Looking Beyond 2021: Vaccine Access for Thailand
Article by Silada Rojratanakiat It is a challenge to comprehend Thailand’s COVID 19 vaccine strategy in the big picture, as nowadays, the headlines overwhelm society with criticisms, such as the slow pace of vaccinations and vaccine shortages. It is understandable that an increasingly complex environment should not be ignored, and…
Three COVID-19 Vaccines Produced in Thailand Will Be Ready for Administration by Next Year
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The Thai government announced, via the Thai Khu Fah Facebook page on 20 July, that three locally produced COVID-19 vaccines will be ready for administration by next year. The first, CU-Cov19 (mRNA), is being developed in collaboration with Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania, and is…
Phuket Heightens COVID-19 Control Measures
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Phuket province has strengthened COVID-19 control measures as the number of new infections has reached about a dozen each day, while the Phuket “sandbox” tourism reopening program continues. Provincial governor Narong Woonsiew said a set of new COVID-19 control measures, aimed at stemming the spread of the highly contagious Delta…
Phuket Heightens COVID-19 Control Measures
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Phuket province has strengthened COVID-19 control measures as the number of new infections has reached about a dozen each day, while the Phuket “sandbox” tourism reopening program continues. Provincial governor Narong Woonsiew said a set of new COVID-19 control measures, aimed at stemming the spread of the highly contagious Delta…
Interprovincial travel services adjusted from 21 July 2021
According to the newest round of COVID-19 restrictions, air, boat, and bus services see suspension; some continuing as normal. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide an update on interprovincial air, bus, and boat travel within Thailand following the newest round of COVID-19 restrictions for the Maximum…
More Restrictions Imposed in Maximum and Strict COVID-19 Control Zone
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has signed an announcement on Regulation No. 28 tightening measures against COVID-19 in the “maximum and strict COVID-19 control zone (dark red zone).” The regulation, which was published in the Royal Gazette on 18 July 2021, was issued under Section 9 of the Emergency…