Published February 26, 2021, 7:24 AM
BANGKOK The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines that Thailand ordered from China’s Sinovac Biotech arrived in the capital Bangkok Wednesday, putting the country on track to kickstart its national inoculation program.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (L) and Chinese Embassy official Yang Xin attend a handover ceremony for the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak / MANILA BULLETIN)
The 200,000 doses, the first shipment among 2 million doses Thailand ordered from the Chinese biopharmaceutical firm, were delivered by a Thai Airways International cargo flight from Beijing to Bangkok.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, as well as Chinese Embassy official Yang Xin were at the airport for the handover of the vaccines.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (3rd L), Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (2nd L), as well as Chinese Embassy official Yang Xin (4th L) and other officials attend the handover ceremony of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines that Thailand ordered from China's Sinovac Biotech at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren) The 200,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccines, the.
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