tandor

...told yous...he's done his sabbatical and now ready to roll.

...oh well.

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Many private hospitals ready to offer quick Covid-19 jabs - expect to pay 2,000 baht a dose

 

FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

Sources in the Thai business media have suggested that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will likely soon give approval for private hospitals to offer their own Covid-19 vaccinations.

 

The hospitals say there is huge demand - as much as 10 million doses - for people to pay rather than wait for the government to get its act together and jab people for free.

 

Hospitals are queuing up to offer the service - and of course make money in the process. 

 

Some of the biggest names are among those interested.

 

They will present documentation to the FDA whereby they will act as legal  importers of vaccine. 

 

Among the hospital groups believed to be onboard are the Thonburi Group, Ramkhamhaeng Hospital, Bangkok Hospital (BDMS) and Kasemrat Group. 

 

All manner of vaccine will be available including Pfizer, Moderna, Sinopharm, Sputnik and Johnson and Johnson, suggested the sources.

 

Hospitals want to offer a variety to give patients choices.

 

A source at Thonburi suggested that they would buy vaccine at a cost of $17 to $40 a dose.

 

When the cost of sending it and service charges are added they expected to offer the vaccine to patients at 2,000 baht per dose.

 

Having the recommended two doses would therefore cost 4,000 baht or a little under 100 UK pounds or about $US 133.

 

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..so, everyone will opt for J&J.

...why..why..why doesn't the WHO take this thing by the scruff of the neck and issue such a document.

5 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

Poor planning on disposal of body parts suggests lack of premeditation. Great effort made to conceal identity (removal of head, burning of arms/legs) suggests perpetrator knew that there was a high risk that if body is identified, suspect(s) would also be quickly identified. Failure to anticipate that identity can be confirmed through DNA link with relatives, suggests lack of criminal sophistication and probable low educational level of perpetrator.

 

If it was a drug deal gone bad, with only transient relationship between victim and perpetrator, need to conceal identity of victim wouldn't be that high. I'm thinking victim was offed for financial gain by known close associate, probably a romantic partner who had help disposing of body from family members or friends.

 

..considering you need 1300 deg C for at least three hours to reduce major bones to a crumbling state..but you still have the teeth...poor attempt of disposal; but lucky for Forensic Science they have something to go on.

7 hours ago, thequietman said:

Gonna go with suicide on this one.

..so you think that's funny?

19 hours ago, sirineou said:

Thank you for that.???? I must have missed that part. 

Then it  comes to 70,529 per month , and it makes sense IMO .

..well i will have to die sooner.

21 hours ago, giddyup said:

This "ugly rustbucket" just sold for $1.15 million.

 

 

...is it a Phase III..?

5 hours ago, webfact said:

who were sentenced to 6 years and 16 months, 7 years and 5 years respectively.

...hmmm! when i went to school; 6 years and 16 months = 7 years and 4 months.

..seems to me the OP has succumbed to temptation and needs to regroup and resume his 'adventuring'.

19 hours ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

Indeed. I’ve worked with a lot old folks back in the States, and eventually got a similar spiel from them.

 

Why are you wasting your time with that? It doesn’t pay well, it’s a scam. Stay away from women, they’re all out to get you. Never get married, you’re bound to lose in the end. Never drink, you’ll become a raging alcoholic. Don’t see a doctor for that, what do they know? Oh, you’ve been to that place (in the States)? Nothing but crazies there. You should find Jesus, he saved me. Or don’t find Jesus, it’s a cult. Yadda yadda.

 

I suppose they might mean well. What you’re hearing each time they do this are their own tales of woe, the missteps they’ve taken, and they don’t want you down the same paths. But who knows, perhaps you’ll succeed where they have erred. And if you followed all their advice, you’d never do anything.

...seems to me the OP has succumbed to temptation and needs to regroup and resume his 'adventuring'.

20 hours ago, WineOh said:

morning all,

today's anecdote is about the time I bumped into a gentleman in a restaurant in downtown Hanoi.

He was a middle aged man and I was a young sprog who just moved to asia.

at that time I was a free agent and was still looking for a place to settle.

He was dressed well and seemed like he knew the ropes so I decided to strike up a conversation. 

Turns out he was from Cornwall and had just moved to Vietnam after 33 years in Thailand.

I pumped him for info all night and some of what he told me shocked me a little.

 

I had just visited Thailand for the first time at that point and had a real blast,

I was still well into the 'honeymoon' phase and hadn't (at that point) heard anything even remotely negative about the place.

that evening, all that was about to change.

I asked him why did he leave Thailand?

It took him a while to answer but finally he did.

what he said was that living in Thailand for 33 years had turned him into a misanthrope.

he was now avoiding all contact with people and only talked to me as I reminded him of his son.

He asked me what was I doing all the way out here when I should be back in the UK playing footie with the lads and chasing tail

I told him I was after some adventure that back home could not offer me.

he said that's fine, but please don't make the same mistake that he made. 

He said have fun, fill your boots but do not live there.

No good will come of it.

 

At that time I thought he was mad, which he may well have been.

But his words now have some resonance with me.

He may have been right.

I have myself noticed a marked change in my personality since moving here and my attitude has certainly changed towards locals and expats alike.

I used to be warm and fun to be around.

Now I'm aloof and a bit miserable.

People annoy me very easily and I hardly ever smile.

Not sure if that is a direct result of Living in Thailand or just getting older.

but it sure is interesting as I seem to be heading down the exact same path as the elderly man from cornwall.

 

Do any of you have similar experiences as myself or the man from cornwall? 

..somethings missing in your and you're allowing depression to take over..get on top of it. But you are still here and the Hanoi guy isn't.

19 hours ago, darksidedog said:

If he didn't have the money and he knew he didn't have it, I am surprised he didn't get an agent to do it for him.

Immigration have their rules, which you have to respect at the end of the day, whether you agree with them or not.

If there weren't a visa amnesty he wouldn't be being offered any new visa at all.

..perhaps he secretly wants to return home, so he 'ran down' his balance and is dumping in their lap to deal with..IMHO.

7 minutes ago, kwak250 said:

The police here take their gun that they have to pay for home with them in this country that mixed with most of them being man-childs end up drunk and shooting at anything in sight .

Its time they allowed the police free surgery for their micro-penises so they could feel better about themselves.

Just a thought

 

 

 

...agreed; seems to the psychological testing didn't work in this and a number of other cases.

14 hours ago, itsari said:

Then the officer concerned needs a transfer .

...another Inactive Posting coming up no doubt.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Foreigners should be FORCED to have a Covid-19 vaccination - and they should pay for it, Thai poll

 

Image: Daily News

 

A Nida poll conducted last week in Thailand revealed that nearly half of Thais think that foreigners should be forced to have a Covid-19 vaccination. 

 

Less than a third thought foreigners should have any choice in the matter.

 

While nearly 40% of respondents think foreigners should pay for the vaccine themselves with nearly a third suggesting only taxpayers should get it for free. 

 

Meanwhile retirees are way down the list of folk on the vaccination pecking order.....under even students, according to the poll.

 

And less than 10% thought it was worth vaccinating people in the tourism industry first. 

 

The Nida poll was entitled "Who should get a Covid-19 jab first?" and was split into several categories, like where, who, jobs and foreigners.

 

There were 1,318 respondents from February 15th to 17th.

 

44.54% thought that all foreigners should be forced to get a jab.

 

28.22% thought it was up to them

 

26.25% thought foreigners who represented a high risk should be forced to get vaccinated

 

The rest didnt know, didn't answer or were not interested - just 0.99%.

 

So who should pay for foreigners to get vaccinated?

 

38.92% thought foreigners should pay themselves

 

31.72% thought those legally paying tax in Thailand should get it for free

 

25.72% said everyone should get it for free irrespective of race

 

0.68% thought the state should go halves with foreigners

 

2.96% were in the don't know group

 

Asked what places should be targeted FIRST for vaccination the results were as follows:

 

56.9% provinces hit hard in the second wave

 

16.77% equal weight given to everywhere

 

10.70% tourism provinces

 

10.39% border provinces

 

5.24% provinces with high level of industry

 

Asked what jobs, professions or special groups should be targeted first 40.48% thought that should be workers in the medical fields. 

 

14.41% thought general workers and those doing physical work

 

8.87% said those in the tourism sector

 

7.57% said equal weight should be given to all. 

 

Among the others students rated 4.93% and homeworkers, retirees and the unemployed were near the bottom of the pile on just 3.49%.

 

Politicians were reserved for last place - just 0.48% thought they should get preferential treatment. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

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..how about forcibly inoculating all the illegal immigrants they nab..after all they are highest risk people of all.

On 2/13/2021 at 12:43 PM, rumak said:

what do you think your wife wants ?     i don't understand that part of your post

..i understood that bit..but the remainder was lacking in important detail.

6 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Chinese coranavac for us. 

Could is the key word here.

..i think 'reside' is just as important a key word too!

4 hours ago, jvs said:

Except for a little place called Bangkok where 12 million people live!

No worries.

...Amazing Thailand...only 3/5ths not affected..i would say that is catastrophic and a complete and utter failure...brace yourselves folks.

2 hours ago, brianp0803 said:

Does anyone know what the restrictions are that Thailand is complaining about to be able to get the vaccine through WHO?

 

Maybe there are conditions like they must give the vaccine to the most vulnerable first and not to politicians. Or maybe they must distribute a vaccine for free and not charge foreigners extra money.

I think the  Thailand government is still hoping for countries to give them the technology and build factories in Thailand for the benefit of the government. Economics before public health. 

..i think you will find 'aliens' are not mentioned, it will be the old phrase..Up to Them.

18 hours ago, YetAnother said:

not to worry ; TAT has them coming back next month in the millions

...how long do TAT and other Government Departments have these illusionary naps for?

...so pray tell me; how are the first batch of people who have received their 1st shot going to get their 2nd shot after 28 days..i think it will be a little crowded and the database not efficient enough to handle all this. And then is the Government going to test the Titre levels of all those who have received their two doses to see if they indeed have enough anti-bodies to not warrant a booster shot...good luck..i mean it. Once that has been achieved perhaps the vaccine for under 18 year olds will be ready...this will take 3 years or more at 5 million per month x 2 shots. You will need the two shots to get some sort of immunity..oh and you will still need to wear a mask and distancing for years to come!

My reference is: This Week in Virology (TWiV) YouTube Podcast, Professor Vincent Racianello.