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Ministry moving to purchase updated Covid vaccines 

  THE Public Health Ministry is moving to purchase updated Covid vaccines with this expected to take place next year and all those in the high-risk groups would require one jab each, Matichon newspaper said today (Sept. 6). Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn, deputy head of the Disease Control Department, said the ministry has been working with

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Another 1 million doses of Covid vaccine donated by US arriving here soon

THE PUBLIC Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department is moving to get Cabinet approval for an additional donation by US of approximately one million doses of Covid vaccine with this believed to be Moderna, Sanook.com said today (Nov. 9) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said  it is expected that this second lot of

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Moderna shares up after revealing single-shot vaccine booster for Covid and flu

  By CNBC and Siam Rath MODERNA shares rose yesterday (Sept. 10) after it announced it’s developing a two-in-one vaccine booster shot that protects against both Covid-19 and the seasonal flu. The new vaccine, which the company is calling mRNA-1073, combines Moderna’s current Covid vaccine with a flu shot that’s also under development, according to

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Army colonel in hot water for seeking Moderna vaccine for military personnel

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ARMY COLONEL attached to the Thai Armed Forces headquarters will be disciplinarily punished for trying to obtain Moderna vaccine for purported use among military personnel and their family members. Deputy Thai Armed Forces headquarters spokesman Maj. Gen. Thirapong Pattamasing said today (July 23) the colonel in question, who is

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Thai firm plans to import world’s first Covid-19 vaccine for animals

SUPREME Pharmatech, a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in Thailand, plans to import 10,000 doses of the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine for animals, NNT said today (May 30). Supreme Pharmatech CEO, Milint Wintarasiri, said the company is in negotiations with the manufacturer, Carnivac-Cov, to import the vaccine. She said that this is a good opportunity to contribute

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Private hospitals plan to order 5 million doses of Moderna vaccine

THE Private Hospital Association is expected to use Moderna shots for its own inoculation programme, alongside the government’s mass rollout of AstraZeneca and Sinovac Biotech vaccines, NNT said today (May 24). Deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul said the group of over 200 private hospitals is currently reviewing orders from its members and will procure the

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