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Boost jab confidence published : 12 May 2021 at 04:00 10 The government needs to boost public confidence in its Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan immediately and ensure that more people take part in the campaign. Failure to do this will be disastrous. The government's vaccination plan did not get off to a good start. With old problems unsolved and new ones emerging almost everyday, vaccine hesitancy has settled in among the populace. The risk is that mass inoculation could falter unless the government makes every effort to give it a boost. Its plan to launch a public relations campaign se...

Startups join fight against coronavirus published : 11 May 2021 at 04:00 Local startups have joined hands to help in the fight against Covid-19 by using digital technology to help streamline work processes at field hospitals and support a queue management system for vaccinations. "Local tech startups can play a role in overcoming this health crisis if they are granted the opportunity to test systems," Rungsun Promprasith, chief executive of QueQ, a queue management mobile application, told the Bangkok Post. QueQ plans to test its new feature called "Vaccine Queui...

Moderna package likely below B3,000 Moderna package likely below B3,000 THAILAND: The price for a package of two shots of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine offered by private hospitals will be no more than B3,000, hospital executives say. Sunday 9 May 2021, 09:06AM Moderna is likely to be the first brand to be ordered by the Government Pharmaceutical Organization on behalf of private hospitals. Photo: AFP. The Private Hospital Association announced the plan after a meeting on Thursday (May 6) to discuss a common approach to offering alternative vaccines. Moderna is likely to be the first brand to be o...

Build better Covid apps published : 8 May 2021 at 04:00 2 The war against Covid-19 will be a long one, and despite the substantial rise in cases and the death toll, it is too early to predict whether Thailand will win or lose. Last year, our frontline workers -- often referred to as "Nak Roeb Sua Kao" (warriors in white gowns) won an early battle against the coronavirus after efficiently tracing infections and treating people. Yet, the country now appears to be in retreat following the identification of clusters in Samut Sakhon province, gambling dens in the eastern provinces and Bangkok'...

news Expats fear jabs are not for them The Bangkok Post © The Bangkok Post As Covid cases and the death toll in Thailand steeply climbs, Dr Opas Kankawinpong, head of the Disease Control Department, on Thursday came out to pacify fears of the foreign community in Thailand — at last. “Anyone living in Thailand, be they Thai or foreign, will be able to get the vaccine if they want it,” he said. The statement nevertheless has done little to calm the expat community — of about three million — of fears they would be sidelined in the government’s rush to administer lim...