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A group of prominent US citizens in Thailand has submitted an open letter to visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman asking their government to arrange Covid-19 vaccinations for its expatriate citizens.
here in Southeast Asia have joined forces, demanding the State Department vaccinate all American expats in Thailand, as a model for international distribution, instead of discriminating against them. "Biden has publicly announced that all Americans now have access to vaccines, but the government and State seem to have forgotten about us Americans living abroad," said the chair of Democrats Abroad in Thailand, Paul Risley, in an interview. "What are we, chopped liver? "These are vaccines, offered for free to all in the U.S., and most of them have been manufactured with taxpayer dollars." Some ...
A group of prominent US citizens in Thailand has submitted an open letter to visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman asking the US government to arrange Covid-19 vaccinations for its expatriate citizens.
Overseas and Overlooked, Americans in Thailand Seek Vaccines Voice of America 11 May 2021, 09:35 GMT+10 BANGKOK - Alec Goldman, an American educator who has made a life in Bangkok, wants to get vaccinated. Right about now would be a good time as COVID-19 cases in Thailand have been spiking since early April, fueled by the highly transmissible variant B.1.1.7, first detected here just before the four-day Thai New Year holiday that began April 12. Goldman worries about the health risks posed by long international flights. He said a trip would strain his finances. Alec Goldman is an American ed...
May 11, 2021 Share Alec Goldman, an American educator who has made a life in Bangkok, wants to get vaccinated. Right about now would be a good time as COVID-19 cases in Thailand have been spiking since early April, fueled by the highly transmissible variant B.1.1.7, first detected here just before the four-day Thai New Year holiday that began April 12. Goldman worries about the health risks posed by long international flights. He said a trip would strain his finances. To get a shot in the United States, Goldman, who runs a personalized learning startup in Bangkok, would have to ...