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Just because something was forecast doesn't necessarily mean it will come to pass. Many, if not most people haven't a clue of what is happening, so consider it a wake-up call.

This smells like a project of the World Economic Forum (WEF) (C40.org) and it will end up being a death trap where people are forced to eat bugs and live in mud based "homes", banned from eating meat or dairy, unable to travel, unable to own private transportation and only allowed to purchase 3 items of new clothing a year. Right now the WEF, UN, IMF and the EU are developing mandatory digital IDs, ESG scoring, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) like communist China to control every aspect of everyone's life. If people fall for this, they will end up slaves until they are no longer useful, then disposed of.

Sent to SSA at the PO Box address (PO Box 7162) by Fedex in July. Signed for at SSA 5 days later. Cost was B1403. No hassles.

I am just telling you what I was told at the time.

About 2 years ago at CW, I asked what happens if one is too ill to go in person for an extension of stay based on retirement. I was told by the IO that someone could represent me with some kind of medical document. No specifics were mentioned, but the IO probably meant a Bai Rap Rong Pat ใบรับรองแพทย์ (medical certificate)), but my status would change to something like "Sick", and if, for example, I happened to be grandfathered (in Thailand continuously since before Oct 1998), I would lose that status and if I recovered, I would have to start all over again under current rules as if I had entered the country for the first time. That would mean I would have to bring in B65K/month or put 800K in the bank, instead of 20K/month or 200K in the bank under the grandfather clause. I did not ask for any more specifics at the time and the above is all I remember. It is also possible that the medical certificate must be a certified copy issued from a government hospital. My only advice would be to ask your local Immigration Office before you get too sick to report in person. Item 25 on this page has more information: https://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/visa-extension/#1610937669254-c6462860-6f05 25. Visa Extension - In the case of receiving medical treatment, attending rehabilitation, or taking care of a patient In the case of receiving medical treatment, attending rehabilitation, or taking care of a patient: Criteria for Consideration Must have been confirmed and requested by a physician of the hospital providing said treatment with full explanation about the illness, period of treatment, and the physician’s opinion that the illness is an impediment to travel. In the case of taking care of a patient, the applicant must have been confirmed and requested by a physician of the hospital providing the examination and treatment or by an embassy or consulate. In the case of caretakers who are not the parents, spouse, children, adopted children, or spouse’s children, permission shall be granted for no more than one person. Documents to be submitted Application form Copy of applicant’s passport Letter of confirmation and request for a temporary stay issued by a physician of the hospital providing said treatment In the case of taking care of a patient, the applicant must attach a letter of confirmation and request for a temporary stay issued by a physician of the hospital providing said treatment and documents stating relationship (in the case that the caretaker is a member of the family), such as a marriage certificate, a birth certificate, registration of child legitimization, child adoption registration certificate, or confirmation letter from the embassy or consulate.

Are you sure they are the same type of questions? USAA has sets of security questions to verify who you are, like names of schools attended, name of 1st pet., etc.. I also get the latter questions once in a while. However the questions cited in this thread are designed to show future intentions, like whether or not you intend to make any future international wire transfers.

Have had USAA accounts for many years, but have never been asked questions like that. Maybe because I only have a couple of credit card accounts that I only use rarely for small amounts to keep them active.

Fine, although I will be very surprised if they are successful as every other country also has continuing needs needs for the vaccines.

No one is disputing that they sell other drugs directly to hospitals. I am saying that under these circumstances it appears that they are only selling to governments and provided a rational why they might be doing that. as well as why they may have good reason to do so. If you know any doctors that are trying to get distribution direct to hospitals and are unsuccessful, ask them what responses they are getting. Perhaps some time in the future if/when things settle down a bit the manufacturers will make direct contracts with medical facilities, but trying to make hundreds of thousands of contracts in a very short time makes no sense when the goal is to get the vaccines out as soon as possible.

If what I heard is correct, it is the manufacturers that do not want to deal with any entity but governments, because the fewer the number of parties involved, the faster the manufacturers can get on with their primary tasks... making and distributing the vaccines. So the real question may be whether or not the doctors understand that governments do not have much, if any, leverage, and even large hospital groups in one country would have no leverage in forcing the manufacturers to get involved in negotiating and writing hundreds of thousands of contracts (worldwide), which would slow things down distribution even more. It is also critical that the vaccines be trackable as the more entitles involved the more chances for fraud, waste, and inaccurate data which could lead to bad medical policies and very bad health outcomes. In addition it does take time to make the vaccines, test and distribute them under strict controls, when the number of doses are likely to end up being 30 or 40 billion or more.

I have heard that the manufacturers of the vaccines prefer to make contracts with the governments of the approximately 190-247 entities that could be called countries rather than try to make contracts with the approximately 160,000 hospitals (not including clinics, etc) around the world. In my case, my doctor at the hospital where I have been a patient in the past contacted me and asked if I wanted AZ and he arranged the appointment. I got dose 1 at the appointed time and place and the appointment for the next dose in 3 months, but I am in the way over 70 category with conditions.