(Reuters photo)Hospitals are planning to start administering the 560,000 Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses which arrive next week to those who have pre-ordered by Nov 8, pending the required clearance process. In total, the PHA has ordered more than 8.6 million Moderna vaccine doses, about 1.9 million of which will be delivered in December. He said one dose of the Moderna vaccine contains 100 microgrammes and the imported jabs are of the 1273 type, which can prevent the Delta variant of Covid-19. Previously, ZP Therapeutics, a division of Zuellig Pharma and the official partner of Moderna in Thailand, confirmed the first shipment of 560,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine will arrive in Thailand by Nov 5. Previously, it only said the jabs will arrive in the next quarter.

Source: Bangkok Post October 25, 2021 00:19 UTC