Phuket says it’s back on track to reopen quarantine-free in 6 weeks

Health officials on Phuket have resumed stalled vaccinations as marketing gears up to promote the island’s the reopening as a quarantine-free, global destination for vaccinated travelers.

Local health officials said they have acquired another 200,000 Sinovac doses this past weekend and plan to resume stepped-up distribution via mass inoculation centers to reach their goal of vaccinating the entire population. Vaccinations ground to a standstill earlier this month, with only about 100,000 residents, or 22% of the population, completing both Sinovac jabs as of Tuesday, a number unchanged from earlier this month.

That leaves six weeks to vaccinate the other 300,000-plus residents, or roughly 7,500 per day. Achieving what is generally considered herd immunity of 70% would mean reaching another 210,000-or-so people, or just about 5,000 daily now through July 1.

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