Mass vaccine rollout pushes Thailand up in Asean ranking
Thailand has now risen to the third spot among Asean countries that have administered the highest number of Covid-19 jabs, Chulabhorn Royal Academy secretary-general Dr Nithi Mahanonda said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
As of June 9, more than 60 million Covid-19 jabs had been administered in Asean countries.
In terms of jabs delivered, Asean countries are ranked as follows:
• Indonesia: 30,155,028
• The Philippines: 6,314,548
• Thailand: 5,443,743
• Cambodia: 5,005,585
• Singapore: 4,392,067
• Malaysia: 3,790,121
• Myanmar: 2,994,900
• Vietnam: 1,354,856
• Laos: 1,034,588
• Brunei: 58,450
Dr Nithi also applauded the Public Health Ministry and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 and said he hoped the country would overcome the crisis once more shots are delivered.
