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CTN News -The Thai government must do a better job allaying fears about a shortage of vaccines before mass vaccination starts

With technology for medical devices continuing to evolve in line with rising demand, Thailand remains focused on promoting technology and innovation in its medical device industry, leveraging the country’s global strengths as a top medical destination with a well-established and thriving industrial supply chain.

The vaccine stockpiling law should be enforced to ensure the country has at least 10 million doses per month of locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines for use in the next three months, says Prasert Auewarakul, deputy dean for Research of Siriraj Hospital's Faculty of Medicine.

AstraZeneca confirmed that it delivered 5.3 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Public Health during July, as part of an ongoing commitment to deliver 61 million doses to Thailand as quickly as possible. The July deliveries meet AstraZeneca's projections which show that in months with uninterrupted manufacturing, the company can supply between five and six million doses to Thailand. As of the end of July, AstraZeneca has delivered a total of 11.3 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand, and the company has started delivering to nearby countries from its Thailand...

Thailand’s class divisions have dramatically widened during the Covid-19 pandemic. With students returning to the streets in protest, even with tight crowd restrictions in place, after a three-month hiatus during the pandemic, the Prayuth Chan-ocha regime is faltering in public support and perceived competence to handle a dramatic linear increase in case numbers. Thailand, last year near the top of the list of countries which have handled the pandemic well, now finds itself third last, ranked 118 out of 120 in the Nikkei Asia Covid-19 recovery index. Thailand’s prime minister Prayuth publ...