Thai hospital tycoon sticks to guns on vaccine claims

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Thailand’s Thonburi Healthcare Group Pcl (THG) doubled down on its outspoken chairman's claim to be buying Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines on Friday, ...

Thailand’s Thonburi Healthcare Group Pcl doubled down on its outspoken chairman's claim to be buying Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines on Friday, helping its share price rise despite denials by both drugmakers.

Boon even told local media an agreement would be signed by Friday afternoon. By close of business, there was still no evidence of any deal.AdvertisementIt's still unclear whether Boon was insincere, the victim of a scam or - as he asserts - in the process of a brilliant fix to Thailand’s desperate vaccine needs."We are not doing it directly," he told Reuters.

Demand for mRNA vaccines in Thailand is growing. Pre-orders for Moderna vaccines through private hospitals were snapped up in a hurry.

 

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