Religious leaders in the southern border province of Pattani have visited the vaccination centre, in the conference room of the provincial Islamic committee, to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots in an effort to convince their fellow Muslims to do so.

 

Pattani Governor Niphan Boonluang said that the vaccination rate in Pattani is currently under 50% of the population, the majority of whom are Muslims. This is among the lowest of Thailand’s 77 provinces because of a widespread belief that they might die after receiving the jabs.

 

Fewer than 1,000 people are being inoculated each day in the province, while health officials have set a target of 2,000 per day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/muslim-leaders-in-pattani-set-example-by-getting-covid-19-vaccinations/

 

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Bit late in the day though

They were waiting for Pfizer