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DDC closes in on new dose target

BANGKOK: The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is aiming to complete its inoculation target of giving the first COVID-19 vaccine shot to at least 50% of the population by the end of next month. It also hopes to provide 1 million doses in just one day later this month.

Shoppers return to the Chatuchak weekend market on Saturday (Sept 18) after restrictions are eased in Bangkok. Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut / Bangkok Post

Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the DDC, said people have learned 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, reports the Bangkok Post.

From Feb 28 to Sept 16, about 43.3mn shots of vaccine were given to people, of which 28.4mn were first doses and around 14.3mn were the second.

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