[글로벌리포트]After the’vaccine nationalism’ storm… Thailand “postponed vaccination due to supply shortage”

[글로벌리포트]After the’vaccine nationalism’ storm… Thailand “postponed vaccination due to supply shortage”

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The conflict between the European Union and AstraZeneca has ended, but vaccines have become more difficult for developing countries that have not even started vaccination.

Due to the delay in supply of AstraZeneca vaccine, the inoculation was delayed in Thailand as well.

There is increasing uncertainty about which vaccines will be available and when.

Reporter Han Chang-hee.

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Thailand has postponed AstraZeneca vaccination, which was scheduled to begin with medical staff on the 14th of this month.

Thailand’s Ministry of Health explained that the European Union and AstraZeneca’s battles have disrupted the supply and demand of 50,000 vaccines scheduled to come by early February.

However, it did not reveal the details of how the vaccination conflict in developed countries affected the volume of vaccines secured by Thailand.

[시리턴 팟타꾼차이 / 태국 국영방송 보건부 출입기자 : 별다른 조치가 없다면 (보건부는) 어쩔 수 없이 접종을 3월로 미뤄야 하는 상황입니다. 태국은 현재로썬 유럽연합 소식에 관심을 가질 수밖에 없습니다.]

The government has also purchased an additional Chinese-made synovac vaccine, but is cautious about the synovac vaccination as concerns arise that the efficacy has not been properly proven.

Citizens are concerned about whether they are being pushed by advanced countries and getting a vaccine made in China.

[까몬락 / 태국 방콕 : 중국산 백신은 예방률을 지켜봐야 한다고 생각합니다. 쉽게 사용하지 못할 것 같습니다. 지켜봐야 할 것 같습니다.]

[찌다파 / 태국 방콕 : 저는 미국산(화이자) 백신이 제일 안전하다고 생각합니다. 다른 백신이 안전하지 않다고 말할 수는 없겠지만, 그래도 미국산 백신이 더 안전할 것 같습니다.]

The Thai government plans to produce AstraZeneca vaccine in June so that there will be no disruption in domestic supply.

However, the plan for vaccination for foreigners in Thailand is not disclosed, so the compatriot community cannot know when and how to get the vaccine.

[이나라 / 태국 방콕 : 확진자는 계속 많이 나오는데 저희는 언제 백신을 맞을 수 있을지 가늠도 안 되니까 답답합니다.]

[조석영 / 태국 방콕 : 외국인들도 무료로 하면 더 좋겠다는 생각이 들어서 시간이 조금 더 걸리더라도 외국인들도 무료로 접종받았으면….]

[엄춘경 / 태국 방콕 : 돈을 주고서라도 맞고 싶어요. 아직 여기는 어려운 단계이기 때문에 돈을 내서라도 열심히 살기 위해선 맞아야 한다고 생각해요.]

In Thailand, 8 to 900 new confirmed cases have occurred every day since the outbreak of infection from the fish market at the end of last year.

Thailand, which faced a vaccination crisis due to the vaccination war of advanced countries, faced the task of eliminating the anxiety of citizens by securing safe vaccines as well as blocking the spread of regional infections.

This is Changhee Han at YTN World in Bangkok, Thailand.

#EU Vaccine #EU UK #Vaccine War #AstraZeneca #Vaccine Nationalism #Developing Countries #Thailand #Vaccination Delay #Vaccine Inequality

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]

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