Dr Boon criticised the GPO over its slow processes that prevent private firms from obtaining Moderna vaccines in a timely fashion. The GPO defended itself saying that it was a failure of the THG for not putting its money upfront to pay for the vaccines that made the process slow. Indeed, the GPO needs to elaborate to the public on this important aspect as well. Society now has a lot of questions about state vaccine policies; about the decision to bet on the AstraZeneca vaccine and to purchase the Chinese-made Sinovac. To do that the government needs to get its act together and as part of that -- as they're hunting high-and-low for Covid vaccines -- they need to communicate better with the public.

Source: Bangkok Post July 16, 2021 22:07 UTC