Vaccine Debacle in Thailand

Policy shortcomings, lack of transparency in procurement

By: Pithaya Pookaman

With public outcry in Thailand over vaccine shortages to fight Covid-19 amid suspicions of a government procurement cover-up, a group of legal scholars from prominent Thai universities has filed suit against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and high-ranking officials, alleging willful mismanagement of the emergency, resulting in a ri…