(Photo by Apichit Jinakul)Covid-19 vaccinations in Thailand have surpassed 50 million doses after a record 1.44 million were administered on Friday. For the rest of the year, the ministry has procured 125 million doses. They include another 30 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine due to arrive by the end of September, which would be given to youths aged 12-18, he added. Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, attributed the accelerated vaccination speed to the 15.7 million doses Thailand received this month. “We’ll get another 24 million doses in October — 30 million if those of the alternative vaccine Sinopharm are included — and 23-24 million doses in November to December.

Source: Bangkok Post September 25, 2021 11:11 UTC