Thailand: Covid-19 cases in three digits again (149) mostly via active testing in Bangkok; vaccination drive is on


Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha wants the Public Health Ministry to speed up the country’s vaccination drive, after he suffered no side effects from his AstraZeneca jab. - The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK, March 16 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Health authorities on Tuesday gave the green light for use of AstraZeneca jabs in Thailand, after an investigation of post-vaccination adverse events in Denmark indicated no link to the vaccine.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha wants the Public Health Ministry to speed up the country’s vaccination drive, after he suffered no side effects from his AstraZeneca jab.

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