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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Thailand’s first batch of 1,000 monkeypox vaccine doses is expected to arrive later this month, but the authorities have yet to decide who should get them first, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC). DDC chief Dr Opas Karnkawinpong responded to media questions on the matter during a press conference on Monday. “We are debating who should get the vaccine [first],” he said. “It should be provided to bisexual men or people living with low immunity.” “[Monkeypox] is a very sensitive issue,” he added. “We are not sure if [bisexual men] will come to get the vaccine.” He said the firs…