The long-awaited Moderna mRNA vaccine has finally arrived in Thailand, with the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation receiving 560,200 doses yesterday. The doses, which make up the first batch of orders, arrived on a Lufthansa flight and will now bear quality checks before being distributed.
The Bangkok Post reviews that 77% of the doses will go to personal hospitals, who’ve already taken bookings and deposit funds from eager recipients. Sunaiyana Kitkasetpaisan from ZP Therapeutics, a division of Zuellig Pharma, official distributor in Thailand, says she’s delighted the shipment arrived as scheduled. The company has already submitted paperwork to the Thai Food and Drug Administration in relation to additional imports from a plant within the US. The supply of the first batch was hampered by ongoing problems obtaining doses from a plant in Europe.
It’s understood the GPO has positioned orders for over eight.6 million Moderna doses on behalf of personal hospitals. 1.9 million doses will be delivered by the tip of this 12 months, with the remaining anticipated in the course of the first quarter of 2022. After 77% of yesterday’s shipment is distributed to personal hospitals, the remainder will be allotted to state businesses. ติดตั้งโซล่าเซลล์ has placed an order for 1 million doses and will receive 20% of yesterday’s supply.
The president of the Thai Private Hospital Association, Chalerm Harnpanich, says those who’ve already registered and paid a deposit for Moderna should check with their hospital if they’re eligible to receive a dose from the first cargo. He adds that folks who’ve already acquired 2 doses of Sinovac and an AstraZeneca booster can postpone their appointment or switch their allocation to another person. Meanwhile, Chulabhorn Hospital has urged folks who’ve reserved and paid for Moderna as a booster to not miss their appointment as any unused doses will be discarded.
Trials of the Moderna mRNA vaccine show that it’s over 94% effective at defending recipients towards serious illness, hospitalisation, or dying from Covid-19.
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