Giant firms call for jab options

Thailand should allow more options for Covid-19 inoculations to speed up the reopening scheme, or else more layoffs will come in the second half, warns the Mall Group and Sansiri.

Supaluck Umpujh, chairwoman of the Mall Group, said many business owners, particularly those in the tourism industry, are willing to pay for Covid-19 vaccination for their employees to reopen their business.

“Many vaccine types have been validated by the World Health Organization,” she said. “Thailand should consider allowing more options to accelerate herd immunity in the country so we can reopen the tourism industry immediately.

She said the Maldives vaccinated its residents and has welcomed more than 100,000 tourists, while the UAE is open for those outside the country to have inoculations under certain conditions, such as 21-day stays.

“While waiting to receive two doses of vaccine,…