Thai PM among the first to receive AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday (March 16)


BANGKOK, March 16 (Bernama): Thailand is to begin administering Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday (March 16) after a brief delay due to concerns over its safety, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha and members of his cabinet being among the first to receive the vaccine jab.

Virology expert from Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University Prof Dr Yong Poovorawan will administer the vaccine to Prayut at the Government House at 8.30 am (local time), announced Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

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