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AZ to be main vaccine for unvaccinated, Pfizer used as booster for those with two AZ jabs

14 Sept 10:30 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Disease Control Department outlines its January vaccination plan for unvaccinated individuals and those needing booster shots.
Unvaccinated adults (18+) will receive AstraZeneca for their first and second doses, with alternative options including AstraZeneca/Pfizer or Sinovac/AstraZeneca combinations.
Unvaccinated adolescents aged 12-17 will be administered two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Booster shot regimens are specified: individuals with two AstraZeneca doses will receive Pfizer, while those with Sinovac/AstraZeneca, two Sinovac/Sinopharm, or prior infection will receive AstraZeneca boosters.

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.