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8 hours ago, jonnit said:

My wife and I (both 76) had the Moderna Vaccine 10 days ago and have noticed no side effects. As a matter of fact, there's more discomfort in the arm after a flu shot than was the case with our 1st Covid vaccination.

My mother has had both Pfizer jabs, no side effects although she said her 2nd jab gave 

her more or a "dead arm" sensation.

1 hour ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Should this not be the government's job to provide the taxpayer with the vaccine at no cost?

How much are they charging? I haven't been around here much recently and may have 

missed the announcement.

23 hours ago, katatonic said:

I was about to post something similar. Cebu is a <deleted>hole. Went there on a boat and we lost a day due to literally tons of plastic rubbish on the anchor/chain. Puerta Galera is decent, some good bars, plenty of girly clubs/bars if you like that, the floating bars are great. Diving A1, if you want that too. Expats friendly. I went all over and that is the one place I would go back. Borocay: a good chance of being drugged and robbed - happened to me the last time I went - only there one night and on my 3rd drink, around sunset.. Worst hangover I've ever had.

Literally tons of plastic rubbish on the anchor chain? Really? I'm surprised the boat didn't sink.

On 18/01/2021 at 7:55 AM, Tagged said:

Love Madeira and just a 9 hours flight to Brasil

Are there direct flights from Funchal to Brasil?

25 minutes ago, ukrules said:

It's called reciprocity, get used to it - I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of it handed out over the next few years from all around the world.

 

Also the UK is no longer locked into EU laws so I expect some quite dramatic changes there over the next few years.

Are you the spokesman for the reform party?

What is being reciprocated? And what dramatic changes will be made over the next few years?

17 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

But will they be approved and available at private hospitals? 

They have been approved in most western countries and still being administered, even in 

Norway I believe.

There is always danger of problems with vaccination programs, and it isn't clear exactly 

what has happened in this case. My 80 year old mother has had both doses of the 

Pfizer jab and had less reaction than she felt with the annual flu jab.

Sorry I didn't answer the post that I quoted. Who knows whether private 

hospitals will use vaccines that haven't been officially approved, if I were

to pay top dollar for a vaccine, I would hope that it had been approved in 

the country I which it was administered and the private hospitals would 

want to avoid potential legal problems.

The government statement is one aimed at alleviating any potential "anti vacc" issues,

if a significant percentage of the population decide not to vaccinate due to fears of 

potential death, then any program would be practically useless.

7 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Your a better man than me, my appetite is smaller than that, once a week, sometimes twice, but then again, I like those numbers, 5 different young fillies and one night with the Mrs and one night off for her, actually, I wouldn't need a night off if that's the way it works, so put me in for 6 ????

 

How would you feel if your wife had 5 or 6 guys banging her during the week?

I assume you're only joking or exaggerating, about your exploits to look cool 

on the internet, but I've often wondered how the many lotharios who post about

their various concubines would feel if the shoe was on the other foot.

6 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

I don't mind paying an extra 300 THB when it is included in the flight ticket anyway as a "stealth tax". I usually am reimbursed by the company for my air travels.

 

But then again, I am NOT a tourist AND I am fully insured. Will I be treated like every other foreign visitor and have to pay up? How will that scheme distinguish between tourists and expats? It probably won't. Just as always.

Jesus, if you are an international business traveller, does 300 baht really matter that much?

It really is amazing how people get so het up over such trivial matters.

1 hour ago, teacherclaire said:

According to Sanook News, Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha has said that if people continue to follow the preventative measures put in place to limit the spread of the virus, then the Songkran water festival will go ahead as normal in April.

 

Who would believe that?

 

They announced two weeks ago to shut down schools in provinces without sick people. 

 

   It was decided on a Sunday evening at 9 pm. 

 

How would they know now if the numbers are still low in April?

 

   The fortune tellers must make good money these days. 

 

 

There is a big fat IF in the statement which means that it (the statement) comes 

with provisos, not a guarantee.

12 hours ago, fishtank said:

Obviously trying to break the record for road deaths during this stupid festival.

I wish it could be banned indefinitely.

What an odd observation to make from the article.

It literally has absolutely no reference to road deaths whatsoever. Yet that is 

the "obvious" conclusion you come to.

8 hours ago, Paul Henry said:

Current situation can be summed up in one word, "COMPLACENCY" by the Government.

That's actually 4 words, as you have to explain who's being complacent.......

10 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

be happy you are not being forced to take the "vaccine". that will come later. most likely some Communist Chinese garbage. 

The vaccine due to be rolled out in Thailand is the Astra Zeneca/Oxford version.

Manufactured under licence in Thailand

This has been in use in the UK for a week now, although, not being an expert on these 

things, I couldn't possibly say if it were better or worse than a Chinese version.

Deleted,

Are the authorities really monitoring this place for wrong doings?

Just about every thread has a post slagging off the government, females, education standards,

driving standards and just about every aspect of Thailand and its inhabitants.

I made a sarky comment in reply to one of the untouchables and got a short ban.

If the owners and mods here were worried about potential lawsuits, then there would

be tumbleweed rolling through here as most people would be on an enforced break!!

7 hours ago, BobBKK said:

Why Brits?  nowhere else has this new Covid strain?  I think once vaccines roll out to have a vaccine 'passport' is a useful thing - then allow free travel.

It was the johnson who made such a song and dance about the new strain in an attempt to 

"save face" over one of his many U turns.

This particular ill thought proclamation about the new strain was because he had basically

said that everyone could enjoy an unrestricted Christmas before looking for an excuse to

call it off without looking like the Grinch?

Oops, looks like I replied to the wrong post/poster.

I do apologise.....

6 hours ago, worgeordie said:

They don't want to let the British mutant virus out into population,

its spreading like wildfire in UK, with 50,000 + cases per day.much

easier to be infected. what about the others on the flight they took ?

regards worgeordie

In theory, everyone else on the flight will be in quarantine and tested over the next 2 weeks 

so if they're infected with any strain of the virus it should be picked up.

8 hours ago, mrfill said:

Gibraltar is not, and never has been, part of the EU. It is a British Overseas Territory.

Quite right old boy, just like Hong Kong.......

22 hours ago, misterjames said:

They ordered 26 million doses of the Oxford vaccine from UK but I speculate the Oxford vaccine will go to the richest people while the poor will probably get some shady Chinese one.

The AZ Oxford vaccine will be made in Thailand for domestic and SE Asian markets.

Maybe their regulatory rules are stricter than the UK's as the vaccine passed there.

Mind you the Pfizer vaccine was ok'd in the UK a few days before anywhere else which makes

me a little nervous, especially as they have stuck the first dose into my mother already.

11 hours ago, ukrules said:

 

So when you've been vaccinated with two shots and a couple of months later decide to take a trip do you think quarantine is still applicable?

 

Lets assume massive percentages of many populations will be vaccinated before about September 2021 (they will be), come winter 2021 these people shouldn't need to quarantine and I'm going to suggest that they won't need to, all the rules will be very different by then.

 

In the first 3 quarters of 2021 I also suspect Thailand will receive almost zero tourists, so few that they will barely count.

I'm not sure these directions will apply in 9 months time, there may not be quarantine requirements 

 by then if the vaccination program has been rolled out in Thailand.

In the short term, an official document, accepted by the local authorities stating which vaccine

and what dosage has been given to the individual. This may well prove difficult and open to 

abuse, so probably best to keep the current rules.

My mum has had the first of her 2 Pfizer jabs and wasn't given any official documents to 

say that she had, despite asking the nurse specifically as she has a holiday planned in the 

summer and she was concerned about insurance.