Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday.

Anutin said the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has become a third choice for Thailand in addition to Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines that were earlier approved by the FDA.

Thailand confirmed 97 cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, mostly in Bangkok, according to a report of the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration. The country has so far confirmed a total of 28,443 cases.