The long-awaited Moderna mRNA vaccine has finally arrived in Thailand, with the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation receiving 560,200 doses yesterday. The doses, which make up the primary batch of orders, arrived on a Lufthansa flight and will now bear quality checks earlier than being distributed.
The Bangkok Post reports that 77% of the doses will go to personal hospitals, who’ve already taken bookings and deposit payments from keen recipients. Sunaiyana Kitkasetpaisan from ZP Therapeutics, a division of Zuellig Pharma, official distributor in Thailand, says she’s delighted the cargo arrived as scheduled. The firm has already submitted paperwork to the Thai Food and Drug Administration in relation to further imports from a plant in the US. The delivery of the primary batch was hampered by ongoing problems acquiring doses from a plant in Europe.
It’s understood the GPO has placed orders for over eight.6 million Moderna doses on behalf of personal hospitals. 1.9 million doses might be delivered by the top of this year, with the remaining anticipated through the first quarter of 2022. After 77% of yesterday’s cargo is distributed to non-public hospitals, the rest will be allotted to state businesses. The Thai Red Cross has positioned an order for 1 million doses and will receive 20% of yesterday’s supply.
The president of the Thai Private Hospital Association, Chalerm Harnpanich, says those who’ve already registered and paid a deposit for Moderna should verify with their hospital if they’re eligible to receive a dose from the first shipment. He provides that individuals who’ve already obtained 2 doses of Sinovac and an AstraZeneca booster can postpone their appointment or transfer their allocation to another person. Meanwhile, Chulabhorn Hospital has urged individuals who’ve reserved and paid for Moderna as a booster not to miss their appointment as any unused doses will be discarded.
Dollar of the Moderna mRNA vaccine present that it’s over 94% efficient at protecting recipients towards severe illness, hospitalisation, or demise from Covid-19.
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