Off the record has made a vaccine donation of virtually a million doses of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine to the Thai Ministry of Public Health, planning to distribute this vital stockpile to Thai hospitals in the forthcoming weeks.
This appreciable vaccine donation was welcomed by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul during an official handover ceremony at the German embassy yesterday. The ceremony was carried out by Germany’s ambassador to Thailand, Georg Schmidt. Precisely 999,360 doses of the bivalent Pfizer-manufactured Covid vaccine got to the Thai Ministry.
The gesture was warmly appreciated by Charnvirakul. He expressed his gratitude to the German authorities, emphasizing that the beneficiant vaccine donation mirrors over a century and a half of pleasant relations between the two nations.
Germany has continually extended its hand in help in the course of Thailand during the pandemic. Beyond contributing to lowering Covid circumstances in Thailand, Germany has also supported wider Asean area efforts. This assist features a donation of 2,000 programs of the medicine casirivimab/imdevimab, 346,100 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and 4 freezing containers alongside 51,000 injection needles, reported Bangkok Post.
Charnvirakul appreciated the vaccine donation help as extraordinarily beneficiant, adding that this sturdy assist bolsters vaccine safety in Thailand.
“The subsequent step includes the government completing a thorough high quality examine of the vaccines consistent with our regulations before distributing them to hospitals later this month.”
Although Covid is no longer thought to be a public well being emergency, it continues to stay a world concern with vaccine donations enjoying a crucial role in tackling the virus. Charnvirakul echoed the World Health Organization’s persevering with recommendation for repeated vaccinations to hold up a excessive stage of immunity, principally focusing on individuals aged over 60 and those living with continual disease..