Health ministry defends Sinovac vaccine, cites Phuket study
Health ministry defends Sinovac vaccine, cites Phuket study
PHUKET: Public health permanent secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit has stepped forward to defend the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, saying that a study by the Public Health Ministry on patients in Phuket found that the vaccine was 83.3% effective at reducing infections and the severity of the disease.
Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit. Photo: via Bangkok Post
Dr Kiattiphum said the study was conducted on 386 patients in Phuket with COVID-19, noted a report by the
The study found that six patients who had already received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine did not develop a lung infection, he said.
Regional Court of Appeal, costing B366mn, opens in Phuket
Regional Court of Appeal, costing B366mn, opens in Phuket
PHUKET: The new Court of Appeal Region 8 building, costing B366.8 million, was officially opened at its site on Tha Kraeng Rd, on the south side of Phuket Town with a formal ceremony yesterday (Feb 18).
Friday 19 February 2021, 11:21AM
The new Court of Appeal Region 8 building, standing opposite the site of the new Provincial Hall, officially opened yesterday (Feb 18). Photo: PR Phuket
The new Court of Appeal Region 8 building, standing opposite the site of the new Provincial Hall, officially opened yesterday (Feb 18). Photo: PR Phuket