25 01 2021 There’s a slang term we heard recently, when a dope was referred to as a “tool.” We had to look it up and came up with this: Someone who others normally refer to as a prick, dick, or schmuck. Then there’s the version that is: A guy with a hugely over-inflated ego, who in an attempt to get undue attention for himself, will act like a jackass, because, in his deluded state, he will think it’s going to make him look cool, or make others want to be like him…. Which brings us to Veera Prateepchaikul’s latest op-ed. Veera felt the need to boil over on the vaccine crisis. Veera, along with Somchai Jitsuchon, research director for inclusive development at the Thailand Development Research Institute, both defend the vaccine deal with the king’s company, Siam Bioscience.