit

The government said on Wednesday it is considering regulations to limit its COVID-19 vaccine export quota from the country without specifying the vaccine name.

Do it !

Put your foot down to the greedy brit-swedes.

Their vaccine is shit anyways

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Shareholder...

That would be the better guess.

Originally Posted by helge

Agree


Do it !

Put your foot down to the greedy brit-swedes.

Their vaccine is shit anyways

It's a Thai company exporting the vaccine to its neighbours.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

It's a Thai company exporting the vaccine to its neighbours.

No

Originally Posted by misskit

AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of 61 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine

Another breach of contract

Originally Posted by helge

Another breach of contract

What's new from ameristan? zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Originally Posted by OhOh

zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Indeed.

Originally Posted by OhOh

What's new from ameristan? zzzzzzzzzzzzz

What the fuck are you on about now?

Originally Posted by helge

Another breach of contract

Not necessarly, there could always be conditions, specifically a 'force majeure' clause.

As an aside ... go ask Australia for some of theirs, they also manufacture AZ under licence and can't give it away ATM

Originally Posted by aging one

What the fuck are you on about now?

Just the usual.

ameristans failure to deliver on its promises. Politically, militarily, socially, financially, legally ....

Originally Posted by OhOh

Just the usual.

ameristans failure to deliver on its promises. Politically, militarily, socially, financially, legally ....

You do realize that we are discussing a Thai owned company, located in Thailand, which is producing a British/Swedish vaccine?

AstraZeneca is not a Thai owned company.

The vaccine is being produced in Thailand under licence by Siam Bioscience.

AstraZeneca is British/Swedish. It's no more Thai than Samsung is Thai.

This doesn't rebut any suggestion that ohno is being a dick, as per usual, admittedly.

Govt (last year): We'll make AZ under licence and vaccinate everyone. Farangs too. Promise.
AZ: We cannot make it fast enough.
Govt: We have some Sinovac, we'll use that,
People: Sinovac might not work against the Delta.
Govt: Okay, we'll give everyone AZ as a second dose.
AZ: We cannot make it fast enough.
Govt: Erm .... Nobody panic!

To think the shareholder wanted to win Thai hearts.

Originally Posted by helge

Their vaccine is shit anyways

Which one did you get?

Originally Posted by cyrille

AstraZeneca is not a Thai owned company.

The vaccine is being produced in Thailand under licence by Siam Bioscience.

AstraZeneca is British/Swedish. It's no more Thai than Samsung is Thai.

This doesn't rebut any suggestion that ohno is being a dick, as per usual, admittedly.

I read this opening line as them trying to blame Astrazeneca.

However, in truth:

Under the original vaccine roadmap, the AstraZeneca vaccines, made by local licensed manufacturer Siam Bioscience, would provide the government with 10 million doses of the vaccine each month from July until the end of the year.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Under the original vaccine roadmap, the AstraZeneca vaccines, made by local licensed manufacturer Siam Bioscience, would provide the government with 10 million doses of the vaccine each month from July until the end of the year.

Asta Zeneca uses about 25 different manufacturers around the world.

Sian BioScience is probably not that different

AZ is fighting lawsuits in the EU because of their delays

They aren't of the hook.......(I think)

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Helge you may find the EU courts are happy with AZ

Originally Posted by Chico

Helge you may find the EU courts are happy with AZ

OK

That's good....I guess