By Subhabhong Rarueysong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) is aiming to hit the inoculation target of giving the first COVID-19 vaccine shot to at least 50% of the population by the end of next month.

 

DDC Director-General Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong said the Ministry of Public Health can give 900,000 vaccine doses per day and hopes to reach the plan for half of the population to have had the first jab by October.

 

According to the DDC, from February 28th to September 16th, about 43.3 million shots of vaccines were administered, of which 28.4 million were first doses and around 14.3 million were the second. The department also hopes to provide 1 million doses in just one day, to mark Prince Mahidol day, a key public health event, on September 24th.

 

Dr. Opas added that people are also learning to live with the pandemic. They have been following the Ministry of Public Health’s universal prevention guidelines, such as wearing masks, washing hands and social distancing in crowded areas.

 

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) is aiming to hit the inoculation target of giving the first COVID-19 vaccine shot to at least 50% of the population by the end of next month.

And 70% double dosed by Xmas 2022

Let´s just use pure math, and walk on the same line. That they actually manage to achieve their high goals. We are still talking about only the first shot. 

Today, there is about 20% fully vaccinated in Thailand. They want 50%, that means 30% more is going to be vaccinated during this month. Unbelievable!

However, then it will take another month to give them their second shot. For have a fairly safe reopening, we will need 80%. That will be another 30% to be fully vaccinated. Let´s say 2 more months.

Seems like it will be more likely to open the country 31 of January 2022.

Teaching the general public  basic  Hygiene  habits   would be good too, especially those who  food outlets

42 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Let´s just use pure math, and walk on the same line. That they actually manage to achieve their high goals. We are still talking about only the first shot. 

Today, there is about 20% fully vaccinated in Thailand. They want 50%, that means 30% more is going to be vaccinated during this month. Unbelievable!

However, then it will take another month to give them their second shot. For have a fairly safe reopening, we will need 80%. That will be another 30% to be fully vaccinated. Let´s say 2 more months.

Seems like it will be more likely to open the country 31 of January 2022.

I thought the same: no way they can open in October, at least you need 70% inoculations! keep on jabbing and maybe Dec 1st will be opening up!

Dr Opas Pokus with more words of wisdom and wishful thinking ???? 

Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) is aiming to hit the inoculation target of giving the first COVID-19 vaccine shot to at least 50% of the population by the end of next month.

 

Thank you for giving the clarification in black and white.

FIRST shot by END of month.

So he is, in effect, announcing it is not safe to open up in October?