By Woraprat Lerpaisal

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is planning to provide full support for the state-private inoculation program, which aims to achieve a target of 100 million inoculations before year-end.

 

FTI chairman Supant Mongkolsuthree said they are preparing to hold talks with the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB), to help the government in its vaccination push. The FTI is confident the economy will recover faster if the government can distribute vaccines faster than it is doing it now.

 

JSCCIB has set up four teams, responsible for vaccine distribution and logistics, communication, IT operation and extra vaccine procurement, to work with the government. The FTI believes vaccine rollout in all provinces will be smoother and faster with help from the private sector.

 

Mr Supant said he is aware that many people are reluctant to get injections because of doubts over the efficacy of vaccines and reported unpleasant side effects. The FTI will support the government in communicating information about vaccines, as inoculation will play a key role in determining the Thai economic outlook this year, even more so than economic stimulus packages.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-05-08

 

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Geez, they're coming up with this only now? Thailand has be amazingly slow in developing vaccination plans. I guess they were hoping the virus would magically pass right over the country. 

Start training at least 500,000 people to administer vaccinations NOW.

 

Identify and begin setting up mass vaccinations sites in each province.

 

Set up at least one hundred mobile vaccination vehicles, even re-purposed BMWs.

 

Someone remember to order enough syringes, NOW.

 

 

Or

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

preparing to hold talks with the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB)

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

set up four teams

 

 

"prepare to hold talks with a committee"  Impressive.

 

Honestly, high-school kids can organize cheering more effectively than this regime.

 

 

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The FTI believes vaccine rollout in all provinces will be smoother and faster with help from the private sector.

And no help from the government..

4 hours ago, Jimbone said:

Geez, they're coming up with this only now? Thailand has be amazingly slow in developing vaccination plans. I guess they were hoping the virus would magically pass right over the country. 

Be fair, they are stepping in where government has failed.

On 5/8/2021 at 10:22 AM, sungod said:

Be fair, they are stepping in where government has failed.

My comment was directed to the poor response by the Thai government.