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Thailand s jab fiasco needs an inquiry
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Thitinan Pongsudhirak A PROFESSOR AT CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY
published : 16 Jul 2021 at 04:00
22 Virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan, front right, administers a Covid jab to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, front left, on Feb 28. Dr Yong also advised the government to pioneer the mixing of Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines. (Government House Photo)
Thailand s vaccine rollout is evidently a complete shambles due to questionable procurement, supply shortage, and misallocation amid a deadly surge of the Covid-19 Delta variant. The situation has been going from bad to worse with no end in sight as a poorly conceived strategy unfolds into a national calamity. As public anger mounts with fast-spreading calls for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha s ouster, the Covid-19 pandemic is becoming Thailand s political game-changer more than anyone could have anticipated.