MrJ2U

I think you'll find Koh Samui much nicer. 

I personally find Phuket nice for a visit but the traffic and constant ripoffs made me sour on living there permanently.  Wants COVID-19 is over it'll be packed with Chinese again.

6 hours ago, kynikoi said:

Wife says reports are young people giving themselves covid and demanding the 100k payout. Ah, Thailand...

 

The gaming aside the company should never assume more risk than it can manage. Further, no underwriter? Boo hoo. It's really just fraud then isn't it? I'd have some sympathy if money was returned fully in two business weeks but I doubt any will be returned at all. Ah, Thailand.

I doubt many are infecting themselves.  That was one of the excuses the insurance companies were using to not pay out.

Like you said, insurance companies shouldn't take  more risk than they can absorb.

3 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Bangkok Post reported this week that they called Moderna and was told that no orders had been placed and new orders were for delivery in Q1-22. It is not my speculation, but theirs.

 

GPO says its signing the papers Monday.

Whats the hurry?

24 minutes ago, DavisH said:

Because millions live day by day. You could always donate some of your farang wealth to them so they can stay home and lock down. 

 

Supposedly thats a governments job.

Just now, riclag said:

Are you gonna be doubled masked and wearing a face shield ?

Double masked and sunglasses.

Anything is better than dying in the streets.

Just now, jerrymahoney said:

You can assume all you want. You don't know many medical workers in total were vaccinated. You don't know if all proper procedures were followed. You don't know if they were dealing with one or more patients who falsely tested negative.

 

And you can't vaccinate anybody with a vaccine you don't have.

Front line workers were vaccinated with that junk Sinovac.

6 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I think they saw this coming, with all the talk of tighter lockdowns and travel bans yesterday.

Your right.

But they should have seen this coming ages ago.

India's horrible death toll has been all over social and news outlets for months.

The need now is to get enough Oxygen tanks and ventilators.

4 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

So exactly 72 hours from the time we walked in and took our tests on Wednesday at PCT, we finally got the results back.  Our tests thankfully were negative, but the delay in notifications is what bothers me as far as others who test and may be positive, but during those 3 days those people could be running around infecting others.  This also may be the delay in the daily numbers as well being posted in a timely manner.  The Cases listed today could be from tests three days ago or even sooner if they were done by VIP service.  Therein also lies the inequity for those that can pay and those that can not.  Hope everyone stays safe.  For the first time in 3 days we will head out for a walk outside and maybe around Lumpini park, of course masked up as always.

That sure is a long time!

Did they mention that it would take that long?

Frustrating.

3 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

No it isn't perfect because they said MILLIONS of Indonesian medical workers have been vaccinated and you don['t say how many Thai medical workers have been vaccinated.

Impossible with Thailand's transparency being non-existant.

Another hospital closed due to 300 staff being infected.  I assume they've been vaccinated.

2 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

No it isn't perfect because they said MILLIONS of Indonesian medical workers have been vaccinated and you don['t say how many Thai medical workers have been vaccinated.

Vaccinated with Sinovac.

Say no more.

15 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

 

If you read my post I said, mix Pfizzer/Moderna Pfizzer/AZ, never mentioned they had mixed Sinovac in EU, as it is not used there anywhere, but there is a lab study with Sino/.Pfizzzer mix. Sinovac looses efficacy after 40 days, 

Indonesia is in terrible state with the death/infection rates out of control, and medical staff dying after vaccinations, so guess they are hoping for the best.

 

Fair enough.

13 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Yes, I read the links. Did you read (and understand) my reply?

 

You asked if there is a scientific basis. My reply alludes to the fact that the principle of heterologous prime-boost has been established by its use with previous vaccines and that there are also positive indications regarding Covid vaccines.

 

It doesn't provide direct, incontrovertible evidence that a heterologous prime-boost can be effective, but it does provide a scientific basis for the idea.

 

See also the article below. Not only does it make specific reference to SinoVac in a heterologous prime-boost regimen, it also states the general principle that:

 

"Different types of vaccines boost the immune system in different ways, so multiple vaccines provide broader coverage." 

 

Is Mixing Vaccines More Effective?

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

But, wouldn't the loans on products in stock either prevent them being exported or the bank lose any collateral once they shipped them ? 

Good point.

Im surprised there's not more of these protests.

But who wants to go to a Thai jail?

Catch-22

11 hours ago, bbko said:

Tried to take my cat to the local vet here on the Darkside for a shampoo/haircut today, they were closed and their 2nd shop didn't have support staff.  I was told the staff was off to get their Covid vaccine shot.  That's good but seems like the vaccine rollout is taking forever.

Im sorry to hear about your cat.

Poor guys.

4 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Many of the medical personnel who have contracted COVID in Indonesia and died were double dosed on Sinovac,  there are several  million donated Moderna from USA , which will be used to as boosters to protect those on the overwhelmed front line.

The booster dose has been effective in slowing the Delta strain, backed by studies in EU

 

The WHO doesn't recommend mix and matching Because of lack of data.

What studies in the EU have used Sinovac and then a booster of Astra Zeneca.  EU hasn't even approved Sinovac while many EU countries are abandoning Astra Zeneca altogether.

Good old government mouthpiece NNT of Thailand!

All the Deans are on the government's COVID-19 vaccines board.  There paid.

There the ones who kept recommending and  ordering Sinovac while delaying private hospitals from ordering mRNA vaccines.

I wouldn't want my loved ones mixing vaccines until theres further data as the WHO recommends.

26 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

How about collecting payments for the Moderna doses that have not been ordered, and will not be here in October as promised?

 

The Private hospitals have been collecting payment and turned it over to the crooked GPO.

I assume thats why the GPO has or is going to order the Moderna.  Eventually after figuring there cut.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

200 mg. Favipiravir pills,

You can get that online from India.  Im assuming favipiraver, oxygen, anything important to help with the COVID-19 here in Thailand will be hard to impossible to get.  This is just the way this government runs, no forethought.

Little darling!