Thailand Inoculates Expats; Foreign Tourists Wait For Surplus Vaccines
16 Sep, 2021
From February 28 to September 14, 2021, Thailand has already administered over 41.6 million doses of vaccines. Of this number, 694,076 doses have been administered yesterday
COVID-19 situations in Thailand (+13,798)
The Thai government will soon be procuring 449,500 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the European Union via Spain. The vaccines are expected to arrive Thailand by the end of September
The Thai Red Cross Society and Chulabhorn Royal Academy will import at least 9 million doses of Moderna vaccines as a booster dose. This vaccine campaign is funded by the government and will therefore be offered free of charge
CCSA says there are not enough vaccines to support vaccination for international tourists as of now. However, the Thai government will continue to vaccinate foreign nationals living in Thailand on a long term
The Department of Medical Services (DMS) has found that 10-20% of Thai COVID-19 patients
are suffering a post-infection syndrome, also known as ‘long COVID’, after their initial recovery
Phuket is now be able to contain local transmission, thanks to the competency of Thailand’s Public Health Administration (NNT)