800,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive, 1 million more coming next month

SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021
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Another batch of Sinovac vaccine has arrived in Thailand, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday.

 

In a post on Facebook, Anutin said the latest batch of 800,000 doses would be distributed to medical personnel nationwide, as well as to people who live in Bangkok’s hotspot -- Bangkhae districr.

 

The minister added that another one million doses of the vaccine would arrive in April.

 

He said his ministry planned to buy more than 5 milliion doses of vaccine from Sinovac. The order was under discussion between the government and the company.