Thai health officials allay concerns over China's Sinovac vaccine


Thailand’s Department of Medical Sciences director-general Dr Supakit Sirilak.- The Nation

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Health officials organised a press conference to dispel widespread concerns that China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, being imported into Thailand, is not effective enough to tackle the virus.

The concerns followed tests in Brazil by that country’s Butantan Institute, with results showing that Sinovac is only 50.4 per cent effective.

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