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1 hour ago, LoVeFuN said:

Thanks, before at the Nong Bua Daeng branch it was just passport.

Because I will initially be on a visa exempt or T visa they may not accept my girlfriends address to get certificate of residence.

Those days of just being able to show your passport are long gone as far as I know.  They haven't allowed that for years.  I believe it is gov't mandated so all the banks need to comply.  I think Bangkok bank was one of the last to fully comply several years ago.

Just FYI, there are websites where you can purchase throwaway onward tickets for just this purpose.  It's all legit as far as I can tell.  I know people who have done this.

https://bookonwardticket.com/
https://onwardticket.com/
https://bestonwardticket.com/
https://aironwardticket.com/
https://onewayfly.com/

You can also book last minute from popular websites like Expedia and Orbitz that have free cancellation within 24 hours.  Some airlines also have free cancellation within 24 hours if that gives you enough time.

As far as I know you need a residence certificate and a permanent address that is not a hotel or a mailbox or whatever.

Not sure if they want to check your visa or not.

At one point, Bangkok Bank didn't check for the residence certificate and didn't verify the permanent address was actually yours.  So it was much easier to set up an account there. I think they check all that stuff now.

Why are all these stories just mentioning Hua Hin when it also includes Pattaya and a few other places as far as I can tell?

9 minutes ago, AgentSmith said:

Well said. One thing has to be mentioned though. You do have a higher chance of serious and rare side-effects when you get a combination of vaccines. This is due to the simple reason that you're exposing yourself to two different sets of risks. That's a teeny weeny catch though. One in 1000 women taking contraceptives develop some form of thrombosis but no social media taught self-proclaimed expert ever complained about that.

Yes and no.  Some of the side effects happen on the 2nd dose of the same vaccine.  For example, the heart inflammation caused by the mRNA vaccines usually happens with the 2nd dose.  I think the blood clot issue with AZ sometimes happened with the 2nd dose as well.

So it's not simple math of 1+1=2x more side effects.  By mixing you are actually reducing the likelyhood of some things.

12 minutes ago, AgentSmith said:

I don't have these papers at hand but the UK among other countries has done extensive research and the conclusion is that it's both safe and effective. As a result several European countries have been giving the Astra-Pfizer combination for quite some time now. Especially the UK can benefit from it because Pfizer provides a higher degree of protection from the delta variant than Astra. UK has been relying mostly on Astra from the early start of their vaccination program.

 

I've asked the hospital if I can get Pfizer as a second jab after Astra later this month but they've said they don't do this yet. Fine, I'll get a Pfizer or Moderna booster in a couple months then.

Yes, there are at least 3 different high quality studies I am aware of.  I think the Spanish one has been fully peer reviewed.  I think parts of the UK study have been peer reviewed.  Maybe all of it by now.

I got AZ + Pfizer myself.  Surprisingly I am still alive, did not grow horns, nothing.  Kind of bummed that my 5G signal did not improve.

18 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Not exactly a tourism spinner knowing the only place you can come in to is in critical hospital capacity crisis !

Which is why you need to be vaccinated first, like all the tourists are.  Apparently you didn't bother to connect those dots.

From what I have read, you should always have a little bit of carbs with your protein.  I think it helps the body process it.  I don't think you need much though.  When you get that giant mound of rice with your meal you should only have a tiny bit.  Like one or two tablespoons at most.  I usually leave most of it on my plate.  They can give the rest to the soi dogs.

On 9/1/2021 at 12:34 AM, LivinLOS said:

I just looked and yeah, lazada may have purged it all.. Strange now its legal and had it before.. 

My understanding is the new law specifically prohibits it from being sold online.

Computers are completely commoditized.  There is not really such a thing as brand anymore and not much support either.  They all use the same parts and drivers from the same 3rd party manufacturers.  Some of them install their own bloatware apps but it's all garbage and usually the first thing I uninstall.

Having said that, as far as laptops I always buy Acer.  I am on my 3rd one now and haven't had any problems with any of them.  I know some people who have Acer desktops and they seem happy with them.

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

They’re just vaccines and are flushed out of your body within a short period (a day or two). 

Antibodies are created, the creation of more antibodies from another vaccine is not going to be harmful. 

 

The ‘spike proteins’ created in the body by an (or another) mRNA vaccine also get flushed out of your body with in a short period, thats sufficient time for the body to generate antibodies.

 

 

Sadly, you are probably wasting your time posting these facts around here.  I'm sure there will be some ridiculous fact free comments following this that will prove it.

22 minutes ago, sqwakvfr said:

Anyone willing to volunteer to be the the first subject who gets inoculated with Sinovac,, AZ, Sputnik, Pfizer and Moderna in matter of 6 to 8 months?  EGBOK= Everything Is Going to OK???   

 

 

Sure, sign me up.  Already had 2 of the 5.  I'm at least hoping to get Novavax for my booster at some point down the road.

30 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Looking for the worst and skipping past the facts a bit with this one.... 

 

Other countries have been ‘mixing vaccines’ for months - Germany one well known example. 

 

There is no reason why Thailand can’t do this, nothing is being reinvented. 

 

My guess is that this has more to do with the availability of the mRNA vaccines which are proven to provide better efficacy. 

 

 

 

Actually, mixing AZ + Pfizer has proven to trigger the most potent immune response of all.  Several studies have been done, some peer reviewed, some preliminary.  I am not going to waste my time doing a search and providing links for the FUDsters who don't care about facts anyways.

I believe there are at least 3 peer reviewed studies on mixing vaccines now.  No, I am not going to find them for you.  If you are trying to post FUD you aren't interested in facts anyways.

Just now, SmartyMarty said:

do you ever stop?

But they are 'not anti vaccine', they just oppose vaccines because reasons and constantly post about opposing vaccines.  But they are not anti-vaxx.  ????

Those blue hospital masks are probably the most confortable and easiest to breath in.  Even more than cotton masks.  As long as they continue allowing those I'm good.  Those N95 masks are designed to seal around your face so they are not as comfortable and harder to breath.

So does this mean tourists with AstraZeneca + Pfizer (like me) will be recognized as having 2 shots?  Would be nice to see official guidance on this.

I presume it will but I want to be sure.

8 hours ago, ourdon said:

Interesting.  Which part of the island are you talking about?  My friends in Kamala who are looking after my place have a somewhat less rosy report on the conditions.  Of course they aren't concerned about someone being on the beach, they're more concerned about who has had to go bankrupt and close down.

 

I admit that everyone is happy that they can now drive to Patong without encountering another vehicle.  Just proves "If you don't go on the road you don't become a road death statistic" 

 

Ahhhh, I had to lower the yardarm but the sun is now over it.  Ta for now.

 

What do you mean which part?  The tourist part.  Patong.

26 minutes ago, mommysboy said:

The time is when you have 80% upwards vaccinated.  Otherwise living with it means 1000 plus deaths a day, every day, and it doesn't go down until another lockdown comes in to place.

 

Have you been vaccinated?

The promise of herd immunity and all the magical things that was supposed to bring us is not happening.  Not at 80%, not at 90%.  You will never get 100% but even if you could it's not happening there either.

It will become endemic just like the flu.  We couldn't stomp that out with vaccines either.

18 minutes ago, kurtmartens said:

Not disagreeing, but recommending by who?  I have never seen a recommendation for the industrial grade (with valve?).  All I have seen is broad recommendations for N95/FPP2.  And of course, my family takes that 1 step further to the standard 3M N95 NIOSH surgical (blue "smurf) masks when traveling (planes, etc) and just a standard N95 non NIOSH running around Chiangmai frankly.  

 

 

These link answers all those questions.

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/n95-respirators-surgical-masks-and-face-masks

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/pdfs/UnderstandDifferenceInfographic-508.pdf

https://www.orient-hose.com/the-difference-between-medical-and-non-medical-masks-in-n95/

  Based on that info I would say industrial grade is fine as long as it does not have a valve.  It seems the main difference with medical grade is that they have a coating to prevent blood and body fluid penetration.  That's only relevant in a medical setting.

10 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Nothing earth shattering there. For the last 2 or 3 weeks there have been a number of studies refecting this notion along with experts in the UK, US and Israel all saying the same thing. Its already mainstream and acknowledged by high vaxxed countries including Singapore.

Singapore was one of the first to say this.  However, I think they ended up backtracking a bit because they got another spike in cases and lost their nerve.  They were also cowered by the pushback they got and many other countries are now getting.

12 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

40% went to other provinces 5555, yeah, cos they live here, chatting to a mate this morning who got back a couple of weeks ago, apparently the place is dead with bog all to do, but I suppose it's better than 2 weeks stuck in a room in BKK.

I am talking to people who are there right now and they are saying it is getting more and more busy daily.  Restaurants more busy, hotels filling up etc.  More and more people on the beaches.  Not locals, pasty white foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes.  It's still ultra low rainy season btw so the big numbers haven't even started yet.

13 minutes ago, kurtmartens said:

Just to add my 2 cents.  Why would anyone wear a mask with a valve?  The valve renders the mask non medical grade - which is why the airlines are stopping the use.  Masks with valves built in are clearly marked for industrial use only/not for medical use.  

Actually, the N95 industrial masks are the recommended ones, they also help filter out car exhaust particles (pm 2.5).  The problem with the valve is that it does not protect people around you.  It's only designed to protect you from incoming air.  So the best mask to use is N95 with no valve even if it makes breathing in a little harder.

I use the blue medical masks because they are easier to breath and more confortable but that is their problem.  Air easily gets around the sides.  The N95 is designed to seal around your face, which makes them less comfortable and harder to breath, but they force all air to go through the mask filter which is what you want.