News Forum - Krabi received 500,000 doses towards its 100% vaccination goal

[Thaiger]

Krabi has received 500,000 vaccines from the Ministry of Public Health as the province begins its reopening plan and pushes towards vaccination goals. Krabi, along with Phang Nga, joined Phuket and the Koh Samui islands as Sandbox destinations that international travellers could arrive into for a 7-day soft quarantine before being allowed to travel freely throughout Thailand. Right now, the province has a vaccination rate of only 35.7%, with high-risk groups like those over the age of 60 years old, women over 12 weeks pregnant, and people with key underlying health conditions sending out about 62.5% vaccinated. Minister of Public […]

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[Stonker]

19 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Initial vaccine targets include healthcare workers and volunteers who would often be in close proximity to possible Covid-19 infections, and students in Krabi as they aim to reopen schools beginning in November

Inexcusable that healthcare workers are still unvaccinated here, despite all the hype and third booster doses, seven months after the vaccine roll out started.

[palooka]

10 minutes ago, Stonker said:

Inexcusable that healthcare workers are still unvaccinated here, despite all the hype and third booster doses, seven months after the vaccine roll out started.

Eastern Province health workers, school teachers , police etc were vaxed months ago.

Who dropped the ball with Krabi?  Krabi is one of Prayuts' "Save Thailand with Tourism" places to boot.

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

39 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

soft quarantine

ASQ=hard quarantine,  SAH+ soft quarantine, have I got it right?

[Stonker]

12 minutes ago, palooka said:

Eastern Province health workers, school teachers , police etc were vaxed months ago.

Who dropped the ball with Krabi?  Krabi is one of Prayuts' "Save Thailand with Tourism" places to boot.

As they were here, in Loei.

It's as inexcusable as it is unforgivable that healthcare workers were not vaccinated at the first opportunity, across Thailand, instead of priority being given to wherever it was politically most expedient.

[Jason]

I am glad to see ANY supply of vaccine being directed to these places. It's the only way international tourists who have to be fully vaccinated themselves will return.