BANGKOK (NNT) - The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has signed a contract with Zuellig Pharma Thailand to purchase 5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which are all expected to arrive before the end of the first quarter of 2022.
GPO director-general Dr Witoon Danwiboon said the Thai Red Cross Society, and all hospitals who wish to use the Moderna vaccine, have paid the full amount for the doses they have been allotted. The GPO, in turn, has paid in full to make sure that the vaccine arrives on time.
He said the GPO hopes that the Moderna vaccine, which is among the top alternative COVID-19 vaccine choices in Thailand, will be an alternative for Thai people who wish to protect themselves against COVID-19 and will prevent the virus from spreading, contributing to the goal of overcoming this crisis together.
Meanwhile, the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said the first batch of 1.5 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the United States, will be administered to four groups as planned, particularly medical personnel and health workers as a booster dose and adults aged over 60.
National News Bureau Of Thailand