Thailand approves Sinovac vaccine for emergency use; confirms 95 cases on Tuesday (Feb 23)

A health worker gets ready to collect samples during proactive testing of migrant workers at their work place, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Samut Sakhon province in Thailand, January 27, 2021. - Reuters

BANGKOK, Feb 23 (Xinhua): Thailand has approved Sinovac Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for the country to receive its first vaccine shipment of 200,000 doses from the Chinese biopharmaceutical firm on Wednesday (Feb 24).

The country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Sinovac vaccine for emergency use, and the first batch, aboard a Thai Airways International plane, is scheduled to arrive at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport Wednesday morning, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed onTuesday (Feb 23).