Private hospitals will need to reassess after official admits only half of Moderna vax will be available. Thai Visa



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Thailand's much criticized vaccine rollout was thrown into further confusion after an official at the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) admitted that only 5 million doses of ModernaCovid-19 vaccine would be available.

 

The Private Hospital Association were banking on TEN million doses being available and registrations for the rollout - to begin in October - were based on that figure. 

 

GPO director Withoon Danwiboon said that hospitals will need to reassess the numbers within this month for the rollout in the fourth quarter reported Daily News.

 

Even the price is still to be decided, he said. Earlier the PHA said it would be 3,800 baht for two doses.

 

The comments of the GPO chief came after one of Thailand's most famous TV presenters - Sorayuth Suthassanachinda - went on Facebook to slam the rollout of vaccines of choice at private hospitals. He thought there was an order of ten million doses. 

 

Dr Withoon said that negotiations with Zuellig Pharma were ongoing and a "Supply Agreement" would be ratified by attorneys in August.  

 

He stressed that the GPO were not in charge of the import but were acting as the official go between.