You could see the upside. Thailand is the land of a responsible response to a serious pandemic. There are other things to fault Thailand for if you must, but Covid response is not one of them.
Considering teachers are being let in ahead of so called Elite visa holders and you still need to jump through the same hoops, it does not feel very special. If you are over 50 and liquid, I do not see the point.
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