Thailand has secured 61 million doses from AstraZeneca for its mass immunisation plan, producing those locally from June through royal-owned firm, Siam Bioscience. - Reuters
BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's government came under fire in Parliament on Wednesday (Feb 17) over its coronavirus vaccine policy, with opposition lawmakers accusing authorities of being too slow to start inoculations and relying overwhelmingly on a single vaccine producer.
"Why is the government risking lives of the entire country waiting for the AstraZeneca vaccine?" opposition politician Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn from the Move Forward party asked in a House debate. "Slower vaccination damages the economy and people's livelihoods."
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