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50 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Studies have shown that the use of marijuana is associated with reduced cognitive function in teens.⁷ One study found that teens who regularly use marijuana lose an average of 5.8 IQ points by the time they reach adulthood.⁸ A recent study found that marijuana has a more negative impact on a teenager’s cognitive development than alcohol.⁹

Seems you may have partaken in your youth!

Is anyone espousing that marijuana (or alcohol)  should be regularly used by teens?

2 hours ago, smedly said:

 

reopening to local tourism is a clue - sandbox is done

Spot on. Local tourism represented 1/3 of tourism revenues pre-pandemic. This is the path of least resistance. How many of those 26,000 'tourists' actually live here and chose sandbox over AQ?

I get the concept of Phuket/Samui. They are islands. There are small roads leading out of Hua Hin like holes in a sieve.  How are they going to police that? 

Much as I dislike the PM, it's not just him or Thailand. Every country in the world has behaved exactly the same way. Flip-flop, changing policies, do this, do that. Say this, say that. Open this, close that. Nobody knows how to handle the pandemic 'properly'. Why should they?

And in breaking news, a man has been charged by local police for having an offensive wife.

2 hours ago, JackGats said:

"Stimulant-like effects"? More like an opiate, sleep-inducing effects.

Clearly you have not tried it!

When you get a PCR test 72 hours before you travel, that gives you 72 hours to catch the virus. Then, long flights and an 8 hour layover in Qatar.  Hmmm. That's all it could take.

33 minutes ago, Pracha Duang said:

There are many Thais that would happily forfeit their place in the "vaccine line" to wanting foreigners. My wife and I were both educated at Stanford University in the USA and want nothing to do with the vaccine. I would get it if forced but my wife, who is Thai  ( IQ 200+++) , would rather die than get the jab. The Thai government should set something up so that Thai citizens can transfer their right to vaccination to anyone that wants it regardless of where they come from.

I'm having a problem understanding why the University you say you both went to, or how high you allege your wife's IQ to be has anything to do with not wanting the vaccine.

38 minutes ago, pattaya1234was said:

It does take a lot of effort to obtain a vaccination but, from my experience and living in Pattaya, it is not that difficult. Yes you have to travel to Bangkok but that is not an impossibility, taxi return plus waiting 2400 baht. The National Vaccination Centre at Bang Sue railway station is the place to make for.  It is primarily for over75's-farangs included, but it appears that one person under 75 can accompany you as their carer and also get vaccinated. It is all very well planned , very clean, uncrowded and fast. The AZ vaccine is being used. I left Pattaya at 8am and was back home by 1.30pm. The whole procedure showed Thai people at their best-well done to them.

On every day this week different groups of friends have followed this procedure with success., and gratitude.

You have a few days left to take advantage-up to you!

Well done and good call. People who are proactive in getting things done are getting vaccinated. The rest seem to be complaining on ThaiVisa or whatever it is called these days.

55 minutes ago, smedly said:

stop trying to defend this cluster 

 

the whole thing is a shambles 

I'm not defending the cluster at all. It is a shambles, I totally agree. That's not the point though. If you are told to register at one of two hospitals, isn't that the most sensible route to take? If that does not work, by all means complain, but don't expect some overworked Thai health worker at a vaccination site that you randomly show up at to speak your own language. 
 

31 minutes ago, tonray said:

My "Local Health Authority" ? Who might that be ? When they had a vaccine setup at Central Westgate Mall last week, they looked at me like I was from Mars when I stopped to try and ascertain whether I could also be included. In the end, I was sent away with a "not know yet" from the 1 nurse who seemed to speak a bit of English.

It sounds like you are expecting a local nurse, in a public vaccination setup to speak a foreign language. The advice was to register at one of two hospitals in Bangkok or contact the local health authority, not just show up at Central Westgate Mall. If you don't know where your local health centre is, then that's your responsibility. You seem to be acting in a rather entitled way, living in a foreign country.