13 A health official prepares a Covid-19 shot at Bang Khunthian Fresh Market last month. Despite being lauded for successfully controlling the epidemic last year, the government s vaccination plan faces growing criticism for its overreliance on the AstraZeneca jab. Apichart Jinakul.
The government s planned procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines has become a saga that keeps circulating in news headlines. For much of last year, Thailand was lauded worldwide for its ability to contain the Covid-19 virus. But as the coronavirus pandemic increasingly moves from the virus stage to vaccine procurement and mass inoculation, Thailand faces a double whammy with a virus surge and vaccine scarcity. Unless the government changes course quickly, it risks gambling national health and local lives for what looks like a shambolic vaccine strategy.
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Thai Economy Struggles Amid COVID Second Wave
29 January 2021
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Thailand had hoped the new year would bring relief to its battered economy. But a second wave of the coronavirus has sunk the kingdom deeper into trouble, leaving streets scarred with abandoned businesses and millions scrambling for an income.
The kingdom, one of Asia’s most unequal societies, appeared to have controlled the virus, with just a fraction of the caseload seen in the worst-hit countries. But outbreaks blamed on Myanmar migrants smuggled over the border by Thai officials as well as clusters at illegal gambling dens saw a resurgence of the pandemic. Since December 15, 12,000 cases have been recorded, around three times the previous level.