Pattaya is administering about 4,000 coronavirus booster shots a week to combat the city’s omicron variant-fueled Covid-19 outbreak.
Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome said Jan. 16 that “third shot” boosters began Dec. 29 at Pattaya Hospital and at a vaccination center at Royal Garden Plaza.
More than 8,500 people have been inoculated since, Sonthaya said. The Royal Garden site will remain open until March 31.
There are no walk-ins at Pattaya City Hospital with appointments required for 700 people a day to minimize crowding.
To keep the momentum going, Pattaya has requested more vaccine doses from Chonburi Province, the mayor said.