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Thailand approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use

Published: 24 Jun 2021 - 04:25 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 06:11 pm
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Reuters

Thailand's food and drug administration on Thursday announced it had approved the Pfizer /BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.

The approval makes it the sixth COVID-19 vaccine approved in Thailand, senior health official Paisan Dankhum said in a statement. Thailand has ordered 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine and expects to receive it by the end of the year.