Thailand’s PM receives AstraZeneca jab as Asia mostly backs treatment

Thailand’s prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, front left, receives a shot of the AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine at government house in Bangkok, Thailand (AP)

Thailand’s prime minister received a jab of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, as much of Asia shrugged off concerns about reports of blood clots in some recipients in Europe, saying that so far there is no evidence to link the two.

Many countries using the vaccine also said the benefits from inoculation far outweighed possible risks, even as parts of Europe suspended it pending investigation of potential side effects.