Woman who claimed to have had third vaccine jab faces charges of giving false statements  

A young woman, who reportedly bragged about being granted the privilege of receiving a third booster vaccine jab in Muang district of the coastal province of Samut Sakhon, is facing charges of giving false statement to authorities.

The woman, identified by the police in Samut Sakhon only as Ms. Ann, posted a message on her Facebook page, thankingthe police for granting her a third booster shot at the Samut Sakhon Technology College in Mahachai sub-district recently. The post reportedly provoked a negative reaction among netizens, raising questions over police discrimination and unfair distribution of vaccines.

The incident also prompted the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to order the Samut Sakhon provincial police to investigate.

Pol Maj-Gen Yingyos Thepjumnong, spokesman for the (RTP), said that, after having checked with the provincial hospital, which is tasked with screening people for vaccinations, the woman in question was summoned for questioning at the Muang district police station.

The woman reportedly admitted that she told an official at the hospital that she is a relative of a police officer and was vaccinated.