Red Phoenix

You would be surprised when visiting ThaigerTalk now. The only fair and decent Mod is now Head Administrator and he is the ONLY moderator left on the Forum, with Free Speech now being their policy. None of my post there have been altered or deleted since that radical change now 6 months ago with all TT-moderators leaving or being booted.

On the contrary: you are missing a lot...

If the common claim you are talking about is that "The average age of Covid-19 deaths is higher than the average life expectancy, which means that people who get Covid live longer." that 'deduction' is indeed nonsense. And nobody on this Forum has claimed that. What we DO claim is that the average age of Covid-19 deaths is very high (+80 years in UK). And that begs the question why the push to jab EVERYBODY irrespective of age and risk, considering the then unknown adverse effects of these jabs. Cui bono (who profits) is the question that almost always leads to the motive behind seemingly unlogical or nonsensical actions.

In UK the average age of covid death it is 80,3 years of age. Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/averageageofthosewhohaddiedwithcovid19 And this tells you all you need to know about the necessity of pushing the covid-jabs on the entire population...

Yep, huge market-potential for a Covid-vaccination subscription service to keep you 'updated' with your shots. The wet dream of Pfizer and Moderna would be to make that mandatory...

Say no more, say nor more...

Pure nonsense! The average age of a person dying with/from COVID was 82.3 years of age. How could you then lose about about 10 years of your life? That implies they would have lived on average till 92.3 yeas of age if they hadn't caught COVID. As I wrote before > That average of 82.3 years of age for persons dying with/from COVID shows that the large majority of those that died were already very senior, and for every tragedy of a young person dying from COVID there must have been dozens of +82 year old seniors that died from/with COVID.

I also lived in Thailand throughout the pandemic, but our small village in Isaan got an unanounced visit of a Healthcare delegation of 10 (!) people (with 2 nurses) going door-to-door, persuading people to get the jab, which they would administer on the spot. Needless to say that with such social pressure as good as the whole village rolled up their sleeves. Me and my girlfriend being the only ones not succumbing to their pleas and arguments, and of course we being also the only ones in the whole village that did NOT catch Covid-19. It's a small sample but it's very clear that the number of funerals here in the village has sharply risen, from approx once a month to about once a week.

Nice try to change the subject. The risk of dying of Covid-19 always has been in the senior part of the population (average age of dying from/with covid-19 being 80,3 years of age). A poll in UK showed that people thought the average age of a covid-19 death was 65 years. And there are millions of young people in their 20s, 30s and 40s that were indeed not mandated to take the jab, but the consequence of not complying would have been loss of their job. I personally know several young people that reluctantly gave in to the pressure, as they had a family to support.

Of course you have to do die from something (accident, cancer, covid-19, old age). And whatever the reason for the death, it will wipe away the 'remaining life expectancy' for your age at moment of death. Below the median and mean age in years for the UK population end 2021 (couldn't find any more recent data). Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/averageageofthosewhohaddiedwithcovid19 > It shows that the average age of dying from/with Covid-19 was 80,3 years of age. All those that died at that age FROM THAT CAUSE had their remaining life-expectancy thus wiped out. But the crux of the matter is> > Did these figures justify mandating Covid-19 jabs for EVERYBODY irrespective of their age? A simple example will illustrate what these figures mean. > When somebody died with/from Covid-19 at age 60 (20 years before the average age of dying from Covid-19), that means there would have been 4 people dying at 85 years old to 'make up' for that average, or 2 of 90 years, or 20 of 81 years of age. > When somebody died with/from Covid-19 at age 40 (40 years before the average age of dying from Covid-19), that means there would have been 8 people dying at 85 years old to 'make up' for that average, or 4 of 90 years, or 40 of 81 years of age. So, however your slice it or represent it, Covid-19 deaths were abundant among the OLDEST people in the country (average 80,3 years of age). And there is no denying that it must have been relatively low for the younger and middle-age people, because every death of somebody under 80,3 years of age, has to be 'compensated' by people dying above 80,3 years of age. Mandating covid-jabs for teenagers and people in their twenties/thirties amounts to 'pure gaslighting' in the light of the actual age-mortality figures.

Ha Ha Hancock, are you for real taking that disgraced serial liar serious?

Parts of the population, scared stiff by the incessant fear-mongering for the 'deadly virus', demanded assurance that Something Was Done resulting a.o. in the testing craziness. Perception is everything, no matter whether it is sound or effective.

I refused to be jabbed, and therefore didn't need any medication for shingles or other adverse effects of the shots. And of course I also didn't catch covid (and if I did I even didn't notice it).

??? - success is not determined by the millions of people that were mandated to take the jab or else...

Yes you can as DrJack already indicated. Depending on the timing of his travel plan back home, it might be easier to exit Thailand without buyng a re-entry permit for his tourist Visa, and return from Cambodia VisaExempt (without a Visa), which will provide him with a 30-day Permission to stay.

Most of these Best Beaches are very crowded, and that's a major put-off for me. TIP > My 'best beach' would be Secret Beach at Koh Kood. It didn't steal its name, also because there are signs that it is private and belongs to the resort situated there. But that's obvious not true as it is a 50 meter walk on a non-private road to access the left part of the beach which is not in front of the resort. And at that part there is even a wooden bar situated in case you need an alcoholic or other beverage (when it's open because if there are 5 people on that part of the beach, that would be 'crowded'). It's by far the beach with most beautiful view on Koh Kood and it being deserted adds to its attraction. Whenever you visit Koh Kood, be sure to check it out. Also the 10 minute motorcycle drive on a well-maintained and equally non-crowded road to get there, is a drive through jungle paradise (cars except for tourist transport are not allowed on Koh Kood).

For low-value or non-Lazmall marked items, I always us 'cash on delivery' For higher-value items that have the Lazmall mark I use my Golden creditcard, as doing so doubles the warranty-period. In both cases - cash on delivery or pre-paid - you get a phone-call that they are on their way, as the delivery staff doesn't want to run the risk of not being able to deliver.

Probably simplest way would be to apply for a 60-day extension of stay for reason of visiting your wife. That would extend your current Permission to stay with 2 months - the time you mentioned that due to work circumstances you would not be living at same place.

To put this tripling of weekly COVID new hospitalizations in perspective the Thai population of almost 72 million should be taken into account. The May 4 week number of 1,792 new COVID hospitalizations means 1 in approx 40.000 got hospitalized for 'Covid'. Add to this - as admitted by the CDC - that Covid symptoms are very similar with having catched flu, there should be no reason for any panic. Imo such scare-mongering is only meant to 'combat vaccine hesitancy' as the uptake is 'disappointing' (for the credibility of Public Health officials and revenue of Big Pharma).

If you plan to stay no more than 60 days in Thailand, you can simply enter VisaExempt (without a Visa) which will provide you with a 30-day Permission to stay. In the last 2 weeks of that Permission to stay, visit a provincial Thai Immigration Office and apply for a 30-day extension of stay. Costs 1.900,- THB, is delivered on the spot, and no need to wait till last days as the 30-day extension is added to the expiry date of your initial Permission to stay. You only need a TM-30 notification as proof of address in the province where you are applying. You can simply ask for a copy of that TM-30 notification at the Hotel/guesthose where you are staying, as according to Thai law they need to fill out such notification whenever a foreigner is staying at their premises.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moderna-reports-1-2bn-net-084206713.html The company attributed the decline to the reduced sales of its Covid-19 vaccine. Net product sales plummeted by 91% compared to Q1 2023.

Pandemic fatigue and vaccine hesitancy continue to affect global public health You forgot to add the word 'revenue' to the title...

Read somewhere that there is now at least one flight-finder site that provides the option to users to de-select any flights with Boeing aircraft. When an engineer that had specifically ordered a flight with a non-Boeing plane, was confronted with a last-minute change and was expected to board a Boeing, he refused and he was rebooked on a later non-Boeing flight with all extra expenses relating to that change being reimbursed. It will take years if not decades for Boeing to regain the trust they squandered...

The chief scientist of China's COVID vaccine project was kicked from the National People's Congress. Yang Xiaoming, 62, is accused of "serious discipline and law violations," a phrase alluding to corruption. Yang led the team that developed the Sinopharm vaccine, and was China's top researcher in its vaccine project. The chief researcher of China's first general-use COVID vaccine was ousted last week from the country's highest organ of power. Yang Xiaoming, 62, was booted on April 23 from the National People's Congress "due to serious discipline and law violations," state media reported this weekend. The phrase typically means a person is under investigation for corruption in China. ... The announcement about Yang comes amid China's sweeping crackdown on corruption in its healthcare sector, with investigations launched against hundreds of hospital deans and secretaries. (more) https://www.businessinsider.com/china-ousts-chief-scientist-yang-xiaoming-covid-vaccine-citing-corruption-2024-4