Gov’t targets total purchase of 140 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 2021

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - According to the government, Thailand is purchasing a total of 140 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine this year, to achieve its target of vaccinating 50 million citizens.

 

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesperson of Thailand’s Center for Economic Situation Administration, has reported that Thailand’s Covid-19 situation has been showing better signs. Daily recoveries have been around 20000 for over 20 days in a row. Daily new cases have also been fewer than daily recoveries.

 

According to the statistics, even though daily cases are still high, the trend has started to decline.

 

To achieve the target of vaccinating 50 million Thai citizens in order to create herd immunity by the end of this year, the government aims to have purchased 140 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine by the end of 2021 and to be distributing them to all areas covering people of all ages including foreigners.

 

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Public Health to procure Covid-19 vaccines for children aged 12-18 years who need to go back to school as soon as possible. In addition to schools reopening, schools where the majority of students and all teachers have been vaccinated will be pilot schools for the “Sandbox Safety Zone in School” program, to see if going back to school is safe enough and does not create a new cluster.

 

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[Scrotobike]

Is this another 140m or the same number recycled - if the announcements are added together I think Thailand could vaccinate all of China and India. So much blah blah.

[Karma80]

Another day, more vaccine promises. Did they commission the TAT to handle PR?

[Danderman123]

"is purchasing", what does that even mean? 

 

[Scott]

Off-topic post reported and removed.

 

[Gottfrid]

And what is happening to the other 40 million doses? As far as I know two doses of a good vaccine is enough for one person.

[newnative]

10 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

"is purchasing", what does that even mean? 

 

Not purchased. 

[Mango Bob]

You can have all the vaccines in the world.  But if you do not put it into their arms it is not worth <deleted>.  The PM and His health minister is no doing their job and this is way people want them removed

 

[wombat]

57 million people in LOS multiplied by 2  doses each = 114 vials of vaccine ...140 million should cover it. whats happened to the vaccine being produced locally?

[natway09]

Blah, blah, blah, stop talking & just do it