Regeringen blev i [[maj]] kritiseret for, at være for langsom til at igangsætte et vaccinationsprogram,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-reports-2419-new-coronavirus-cases-19-new-deaths-2021-05-08/ |title=Thailand set to boost COVID-19 vaccinations, expects to approve Moderna shots |author=Panarat Thepgumpanat |author2=Orathai Sriring |work=[[Reuters]] |date=8. maj 2021 |access-date=11. maj 2021 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509082718/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-reports-2419-new-coronavirus-cases-19-new-deaths-2021-05-08/ |archive-date=9. maj 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> samt at forsøge at øge kongehusets popularitet, ved næsten udelukkende at favorisere lokal produktion af [[AstraZeneca]]s [[Covishield]]-vaccine på den af kongehuset ejede virksomhed, Siam Bioscience.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://secretsiam.news/p/thai-regime-fighting-for-survival |title=Thai regime fighting for survival as outrage over coronavirus incompetence escalates |author=[[Andrew MacGregor Marshall]] |work=Secreet Siam (bag [[betalingsmur]]) |date=27. april 2021 |access-date=11. maj 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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