A woman has her temperature checked and uses hand gel before entering the Tha Prachan market near Sanam Luang on Saturday. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)
The government is targeting the immunisation of 19 million people against the coronavirus in a first phase of inoculations starting on Feb 14, the prime minister said on Wednesday, amid criticism the government has been slow in rolling out vaccines.
Inoculations will begin with 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said. He gave no timeline for the first phase.
By May, Thailand will have received 150,000 doses from AstraZeneca.
In a broadcast carried on the government’s website, Gen Prayut apologised for not solving Covid-19 related problems as fast as the public had demanded.
“Blaming each other will not solve any problems,” he…
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