Bangkok vaccination centres shut down at weekend due to vaccine shortages

[Thaiger]

The government’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout encountered another hiccup at the weekend as 25 vaccination centres in Bangkok had to close due to a shortage of vaccines. And in a separate development, the Bangkok Post reports that bookings for Friday and Saturday were cancelled via the Mor Prom app, due to a technical glitch. Sanan Angubolkul from the Thai Chamber of Commerce says vaccine doses failed to arrive on time, forcing the TCC-run vaccination centres to shut. “We have no choice but to close our vaccination centres until we get more vaccines; we hope there will be spare vaccines allocated by […]

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[Buttaxe]

On the same day they get 1.5 million made-for-profit Pfizer vaccines, they shut down 25 vaccine centres. This isn't a developing country, it's a banana republic. 

[Bluesofa]

1 hour ago, Buttaxe said:

On the same day they get 1.5 million made-for-profit Pfizer vaccines, they shut down 25 vaccine centres. This isn't a developing country, it's a banana republic. 

Dunno, maybe they'll be short of bananas this afternoon?

The left hand does doesn't even know about the existance of the right hand, let alone what it's doing.

[BuffaloWhisperer]

In a real-life crisis you need real-life leaders. This kind of situation is beyond the abilities of people who get into positions of wealth and power by birth or connections.

 

 

[gummy]

1 hour ago, Buttaxe said:

On the same day they get 1.5 million made-for-profit Pfizer vaccines, they shut down 25 vaccine centres. This isn't a developing country, it's a banana republic. 

Bananas are good for you

[Buttaxe]

7 hours ago, BuffaloWhisperer said:

In a real-life crisis you need real-life leaders. This kind of situation is beyond the abilities of people who get into positions of wealth and power by birth or connections.

 

And this is happening on a global level - the abysmal standard of leadership, particularly in the otherwise 'first' world.

[Pongo]

9 hours ago, Buttaxe said:

On the same day they get 1.5 million made-for-profit Pfizer vaccines, they shut down 25 vaccine centres. This isn't a developing country, it's a banana republic. 

That is truly shocking, and yeah, Banana Republic is one was of describing it, tinpot dictatorship perhaps being another.