Tue Feb 21, 2023 – 4:48 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Thailand’s Department of Disease Control announced that it is not canceling its contract with Pfizer for the COVID-19 vaccine, a claim that had gained wide circulation online last month but that the government is categorizing as “fake news.”
The statement, which was made on Facebook earlier this month, came after a flurry of haphazard reporting by right-wing media outlets and social media influencers who erroneously asserted that the country was voiding its agreement with the controversial pharmaceutical giant after 44-year-old Princess Bajrakitiyabha fell into a coma after receiving a booster shot in December.
An anonymous official with Thailand’s National Vaccine Institute denied the allegation that the Pfizer jab is on the verge of being pulled from the market. “There are no orders to stop or slow down usage or reconsider its use,” the person told the Associated Press. Pfizer spokesperson Trupti Wagh also confirmed to USA Today that the shot is still available for use in Thailand.
The controversy over the vaccine stems from remarks made by renowned microbiologist Sucharit Bhakdi in late January. Bhakdi, a Thai-German retired professor who has admirably pushed back against the
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