The National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council has announced the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) as a Program Management Unit (PMU) through which the NVI will be responsible for managing national funding for vaccine research, development and manufacturing in Thailand from the fiscal year 2023 onward.
Sorry for slow vaccine supply
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Govt will make U-turn to join Covax
published : 22 Jul 2021 at 04:00
34 A doctor prepares medication to be delivered to Covid-19 patients under home isolation in Kannayao district of Bangkok on Wednesday. The programme allows those with mild symptoms to stay at home, in order to help ease workloads at hospitals. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has apologised for slow Covid-19 vaccine procurement and says it is prepared to hold talks to join the Covax global vaccine sharing scheme.
The apology came after the government weathered heavy criticism over its failure to procure enough vaccines as infection numbers continued to soar, with a record 13,002 new cases reported on Wednesday.
Article by Anthony Margetts CEng MIChemE
How the Covid-19 vaccine development is progressing in Thailand
THAILAND is a developing country in the Asean Region of SE Asia with a population of 66m and also several million migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia who work in the food production and construction industries. In 2019 Thailand received 35m visitors from many parts of the world to visit the spectacular beaches, mountains and temples. A dramatic consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic is that there are now no visitors, and the tourist areas are very quiet.
Thailand is also a globally-renowned wellness hub and has attracted millions of foreign patients in previous years. Its public healthcare is highly rated, and was ranked the sixth-best healthcare provider in 2019, according to analysis conducted by magazine
The cabinet has granted the prime minister power to temporarily enforce 31 items of legislation to curb the spread of Covid-19, while a medical expert has called for the rapid rollout of vaccines.