Private sector unsure on jab imports
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Business groups seek speedier vaccinations
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30 Apr 2021 at 05:33
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A man receives the long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine which is administered by a health worker at Wat Nimman Noradee School in Phasicharoen district on April 12. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) will go ahead with its plan to import vaccines for companies which want to distribute them to employees, while the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) accepted that it might be too late for the private sector to procure vaccine supplies amid intense global demand.
A statement issued by TCC says the government can afford to buy enough vaccines for people, so "the private sector does not need to acquire more and add financial burden to company budgets already affected by Covid-19".