Korea Provides Thailand Additional Covid-19 Vaccine
The Republic of Korea decided to provide 501,120 doses of Pfizer, the BA.1 bivalent Covid-19 vaccine, to help Thailand fight variants more effectively. The vaccines reach Thailand on Feb 15th.
This is the second time that Korea provides vaccines to Thailand, after the delivery of 470,000 doses of AstraZeneca in October 2021.
This donation is expected to contribute to mitigating the worldwide Covid-19 crisis and to promote the two countries further cooperation, marking the 65th anniversary of Korea-Thailand bilateral ties.
Covid-19 Bivalent Vaccine
The bivalent Covid-19 vaccines consist of an mRNA component that targets both the original Covid-19 and its variants. Like the existing vaccines, the bivalent vaccines prevent severe diseases and death, and also provide protection against the variants that are currently circulating.
BA.1 Bivalent Vaccine: SARS-CoV-2 antibodies + Omicron BA.1 antibodies
