Germany has made a vaccine donation of just about a million doses of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine to the Thai Ministry of Public Health, planning to distribute this vital stockpile to Thai hospitals within the forthcoming weeks.
This appreciable vaccine donation was welcomed by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul throughout an official handover ceremony at the German embassy yesterday. The ceremony was conducted by Germany’s ambassador to Thailand, Georg Schmidt. Precisely 999,360 doses of the bivalent Pfizer-manufactured Covid vaccine were given to the Thai Ministry.
The gesture was warmly appreciated by Charnvirakul. He expressed his gratitude to the German authorities, emphasizing that the beneficiant vaccine donation mirrors over a century and a half of pleasant relations between the 2 nations.
Germany has regularly prolonged its hand in help in direction of Thailand in the course of the pandemic. Beyond contributing to reducing Covid cases in Thailand, Germany has additionally supported wider Asean region efforts. This support features a donation of two,000 courses of the drugs casirivimab/imdevimab, 346,a hundred doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and four freezing containers alongside 51,000 injection needles, reported Bangkok Post.
Charnvirakul appreciated the vaccine donation aid as extremely beneficiant, including that this strong help bolsters vaccine security in Thailand.
“The next step involves the federal government finishing a thorough high quality check of the vaccines in line with our laws earlier than distributing them to hospitals later this month.”
Although Covid is not considered a public health emergency, it continues to remain a global concern with vaccine donations enjoying a crucial position in tackling the virus. Mold echoed the World Health Organization’s continuing advice for repeated vaccinations to maintain a high level of immunity, principally specializing in individuals aged over 60 and those residing with persistent illness..