Thailand delayed AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccination scheduled to begin on Friday with its prime minister and cabinet members taking the first shots, citing safety concerns following reports of blood clots in some vaccines in the region. Europe.
The Asian country is the first country outside Europe to ban the use of the AstraZeneca scene, while several countries including Canada, Australia, the Philippines and South Korea said it would Them on.
At a health ministry press conference, Prasit Watanapa, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, confirmed that the release would be delayed after the vaccine was banned using the vaccine in Denmark, Norway. and Iceland.
“AstraZeneca is still a good vaccine but with what has happened … the health ministry based on this advice would like to immediately suspend the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine,” said Kiattiphum Wongjit, permanent secretary for the Ministry. Public Health.