News Forum - Southern Thailand to receive 500,000 vaccine doses to combat Covid-19 surge

[Thaiger]

The head of the Disease Control Department says half a million vaccine doses are being sent to 4 southern provinces. Opart Karnkawinpong says the allocation is to help the region battle a surge in Covid-19 infections. The southern provinces have already received an earlier allocation of 500,000 vaccines doses. According to a Thai PBS World report, the southern province of Songkhla yesterday reported 627 daily new infections and 1 additional death. Most of the cases have been detected in the districts of Jana, Thepa, and Hat Yai, with around 8,000 patients receiving hospital treatment. Officials are carrying out proactive case […]

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[Bob20]

The level of stupidity is astounding. After 19 months they still have no clue what they're doing!

Just like in Chiang Mai, sending vaccines after clusters have already formed is too late.

How can they have 500.000 doses and they haven't been shipped for use already???

Vaccines are for prevention, if you have contracted Covid already, they're useless until some months later! And starting to vaccinate people around the clusters won't have much effect until 2-3 weeks after the second dose!

It would be funny if it wasn't so tragic.

[Malc-Thai]

44 minutes ago, Bob20 said:

The level of stupidity is astounding. After 19 months they still have no clue what they're doing!

Just like in Chiang Mai, sending vaccines after clusters have already formed is too late.

How can they have 500.000 doses and they haven't been shipped for use already???

Vaccines are for prevention, if you have contracted Covid already, they're useless until some months later! And starting to vaccinate people around the clusters won't have much effect until 2-3 weeks after the second dose!

It would be funny if it wasn't so tragic.

Wak-a-mole again .. covid clusters so send vaccines !