One year ago today, the first case of a mysterious ailment first found in China was found outside its borders – in Thailand. Though it wasn’t announced until six days later and had no name beyond being called the Wuhan pneumonia for its emergence in the city of that name, it was the virus’ first step in plunging the world into a year of chaos and heartbreak.
Three-hundred-sixty-five days later, a second-wave of infections is burning through Thailand, which is expected today to cross the threshold of 10,000 infections. With restrictions on travel and life coming down hard again, many in the capital wonder when they might obtain one of the many vaccines coming on the market.
And for Thailand’s foreign residents, that oft-asked question usually comes with a skeptical assessment.
Coconuts Bangkok reached out to those who might know the answer and found out that,…
