500,000 doses of vaccines to be sent to southern Thai provinces as COVID-19 infections surge

[snoop1130]

 

An additional half million doses of vaccines will be sent to Thailand’s four southern border provinces, in addition to the 500,000 sent previously, to help contain the spread of COVID-19 as new infections continue to surge, said Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, today (Thursday).

 

In Songkhla province, 627 new cases and one death were recorded today, with most cases in Jana, Thepa and Hat Yai districts. About 8,000 patients are still being treated in hospitals.

 

Since most of the new infections are occurring within families, communities and among work colleagues, provincial health officials have stepped up COVID-19 testing, with rapid antigen test kits (ATKs), to enable the separation of the infected as quickly as possible.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/500000-doses-of-vaccines-to-be-sent-to-southern-thai-provinces-as-covid-19-infections-surge/

 

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[pasathai]

private clinics still charging for the real thing ?

 

[Petey11]

Playing whack a mole again, one dose gives little protection and to give two doses will take at least 6 weeks to kick in full protection.

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

An additional half million doses of vaccines will be sent to Thailand’s four southern border provinces, in addition to the 500,000 sent previously, to help contain the spread of COVID-19 as new infections continue to surge, said Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, today (Thursday)

Should have been done months ago... but hey, the military consider the south a very low priority.

Until the numbers get embarrassing.

[thailand49]

Didn't the official in the South say they only want the Pfizer?  500,000 doses of what?  more Sinovac they don't want!

[Isaan sailor]

Perfect opportunity to use up remaining SinoVac stocks.  They’ve been pushing it up in Isaan to unwilling residents.

[CANSIAM]

Don't forget 300,000 AZ need to be returned to Bhutan in 60 some odd days....... 

[Burma Bill]

3 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

Perfect opportunity to use up remaining SinoVac stocks.  They’ve been pushing it up in Isaan to unwilling residents.

Thank you, I lived in Isaan (Khon Kaen Province) for 6 years, so if I had remained , it would have been Sinovac? I now live in Cambodia and coincidentally my two vaccinations were Sinovac, the only one available at the time (and still is for first/second jabs).

[Stocky]

3 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

Perfect opportunity to use up remaining SinoVac stocks.  They’ve been pushing it up in Isaan to unwilling residents.

Might be ill-advised given we have alpha, beta and delta variants present in the south.