Credit to Mor Prom

Re: “Booster plans in disarray,” (Editorial, Jan 6).

The dissatisfaction in the authorities’ administration was well deservedly rendered.

However, from our recent experience, there is a bright side. Given our concerns over the ministry’s performance for the first and second shots, a few months ago our family diverted our attention towards offers from many private hospitals for purchases of Moderna. We have been massively disappointed with their availability and still await their SMS.

Fortunately and surprisingly, many government hospitals recently have been offering third jabs if one is able to book on the app. All my immediate family members and employees were already given third jabs with one of the three well-known Western brands. They were at no cost. I had to go to Bang Sue, but feared the crowds and officialdom. The reality was otherwise. Currently, walk-in offers are getting common.

Finally, though disparaging Mor Prom was well justified during the period of early disappointment when vaccine supply was short, this was because of the health ministry’s slow ordering. However, Mor Prom is now only an app for monitoring and recording vaccine jabs of each individual. So far, it has been immensely successful in monitoring and communicating with the whole population of 67 million via ID numbers. I never thought that Thailand could have reached the stage that Singapore did ages ago. My third jab was recorded on the Mor Prom app the next day.

Not that I disagree with you on the body of criticisms on the health ministry but on the bright side I like to give credit where it is due — something great about the government IT which has nothing to do with the health ministry.

SONGDEJ PRADITSMANONT