BANGKOK — The Public Health Ministry of Thailand has switched its vaccine strategy from double doses of Sinovac to a combination of Sinovac and AstraZeneca jabs.
The move, announced on Monday by Public Health Minister Anutin Chanvirakul, comes after more than 600 medics were infected with Covid-19 despite having had both doses of Sinovac.
The new strategy was approved by the National Communicable Disease Committee as a measure to combat the fast-spreading Delta variant which is becoming dominant in Thailand. It will be rolled out first
Under the strategy, a Sinovac jab will be administered first, followed by an AstraZeneca jab 3-4 weeks later. …
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