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Thailand orders 20 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for delivery this year

15 Sept 03:02 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand has officially ordered 20 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, with deliveries expected in the second half of this year.
The Pfizer vaccine is specifically targeted for administration to youth aged 12-18, pending emergency use approval from the Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA).
In addition to Pfizer, the Thai government is also in negotiations to procure 5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines, whose vaccine has already been approved by the TFDA.
This new procurement expands Thailand's vaccine supply as it continues its mass inoculation campaign, having already administered over 5.4 million doses using existing Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines.

Yesterday 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.