published : 4 Aug 2021 at 04:00 1 Medical workers and volunteers in Khon Kaen in July launched campaign to provide vaccines to the elderly and those with underlying illnesses. Jakkapan Nathanri. In January, a mere seven months ago, I and two of faculty members at the College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University, co-authored a paper titled, "Locally-Driven Action in Pandemic Control: A Case of Khon Kaen Province". This article presented the results of a study that examined the local action taken in Covid-19 control and prevention measures in Khon Kaen. At that time, Thailand was among the leading nations in the world in Covid control.