Ministry of Public Health has negotiated the COVAX project (COVAX) to supply the COVID 19 vaccine since the beginning, but Thailand was grouped into a moderate country. Do not meet the conditions, get free If participants have to bring money to come down
Today (24 Jan), Dr. Opasakarn Kawinpong, MD. Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (Kor.) Discussed the current news of the Ministry of Public Health (Ministry of Public Health) refused to join the project. COVAX (Cowax) Of the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide the COVID 19 vaccine and is about to deliver Pfizer’s vaccine. To member states that are poorer Which participated in the project more than 40 million dosages that
In the first place of vaccination, it was planned to join the COVAX program. But in that negotiation This is a program that provides free vaccines to poor countries. Which the project organized Thailand in a middle income country Therefore not getting free here
If they are to participate, they have to spend money to participate in the vaccine provision. Which the project has not yet specified that Which vaccines will you bring? And there is still no vaccine that has made much progress. Just telling Thailand to take the money to participate Once acquired, the vaccine will be available as a purchase at the normal price. If not successful, then the money cannot be refunded. It is difficult to put the money there.
“We have not left the negotiations on the Cowax project. Which at this time the vaccine has started to come out We keep chatting. In matters of information Maybe it can be divided for Thailand to buy at a cost or cheap, but Thailand is not in the criteria for getting free vaccines anyway. “ Said Dr. Opas.
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