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Cambodia's government said it will offer AstraZeneca booster shots to those who received two Sinovac doses. And health workers fully vaccinated with Sinovac are receiving a third booster dose of AstraZeneca or one of the two mRNA vaccines. For example, in the middle of July, Thailand announced a plan to mix doses, giving people who had received their first dose of Sinovac a second dose of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine. In other Southeast Asia developments, some countries are phasing out China's Sinovac vaccines due concerns that they are less effective than other vaccines, according to the Washington Post. The main hot spots are Ho Chi Minh City, followed by two provinces in southern Vietnam, Binh Duong and Dong Nai.

Vietnam is still reporting high daily case numbers, with 9,323 new infections reported yesterday, according to VN Express. He also noted that the United States is providing $50 million for Myanmar, which is also experiencing a humanitarian crisis complicated by a virus surge. Thailand is receiving $5 million in aid from the US government to help in its battle with COVID-19, Ned Price, a State Department spokesman, said yesterday on Twitter. The country's vaccine rollout has been rocky, and Thailand's pharmacy trade group has warned the health ministry about possible shortages of the antiviral drug, favipiravir. Bangkok is currently the country's epicenter, and some experts worry that Thailand's cases haven't peaked yet. Thailand today reported nearly 20,000 cases, with a record single-day high for deaths at 235, according to Nikkei Asia. Stubbornly high case numbers Thailand and Vietnam In other developments, initial findings on booster doses from Israel suggest side effects are similar to what people experience after the second dose. Parts of Southeast Asia are still grappling with high COVID-19 activity, with Thailand today reporting a record daily high for deaths and Vietnam still reporting high daily totals.