Derek B

2 minutes ago, Derek B said:

 

Civic has a large boot, holds the road well, fine on long journeys however is quite low so not idea if fully loaded around the waist line - male or female !!!!

If planning a family and living in a big city a mid size SUV would be the way to go. Once you go past 3 kids you are looking at an MPV ( 3 kids equates to 2 kids & granny).

On 9/1/2021 at 6:52 AM, LarrySR said:

All cars on your list are excellent choices.

The Honda Civic has remote start so you can have the air conditioning going a few minutes before you get inside. That's nice.

Civic has a large boot, holds the road well, fine on long journeys however is quite low so not idea if fully loaded around the waist line - male or female !!!!

5 hours ago, mbenson said:

Meanwhile there has been no reporting whatsoever about how many doses have actually been exported. It could well be 0.

 

It was previously announced that AZ would deliver 6 million doses in June and then 10 million a month until the end of the year. It was reported that Thailand was to keep 1/3 of production and export the rest. Meaning that production was projected to be 30 million/month. I think the last I heard they were making something like 3-5 million. It has been VERY quiet about what is going on with the local AZ production. I would love to know more if anyone has seen anything.

Yes - the AZ rep in Thailand needs to be more forthcoming on the plants current production capacity it being of public interest - maybe he is sworn to secrecy. Note it also produces AZ in S.Korea so I wonder how the production capacity compares.

20 hours ago, juehoe said:

The recommended time between the 2 jabs for AstraZeneca is 8 to 12 weeks. This is more than the 4 weeks for the mRNA vaccines. The antibody response is higher when waiting 12 weeks instead of 8 weeks, but you have less protection between the shots. So what you want?

I got my first AZ in July and have the wait until October, 

 

Re: "The antibody response is higher when waiting 12 weeks instead of 8 weeks," That is what I understand to be the case too.

8 hours ago, keith101 said:

Is there a site that lists cases by Province (every one ) .

Yes.  https://dashboard-vaccine.moph.go.th

That info is available on the Thai Health Services LINE account.

Try searching "covid-19 vaccination info graphic" MOPH - Immunization center (IC).

2 hours ago, Tonypandy said:

The report starts off with how many have had jabs then deviates to the worst hit cases by province, why don't they tell us the jabs given in each province 

That info is available on the Thai Health Services LINE account.

Try searching "covid-19 vaccination info graphic" MOPH - Immunization center (IC).

https://dashboard-vaccine.moph.go.th

8 hours ago, webfact said:

A total of 394,073 people have had three jabs. 

The total today reported as 414,066. Got to wonder how many more frontline health workers are still to receive their third jab it being with AZ and is Pfizer to be their fourth jab?

On 8/3/2021 at 11:03 AM, mtls2005 said:

 

My best guess is that they took ownership of the vaccination of foreigners as a result of the Pfizer donation from the U.S. Whether they volunteered or were assigned, I can't say.

 

The DCA has the experience and language skills, after having served in many foreign countries, so may better know how to manage our expectations.

 

They seem to be doing a good job so far, and most know I am (un-?)fairly critical of the regime, so stingy with any sort of accolades.

 

I was 0-fer on ~ ten-ish registration schemes here since the days of mor prom.

 

Since the DCA took over I'm Three for Three.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What does DCA stand for?

I have received a SMS message today for a first jab tomorrow Sinovac followed by Astra Zeneca 21 days later with a named CM city Hospital.

22 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

A million vaccines per day?

10m Vaccines

Then each month has 10 days

 

Ah this excludes the holidays/long weekends etc.....

 

 

Exactly..............in an emergency you would think the Health Service immunisations teams would be fully functioning 7 days a week.............the vaccinated numbers reported show a big drop off at the weekends. The second jab figures seem very low considering how many have been vaccinated since the 7th June.

Any good news to be had ASEAN now ?

1 gbp=45.906 baht.

1 usd=32.864 baht.

The sun is shining in CM.

Thai gf freaking out about not being vaccinated (with anything) - so bought her a flu jab yesterday seems happy enough.

11 hours ago, Tarteso said:

smog session, start in February until April.

Thais burn all year around in every province to some extent........................CM in and out of town can have poor air quality starting from December to May some days better than others.

11 hours ago, webfact said:

......everyone should do their best and look at what was happening elsewhere in the world.

Should of done that from day one.................................mind you no one in the West took any notice of Thailand's initial success story in controlling the original covid-19.

7 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Would this vaccination cocktail be recognised in Western countries is you had to travel?  

I think not...................UK just announced it is planning to let those fully jabbed in USA & EU can enter without quarantine.

If it is just about crowd control just use the military to organise the lines & enforce social distancing.

2 hours ago, riverhigh said:

Entering "Tesco/7-11" people wash their hands and wear masks at all times.

A year ago up to May 1st maybe so but not now.

Re 7 Eleven's NOT ANY MORE "at all times" except maybe masks....................heat checks often ignored, signing in & out rarely done, gel sometimes.

Re Lotus.............................heat checks often ignored, gel sometimes, signing in only done if entrance manned & out rarely done.

Big hardware stores & the main entrance to malls seem to be in compliance but not most of the shops within the malls.

Variant D has changed the ball game across the country & region.

We are pretty much right back to March 2020 except more gel & masks to hand.

What is a Big Bike Licence in Thailand?

When do you need a Big Bike Licence in Thailand?

Is the requirement based on a capacity of 400cc and above?

8 hours ago, webfact said:

He said this included the possibility of foreigners bringing in more infection. 

Better to say both non-Thais & Thais could possibly bring in more infection travelling via the "normal" routes of entry.

So so tired of hearing & reading about the Phuket Sandbox.............................is that all there is in the news today?

4 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

Vietnam is in talks with a major producer of mRNA vaccines to manufacture and distribute its vaccine.

 

So is South Korea which already has vaccine manufacturing plants that can be upgraded quickly to produce mRNA vaccines.

 

Hopefully this comes to fruitition.  I have more confidence in those countries than Thailnd in regards to graft and transparency.

Agreed. A Thailand University lab is developing a mRNA vaccine - I read a short while ago - so they will need a plant locally to produce it next year.

25 minutes ago, timkeen08 said:

from Britanica.com

Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time.

(4 years)

 

From the week.co.uk

How did it end? The most popular theory of how the plague ended is through the implementation of quarantines. The uninfected would typically remain in their homes and only leave when it was necessary, while those who could afford to do so would leave the more densely populated areas and live in greater isolation.

(quarantine, not vaccine although they do rhyme)

Tend to agree..............this virus needs us to mingle to thrive (unless other creatures will do - like bats or birds) so if we all stopped mingling for 3 weeks at the same time it should die out in 3 weeks.....................NOT GOING TO HAPPEN though. Back to herd immunity I think.