Jitanan Manatee, Chirasatienpon Tharisara, Tiamjan Rapeeporn, Amnatsatsue Kwanjai, Nguanjairak Rachanon, Miranda Adriana Viola, Lin Xu, Gyeltshen Dawa, Vicerra Paolo Miguel Manalang, Kouwenhoven M B N
Department of Physical Education Faculty of Education Kasetsart University Bangkok Thailand.
Department of Public Health Faculty of Science and Technology Chiang Mai Rajabhat University Thailand.
Public Health Chall. 2022 Jun;1(2):e7. doi: 10.1002/puh2.7. Epub 2022 Jun 7.
The COVID-19 outbreak has had a great impact on the social, economic, and health systems of Thailand. A variety of measures to curb the spread of the disease were implemented since the beginning of the pandemic, including a strict national lockdown protocol. The Thai government aimed to achieve herd immunity through an efficient vaccination programme. Initially, vaccine supply shortage and a lack of vaccine options plagued the health system, but this has since been improved. Continuous monitoring of the situation through research is being carried out to assess the level of immunity among the population whereby the current general recommendation is presently a fourth booster dose for adults. Hurdles towards achieving herd immunity remain. One such issue is the low level of vaccine literacy among those that are unvaccinated or inadequately vaccinated. Another obstacle is the sizeable rate of hesitancy towards getting booster doses. Achieving herd immunity in the Thai population would require multilateral cooperation, improved health promotion to target population groups, such as older adults, and a developed distribution system for those with limited access, such as those in the rural areas.
新冠疫情对泰国的社会、经济和卫生系统产生了重大影响。自疫情开始以来，泰国实施了各种措施来遏制疾病传播，包括严格的全国封锁协议。泰国政府旨在通过高效的疫苗接种计划实现群体免疫。最初，疫苗供应短缺和疫苗选择匮乏困扰着卫生系统，但此后情况有所改善。目前正在通过研究持续监测疫情形势，以评估民众的免疫水平，当前的普遍建议是成年人接种第四剂加强针。实现群体免疫仍面临障碍。其中一个问题是未接种疫苗或未充分接种疫苗人群的疫苗知识水平较低。另一个障碍是对接种加强针存在相当高的犹豫率。要在泰国民众中实现群体免疫，需要多边合作、加强针对老年人群等目标群体的健康促进工作，以及为农村地区等获取疫苗机会有限的人群建立完善的疫苗分发系统。
