Overseas and Overlooked, Americans in Thailand Seek Vaccines

Voice of America (VOA) (May 10, 2021)

Overseas and Overlooked, Americans in Thailand Seek Vaccines

'Although all Americans 16 and older in the U.S. are eligible to receive the vaccine, and about 44% of adults 18 and above in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated, some 9 million Americans live outside the U.S., and many are struggling to get a shot in their host countries.'

'The call by American expatriates is becoming more urgent as more contagious and virulent variants of the coronavirus emerge.'

'American Citizens Abroad, a nonpartisan nonprofit group based in Washington, D.C., wrote the State Department and Congress about vaccinating Americans overseas on April 12.'

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