3 hours ago, markus said:

Why they take the AstraZenica vaccine?

As I read it has "only" 70% success rate.

The Moderna and the BioNTech vaccine has over 95%.

 

Someone know more? 

Vaccines only need a 60-70% success rate to stop spread of infection almost completely

18 hours ago, onthedarkside said:

After Admitting Mistake, AstraZeneca Faces Difficult Questions About Its Vaccine

Some trial participants only got a partial dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. Experts said the company’s spotty disclosures have eroded confidence.

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Officials in the United States have noted that the results were not clear. It was the head of the flagship federal vaccine initiative — not the company — who first disclosed that the vaccine’s most promising results did not reflect data from older people.

 

The upshot, the experts said, is that the odds of regulators in the United States and elsewhere quickly authorizing the emergency use of the AstraZeneca vaccine are declining, an unexpected setback in the global campaign to corral the devastating pandemic.

 

“I think that they have really damaged confidence in their whole development program,” said Geoffrey Porges, an analyst for the investment bank SVB Leerink.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/business/coronavirus-vaccine-astrazeneca-oxford.html

 

Scaremongering. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this vaccine, the only problems seem to be surrounding it's efficacy, but even at it's lower limit of 60% it is easily good enough to do the job it has to do

18 hours ago, gordog said:

Hi, in 2 weeks I will fly to Bangkok. I will be using a connecting flight , and depart london in the early evening. 

 

I was wondering if anyone who had travelled to Thailand, from London could recommend a Covid test and Fit to fly service. 

The reason I ask is that most seem to offer two services, a "results within 2 days" PCR test, but this would cut things very fine due to the timing. If my flight was delayed it would go over the 72 hours. Also, although it says 72 hours prior to leaving London, there is also the possibility that I could have problems on the transit connection perhaps?, as by the point of arrival there, I will over the 72 hours.

 

It seems the 24 hour tests are not fully accredited to the same level as the 2 day ones.

 

I was wondering if anyone who has left London for Thailand could say whether they have used these 24 hours tests and been fine or not?, and if so , could recommend one

 

Many thanks

 

Michael

 

 

Join the Facebook group "Thai expat UK (LDN) to Thailand travel during COVID-19" they have tons of info

Stopped staying there in about 2003, but have often had to go back to visit friends who visit who always want to stay there for some reason. KSR itself was never good even back then, but some of the surrounding roads were OK for a night watching the crowds.

For all it's bad points and there are lots, it created a sense of welcoming to many first time visitors and I am sure a few Thai's became multi millionaires milking the backpackers for every satang they had. 

Never forget the braids and never forgive

China is most definitely the one country in the whole world that will continue to make the whole Asian region unstable by their constant childish incursions into other nations territories.  The CCP are a threat not just to SE Asia but to the whole world as they attempt to steal, coerce and bully anything they want.

The world should have had a coordinated response to their aggression in South China Sea and needs to be ready to support Taiwan should it come to it

Apparently one of the boyfriends in Phayao has caught it. Run for the hills people

I always assumed with all the road deaths that Thailand had a well run organ donor system?

Prepare for some grandstanding by DDC director-general Opas Karnkawinpong. He's just become a VIP celebrity.

Good news for Thailand all the same

Thai economy may grow 2-4% next year, but going from -8% it will still be at -4% compared to 2019

49 minutes ago, BTB1977 said:

How much for a STD??

From a 29 year old? 1000 baht or thereabouts plus barfine

1 hour ago, Oldie said:

A good idea to test it on the Brits first. ????

A nation of superheroes!

Unfortunately I'm 20,567,307 th in line...

Here's the catch... you have to catch it from a 29 year old woman

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They have promised any tourist who contracted Covid from a 29 year old woman who tested positive will be handed 100,000 baht compensation. 

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Seriously - where is the real connection between Thai criminals going to and fro across the Burmese border and foreign tourists flying in legally???

Exactly. There is absolutely zero correlation. Just another idiotic stab at foreign nationals

Thailand seems to be confused about which direction the economy is headed for the next 24 months?

Banks are getting desperate for ringing up more and more credit. Things are getting bad