danferguson

So, you got the vaccine you expressed a preference for, yes? ie Pfizer

My worry was they they would bait and switch people to AZ/Sinovac

All the "western" vaccines have good data for protection against serious, and even mild, illness from Covid, even with the latest Delta variant.

Sinovac have still not even published their stage 3 clinical trials data. I don't think there is any robust data on the Chinese vaccines apart from the original strain of the virus.

Also, if you want to travel anywhere, no "western" health agencies have approved the Chinese vaccines, so you will likely be treated as non-vaccinated if you travel to Europe or the US.

There have been no head to head vaccine comparisons as far as I know, so comparing AZ v Moderna v Pfizer is difficult.....all their trials were in different places under different conditions, etc, 

9 minutes ago, fredscats said:

pfizer deal scuppered,  you might be in for long wait

Which Pfizer deal? 

If you mean the deal that never was from the Thonburi Health Group, I doubt that was anything more than a PR stunt to increase the share price, and the Medpark supply has nothing to do with that.

2 minutes ago, internationalism said:

wait, curfew was introduced around 12.7, almost a month ago.

They advised patients to use taxi from their recommended company.

They all understood and planned all details.

And medical appointments are a valid reason for travel, so not sure why Medpark used the "curfew in place, maybe you need more flexibility in timing" reason.  Possible just that a lot of people were not on time anyway, so easier just to have an open timing

On 8/1/2021 at 9:46 PM, mtls2005 said:

 

28 days.

 

But there is no implied guarantee that if you manage to secure a first dose of Pfizer, that you will get a second dose of Pfizer. All the wording specifically mentions a registration for a first dose (only). Which might mean many things: you get a second dose, you have to register again for a second dose (of something), you don't get a second dose.

 

Hoping the DCA will clarify.

 

I agree the wording can be read different ways

Has anyone been jabbed at Medpark yet?

Have they said anything about a second jab?

16 minutes ago, SooKee said:

I suspect in case you suffer from an extreme adverse reaction onsite and need to be admitted, they want to know if you or an insurance company will be paying.

Yes could be. I wonder if they would refuse people without insurance for that reason?

I was actually thinking they might think "This guy has insurance, so he can afford to pay, so no free vaccine for him"

One of the questions on the application form is this:

......Do you have any health insurance? *

Why would they ask that?

9 hours ago, Strongheart said:

Can anyone tell me what the "seven underlying health conditions" are?

I am healthy and if I don't have any of those does it mean i can refuse this experimental "mRNA vaccine"

Prophylactic Gene Therapy?

I do have my own immune system, thank you very much.

So did the millions of people who have died or been hospitalised

It took Pfizer and Moderna 10 years to develop the mRNA technology, and Thailand thinks they can do it in 10 months???

Some more details on these websites: (some of it is a bit technical!)

https://gidmk.medium.com/is-ivermectin-for-covid-19-based-on-fraudulent-research-5cc079278602

https://grftr.news/why-was-a-major-study-on-ivermectin-for-covid-19-just-retracted/

https://steamtraen.blogspot.com/2021/07/Some-problems-with-the-data-from-a-Covid-study.html

Everyone is waiting for the original study authors to reply, or the scientists who created the meta analysis studies heavily based on this study. I believe if this study is removed from the meta-analysis, there is almost zero positive data for Ivermectin.

7 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

New number. Keep your old one to help update records gradually. Always keep fully copy of every page of old passport too. Not just ID pages. Every single page. BTW. Mine elapses next year. How do you propose to replace yours. I shall use an agent at least 6 months in advance. Immediately after my 90 day report. I shall plan for 1 month turn over time

Same as me. 

Hello

My UK passport expires next year. 

Question - when you renew a UK passport, do you retain the same passport number, or is it a new passport number??

Thanks

<<<In real world tests it has shown to be almost as affective if not equivilent to any vaccine.>>>

Please post links to any large scale randomised control trials that show this result.

16 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

 - what happens if you vaccine dates run out when on holiday - could you be barred from the flight home ? 

Simple. You won't be allowed on the flight in the first place, just like you won't be allowed on if your passport has less than 6 months to go until expiration date.

Any suggestions for a Pattaya-based agent that can do a UK passport renewal??

If you have other reasons to regularly go to Bangkok, then I understand doing it yourself probably not too difficult.

But if you don't want to travel to Bangkok twice, and you have plenty of time, probably easier to use an agent.

18 hours ago, Upnotover said:

You apply through VFS in Bangkok or Chiang Mai.  Your new passport is collected from VFS.  In the meantime you retain your existing passport for ID purposes.  Everything is clearly explained at gov.uk

I was thinking of old passport retention in case there is a delay, and you have to do the 90 day reporting before you get new passport.

7 hours ago, British Consular Team said:

 

Passport applications and renewals are managed by Her Majesty’s Passport Office in the UK, not the Embassy or the Consular team, so we don't have anything to add to the good advice others have shared here or the info on the HMPO website.

I am confused. You are saying it must be done in the UK??

I cannot renew my UK passport in Thailand?

2 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

By the end of the year we will all look back, all having been vaccinated and say, same day, same place, same smell.

..end of which year?

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

I have started taking Invermectin, which could help in not getting Covid. 

Why do you believe that?

From the manufacturer of Ivermectin:

https://www.merck.com/news/merck-statement-on-ivermectin-use-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Whe WHO, the FDA, the NIH, the EMA have all recently stated that there is no good evidence for the use of Ivermectin.

A summary from Reuters:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ivermectin-idUSKBN2BN2HH

There might be in the future when they do some robust trials, but not yet.

Anyone taking Ivermectin is just guessing

19 hours ago, internationalism said:

this medicine, as generic, is made also in china and india, and probably cheaper than japanese.

those 900k is for some 30-40k patients. Might be short, if thousands needing it for around 10 days.

The GPO makes their own and cheap azithromycin (approved recently by who) and tamiflu (that's another another generic antiviral, used in thailand for covid at the beginning of the last year).  

 

And have any of these drugs been involved in large scale clinical trials for Covid?

If not, then the scientific description is "clutching at straws"

On 3/7/2021 at 1:15 PM, ScotlandtheBrave said:

I live in Pattaya and travel to Bangkok every six months to see a wonderful doctor at the Red Cross Clinic, have my blood test results for CD4 and Viral Load with me, and receive my two medications for the next six months, at a total cost of 4,480 Baht. Excellent clinic and lovely staff.

I did not realise they had a doctor on site.

So, the Thai Red Cross doctor reviews your test results, writes the prescription for meds, and you collect the meds??

The TRC told me I had to bring a doctor prescription with me, but maybe I phrased the question wrong.

Getting a Pattaya hospital to give me a prescription to take away, rather than buy from the hospital pharmacy, is like getting blood out of a stone!

I hope they have the army and high wire fences to keep people inside. I cannot believe anyone will voluntarily stay in their hotel when they know the Pattaya nightlife is only a short motor cycle taxi away!

8 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

AZ recalled 1.7 million doses.  Probably made at their India plant.  And you call the Chinese stuff dodgy?  So far, no known deaths from the Chinese jab.  And it's been widely used globally.

The biggest risk right now is getting covid-19. All of the major vaccines have 99.9% efficacy against death and severe hospitalization.  Get the jab.  Whatever you can get.  Odds are we'll be dealing with variants for years to come.  Possibly having to get updated jabs every year.  Just like we do with the flu today.

What is your source for AZ recalling 1.7m doses?

8 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

AZ recalled 1.7 million doses.  Probably made at their India plant.  And you call the Chinese stuff dodgy?  So far, no known deaths from the Chinese jab.  And it's been widely used globally.

The biggest risk right now is getting covid-19. All of the major vaccines have 99.9% efficacy against death and severe hospitalization.  Get the jab.  Whatever you can get.  Odds are we'll be dealing with variants for years to come.  Possibly having to get updated jabs every year.  Just like we do with the flu today.

What is your source for AZ recalling 1.7m doses?