Thai officials say Covid-19 vaccine shortage under control as cases keep surging and total now almost 200,000

Thai beauty queens Miss Universe Thailand 2020 Amanda Obdam (centre), Miss Universe third runner-up Praewwanich Ruangthong (left) and Miss Universe Thailand 2019 contestant Patrapong Wang handing out food boxes made by Michelin-starred chefs to children in the Klong Toei slum area of Bangkok on Monday (June 14, 2021), as both the food and beverage industries as well as food security amongst the poorest communities in Thailand continue to free-fall due to ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions. - AFP

BANGKOK, June 14 (Xinhua): Thai officials on Monday tried to play down concerns about Covid-19 vaccine shortage, saying the country's vaccination program will continue apace despite postponed vaccination set for this week due to delivery delays.

"There is a slight technical difficulty, causing the demand to overtake the supply temporarily," but the slight postponement does not mean the vaccination process will not go according to plan, Natapanu Nopakun, an official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at the daily briefing of the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).