3.5 million doses due to arrive in May as authorities try to speed up jabs(Post File Photo)Thailand will receive another 3.5 million doses of the Sinovac Biotech coronavirus vaccine in May, says the head of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO). One million doses will arrive on May 6 and 2 million more are due by the end of May, Witoon Danwiboon said at a briefing on Friday. Health authorities reported 1,583 new cases and 15 more deaths on Friday and said 250 patients were on ventilators. The government has also started discussions with representatives of Sinopharm about its vaccine, Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said. The country has also approached Bharat Biotech in India, US-based Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and the makers of Russia's Sputnik V.

Source: Bangkok Post April 30, 2021 11:37 UTC