Thailand to mix Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines to increase protection

FILE PHOTO: People sleep under a bridge as they wait for a free coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test in Bangkok, Thailand July 11, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's immunisation strategy against the coronavirus will see a shot of AstraZeneca's viral vector vaccine administered after one dose of Sinovac's vaccine, its health minister said on Monday,

The plan, if implemented, would be the first publicly announced mix and match of a Chinese vaccine and a Western-developed shot.