Inoculation boost expected with Moderna shots

Steps to safety: Buddhist monks being sprayed with disinfectant by a volunteer after the funeral of a woman who died at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Buddhist temple in Nonthaburi. — AFP

The government expects to offer the Moderna vaccine to most of its population soon as it steps up the rollout of its Covid-19 vaccination campaign, a health official said.

The latest drive comes amid growing public criticism of the slow rollout of free vaccinations offered by the government, which stands at 1.73 million shots so far – less than 1% of its population.