Thailand’s Public Health Ministry reports that Thailand is planning to roll out a new vaccination initiative next month, using a combination of AstraZeneca and Pfizer doses to combat COVID-19.
Department of Disease Control (DDC) deputy director-general Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn said the ministry’s COVID-19 operation center approved the AstraZeneca-Pfizer vaccination plan, based on recommendations from a sub-committee on immunization and new local and international research.
He said, under the new ‘mix-and-match’ vaccination plan, people aged 18 and over will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine as their first shot and the Pfizer vaccine as their second, after 4 to 12 weeks. The mass rollout is planned for October, when about 10 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine are scheduled to be delivered.
Dr. Sophon said the AstraZeneca-Pfizer vaccination initiative is currently for limited use. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered as a second shot to vulnerable groups who received the AstraZeneca vaccine in June. (NNT)
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