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Thailand to commence AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine



Thailand would on Tuesday begin inoculation of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine which was earlier suspended due to concerns over its safety.

Report says the prime minister and his cabinet would be the first to receive the vaccine.

Thailand was the first country outside Europe to suspend using the AstraZeneca shot.

Authorities in Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and the Netherlands have equally suspended the jab over blood clotting issues.

AstraZeneca said it had undertaken a “careful review” of data from more than 17 million people vaccinated in the UK and EU, which showed “no evidence of an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis or thrombocytopenia.”

Thai Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, on Monday, reaffirmed that the AstraZeneca vaccine would be given to the cabinet if cleared by local health experts.

Anutin said many countries had confirmed that there were no issues of blood clots as a side effect of the vaccine hence the need to continue administering it.

“Our academic committee said it should be given and they will meet this afternoon for more confidence,” he said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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