TallGuyJohninBKK

It's pretty pathetic... Everything this guy has posted and written on various platforms sounds exactly like the script of a Donald Trump / MAGA / insurrectionist conspiracy theories playbook. And yet, we have the right-wing media and posters here trying to portray him somehow as the opposite of everything he's written and posted, based on a window sign and such in Berkeley Calif? Pathetic! "DePape also posted links to YouTube videos with titles like “Democrat FARCE Commission to Investigate January 6th Capitol Riot COLLAPSES in Congress!!!” and “Global Elites Plan To Take Control Of YOUR Money! (Revealed)” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alleged-paul-pelosi-attacker-posted-multiple-conspiracy-theories/ar-AA13uLaM There's plenty of mental illness to go around among the advocates of this stuff...

Here's what I'm seeing for Bangkok: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --the Dermatology Institute, Saturday 12 and 26 November 2022 (No service on 5 and 19 November 2022) 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the meeting room on the 20th floor of the Dermatology Institute At the injection point (walk in) Thai / foreign / foreigner aged 5 years and over, every vaccination type available is Pfizer purple cap. orange lid pfizer Book an appointment in advance at > https://covid19.iod.go.th/vaccine https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid0VetkPtAAFcBKx8CFCXVmvrG2WxiRTawTxDoUGcVT7bVQ2yak36yz6iJ5efNeE2Ql -------------------------------------- Ministry of Public Health Vaccination Center opens walk in for every injection of COVID-19 vaccination ???? ???? Pfizer and Moderna ➡️ Every Tuesday, 2nd and 4th week of the month ???? Time 09.00 - 14.00 ???? At the Hall, 1st Floor, Building 3 Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nonthaburi Province Ministry of Public Health Vaccination Center opens walk in for every injection of COVID-19 vaccination ???? https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid09AFKGz8TsYxNsoRcm3dAAT7S55LeSttJyineMNUCPALnNcgEEbbrQZpqQU1vjxXyl ---------------------------------------------- COVID-19 Vaccination Center, Bangkok Wesn Sports Building 1, Bangkok Youth Center (Thai-Japanese) ???? October open everyday ???? November is open only on Saturday - Sunday. For people aged 5 years and over, all nationalities Those who wish to receive the vaccine can receive the service. which will be booked through the QueQ app and receive a walk in (Walk in). Time 08.00 - 16.00 https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid026adRN7F4aPDEr3pYNbpGcMZ54h3jcWC79qn9xoUEFTAysDqrzgKVPWJChkWmP7tRl ------------------------------------------------- Khlong Sam Wa Hospital Open Walk-in for 30 people a day. Vaccinate Pfizer and Moderna. Only Monday - Friday from 1:00 PM. - 2:00 PM., except public holidays. What to bring on the day of vaccination services - ID card or Passport (in case of foreigners) - Proof of vaccination against COVID-19 (in case of having received 1 or more doses of COVID-19 vaccine) Contact for information, call 0-2150-1300 https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid02N7cWNb5wJfQfwvqwgLvVtq8drpECNjTgpn26hdDUJqnDSEvrmmXjcfpSdTp2npRJl -------------------------------------------- Bangkok invites vaccination group 608 (age 60 and older, or those with chronic medical conditions) Get the service at all 69 health centers. "Inject every Friday, inject every formula, inject every needle" Scan the QR Code to reserve a queue via QueQ or Contact the nearest public health service center at 0 2203 2883. https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid02sdvBvywDNWhW1p9uBdXChjVcmyhNe7zUuK2JnDBKGYgBoiKTy1nVseQqoYwXaX7Xl ------------------------------------

I learned a new word today that applies to your comment above: "ableist (plural ableists) One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled." See the following: News Media Slammed For Ableist Headlines After Fetterman-Oz Debate "Some news outlets said the Pennsylvania Democrat "struggled" and gave a "painful" performance. Disability advocates and neurologists point out that even though Lt. Gov. John Fetterman "may not be good at delivering a speech” right now, it is not indicative of his intelligence or his ability to serve." https://khn.org/morning-breakout/news-media-slammed-for-ableist-headlines-after-fetterman-oz-debate/ For experts on stroke, Fetterman-Oz debate is a teachable moment ... "Experts in stroke and speech, though, stressed that issues with language skills following a stroke are often separate from any potential impact on someone’s cognitive abilities. Moreover, they said they hope the attention on Fetterman will raise awareness about and acceptance of the types of accommodations that are commonly used by people with disabilities, including some of the 800,000 people who have strokes a year in the United States. Fetterman, for example, has used closed-captioning systems during interviews and at the debate." https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/26/for-experts-on-stroke-fetterman-oz-debate-is-a-teachable-moment/

Donald Trump's Silence on Paul Pelosi Attack Sparks Anger "Donald Trump's silence on the attack suffered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi in the couple's home on Friday has sparked anger from many online as the former president has yet to come forward with any type of statement about the incident." One in a long list of similar comments reported in this news report: "Trump could come out & clearly condemn the attack on Paul Pelosi. He could say political violence is unacceptable. If would be a great thing for our country if he did that. But he likely won't, any more that he tamped down on 1-6 violence when he thought it might still help him," wrote journalist Joyce Alene." (more) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-s-silence-on-paul-pelosi-attack-sparks-anger/ar-AA13vHAC

Not surprisingly, a lot of the conspiracy theory and right-wing extremist nonsense spouted by the suspect here was also believed by the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, and many of them ended up also claiming to have mental illnesses. So there seems to be a convergence here. Are QAnon followers mentally ill? 68% of them involved in Capitol riot have been clinically diagnosed, says study https://meaww.com/most-q-anon-followers-mentally-ill-capitol-riot-68-percent-diagnosed-study-sophia-moskalenko-radicals Jan. 6 rioter gets probation not prison after judge finds autism played a role U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden concluded that severe mental illness significantly mitigated ‘the blameworthiness’ of the defendant. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/26/jan-6-rioter-gets-probation-not-prison-after-judge-finds-autism-played-a-role-00063588 Jan. 6 Defendant Known as QAnon Shaman Sentenced to 41 Months Mr. Chansley pleaded guilty in September to a single felony count of obstructing an official proceeding before Congress. In court on Wednesday, Mr. Watkins argued for leniency on his behalf saying, among other things, that he had lived for several years with mental illness. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/us/politics/qanon-shaman-jan-6-sentenced.html "A man alleged to have taken part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Complex was ordered to undergo a mental competency evaluation by a federal judge on Thursday after a series of increasingly bizarre and outrageous in-court outbursts that spiraled out of control — with a reference to former president Donald Trump adding to the mayhem." https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/fck-all-of-you-alleged-capitol-rioter-faces-mental-health-examination-after-screaming-during-multiple-court-hearings/ etc etc....

What geo area are you in / looking to get vaccinated at?

You kind of missed, or more likely deliberately ignored, the periods when Thailand's official (and likely undercounted) COVID deaths were running more than 250 per day in 2021...or more than 100 per day earlier this year: Source link: And then there's the total COVID deaths for Thailand thus far in 2022 -- more than 11,000 as of the end of September, and nearly 33,000 cumulative since the start of the pandemic (shown in the black box below, per the Thai MoPH).

You can do all the same things you mention above re FP in your 2nd pgh just the same in the Grab Android app... But you're right about the other difference.... some restaurant info in the Grab app, especially for Thai food focused on the local market, is ONLY in Thai with no English translations, and the app itself doesn't allow text copy and paste into Google Translate... Although, most of the farang oriented restaurants on Grab do have their online menus in English and/or have bilingual listings.

"According to CNN, David Depape “posted links on his Facebook page to multiple videos produced by My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell falsely alleging that the 2020 election was stolen.” He also posted “transphobic images and linked to websites claiming Covid-19 vaccines were deadly.” One of his Facebook posts read: “The death rates being promoted are what ever ‘THEY’ want to be promoted as the death rate,” CNN reported." https://heavy.com/news/david-depape/ From CNN: Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories "The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and an acquaintance told CNN that he seemed “out of touch with reality.” ... Two of DePape’s relatives told CNN that DePape is estranged from his family, and confirmed that the Facebook account – which was taken down by the social media company on Friday – belonged to him. ... DePape also posted links to YouTube videos with titles like “Democrat FARCE Commission to Investigate January 6th Capitol Riot COLLAPSES in Congress!!!” and “Global Elites Plan To Take Control Of YOUR Money! (Revealed)” (more) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alleged-paul-pelosi-attacker-posted-multiple-conspiracy-theories/ar-AA13uLaM

This appears to be a website the guy maintained: "Some of his posts referred to former President Donald Trump. “Either Q is Trump himself or Q is the deepstate moles within Trumps inner circle. So Q/Trump sabotaged their child trafficking operations. #2 self inflicted wound. Trumps covert id or a Deep state mole? Was Q refering to this? Did Q do this? another video,” he wrote, referring to QAnon." https://heavy.com/news/david-depape-politics-social-media-blog-republican-democrat/ https://www.frenlyfrens.com/blog https://www.frenlyfrens.com/search?q=Trump https://www.frenlyfrens.com/blog ------------------------------ "Overall, we rate Heavy, slightly Left-Center biased based on story selection that sometimes favors the left and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record." https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/heavy/

"David Depape left behind a trail of writings in which he railed about Jews and censorship. He also had posts on “climate hysteria,” “COVID,” aliens, pedophilia, Communism and more. Depape was identified by San Francisco police as the suspect accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer in the couple’s home. Police say the motive is still being investigated; it’s not clear whether it relates to Nancy Pelosi’s politics." https://heavy.com/news/david-depape-politics-social-media-blog-republican-democrat/

"DePape will be booked in San Francisco jail on suspicion of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary and several other felony charges, Scott said." "“The motive for this attack is still being determined,” S.F. Police Chief Bill Scott said." https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/live-updates-paul-pelosi-attack-17541903.php

The circumstances and info released thus far suggest your conclusion above COULD be the case... But AFAIK, as yet, there's been no specific information publicly released as to just what exactly may have motivated the guy who's been arrested in the case and what have been his political views. I suspect something will be forthcoming soon.

Last time I checked, China wasn't using mRNA vaccines domestically as yet. And those vaccines, despite their limitations, have clearly been shown to be more effective than the original Chinese produced ones like Sinovac and Sinopharm. China Gets Its First mRNA Vaccine Approval. In Indonesia. Indonesia has cleared an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese company. But those types of shots, considered among the most effective, aren’t yet available in China. Sept. 30, 2022 "First developed and approved in the West, mRNA vaccines have been embraced by countries all over the world, including Indonesia, and are considered among the most effective vaccines that the world has to offer. But more than two years into the pandemic, they are not yet available in China, which has relied on an increasingly draconian “zero Covid” approach to keep cases and deaths from the virus low." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/30/business/china-mrna-covid-vaccine-indonesia.html Part of the explanation of why China is resorting to the Zero COVID lockdowns policy instead of its own vaccines?

Because in other countries, things aren't "back to normal" even though some politicians and governments are pretending they are. Thousands are still dying of COVID every week, and forecasts are that things will get worse toward the end of the year, per Johns Hopkins' report below: "The number of new daily global COVID-19 cases is projected to rise slowly over the coming months, increasing from about 17 million now to about 18.7 million by the end of January 2023, the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicts in an analysis published this week. The increase will be impacted by the emergence of various Omicron lineage subvariants, seasonal behavioral changes, and COVID-19 policies in China, where many of the world’s most susceptible population resides. The model’s reference scenario also estimates 245,000 additional reported deaths due to COVID-19 will occur through February 1." https://myemail.constantcontact.com/--COVID-19-Updates---October-27--2022.html Note the final sentence above -- "The model’s reference scenario also estimates 245,000 additional reported deaths due to COVID-19 will occur through February 1."

Especially when that person is an apparently brilliant but nonetheless whack job.... Not gonna be buying a Tesla or using Twitter anytime soon, as long as he remains in charge. For example, among others: "Musk was criticized for his public comments and conduct related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[343][344] He spread misinformation about the virus, including promoting a widely discredited paper on the benefits of chloroquine and claiming that COVID-19 death statistics were inflated.[345] ... On March 19, 2020, Musk predicted that there would be "probably close to zero new cases in [the U.S.] by end of April".[344]Politico labeled this statement one of "the most audacious, confident, and spectacularly incorrect prognostications [of 2020]". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk#COVID-19 Then there's the storied exploits of his personal life, which would make a bad soap opera seem like classic literature in comparison. Too much weird stuff there to even begin quoting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk#Personal_life

And how many times have we heard all of the same before, and how many times has the actual police response been a brief and then forgotten show in a feeble effort to think they can persuade the public that they're actually doing something... when they're not. You can hardly go a day in Thailand where there's not news of some place being busted for operating without a license, opening beyond hours, serving alcohol without a license, gambling, engaging in on-premises drug sales, locked or non-existent fire exits, etc. etc. I loved the following sentence in the OP article above: "The police must also monitor that no gambling, prostitution, and human trafficking are discreetly provided in the establishments." Yes, we don't want them to be "discreet". If they were discreet, they're not going to make as much money as if they're up-front and very visible... And that means more money for us!

The info in the OP here is about the most common COVID symptoms, meaning those symptoms are going to be in the routine COVID cases. Regarding the comment above, it seems trying to forget or ignore the fact that COVID since the outset is estimated to have killed between 15 million and 18 million people worldwide, three times the official COVID death count of more than 6.5 million. Global COVID-19 Death Toll May Be Triple the Reported Deaths https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2791213 Those numbers are bad enough as they are. Had nothing been done in terms of precautions, restrictions, vaccines, etc., who knows how much higher the COVID death and misery toll would have been. As it is, right now, officially, COVID is still killing more than 3,000 people per week around the world, and they're not dying from sniffles or sore throats. From the WHO's COVID dashboard of weekly COVID deaths: https://covid19.who.int/

The answer to your question above is YES... especially for the over 50s and other vulnerable groups. Anytime more than 4 months after your last prior vaccination is time for a new booster. The only looming question is how soon the newer bivalent vaccines are likely to arrive in Thailand. At this point nearing the beginning of November, it seems pretty certain that's likely to be more than 4 months from now... Meaning someone already due for a booster shot now shouldn't wait... Hopefully, the Thai government in the months ahead will make something public giving a better idea of just when the bivalent boosters are going to become available here... As for stocks, at least in Bangkok, the Thai government is continuing to offer free vaccinations, including boosters for farangs, at various locations on various days... So there doesn't appear to be any shortage of supply at least here in BKK... And some of the private hospitals lately have been offering discounts on their stocks of the original Moderna vaccines.

So two Thai government officials are arrested for selling private phone number info to scammers.... And we have here an article on the various arrests... But neither of the arrested government officials are named. Why? No finger pointing photos? Just little illustrations on a computer screen. How about giving those two criminals (alleged) the same lack of privacy that they gave to all the citizens whose contact info they sold to scammers.

Let's take the reasonable estimate based on info above in this thread that half of those infected might end up surviving. Then take the following from the U.S. CDC on one way among others that Ebola can be spread: "Semen from a man who recovered from EVD (through oral, vaginal, or anal sex)." https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/index.html Then consider this is Thailand and what Thailand is about for international tourists/travelers... and take it from there.

As things stand right now, the current, original vaccines have been shown to be quite effective in preventing/reducing the risks of COVID death, hospitalization and serious illness during the first several months post injection. But those protections have been shown to begin waning substantially by the time people get about 4 months post injection, particularly with the current Omicron variants. Thus getting another booster is generally recommended after four months, because the booster will restore the original levels of protections. And various governments, I believe, plan to start using the newer bivalent vaccines as boosters for people who've already had their original two shots. The new vaccines are supposed to be more effective against the currently circulating Omicron variants. But the initial early reports on whether they really are more effective than their predecessors have been mixed. If they end up being not more effective, then in all likelihood, they'll be at least as effective as the original vaccines. So either way, boosting one's protections with one vaccine or the other would seem warranted, particularly if the person is older (advanced age alone is the greatest risk factor) or has any of the other various medical conditions that put them at greater risk for serious COVID illness.

Hadn't seen this from a week ago in the U.S.: Five US airports screening travelers from Uganda in response to Ebola outbreak The U.S. has begun screening travelers from Uganda in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak. ... According to the CDC, approximately 140 people enter the U.S. from Uganda daily, and although no confirmed cases of Ebola related to this outbreak have been reported in the U.S., the CDC has implemented entry screening for U.S.-bound travelers coming from Uganda. CDC specified that health screenings will take place at five domestic airports — Chicago O’Hare, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, John F. Kennedy (NY), Newark Liberty and Washington Dulles — for all travelers who have visited Uganda within the last 21 days. The CDC said this is a “standard public health practice” on par with patient isolation and contact tracing." (more) https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20221019/five-us-airports-screening-travelers-from-uganda-in-response-to-ebola-outbreak

I don't presume to know what's "normal" or not normal among various folks here... But I know that in my case, using the Grab app for restaurant food deliveries to home in BKK, I'll typically add a 20 or 30 baht tip within the app, depending on how long the rider's delivery trip is. It's a small price to pay for the convenience of having food delivered to my door without me having to go out. And, with Grab, they're often offering various available coupons to reduce your order cost by anywhere from 40b to 100b, if you pay attention. So those end up more than offsetting the small added expense of the tip. Plus, in the broader scheme of things, I don't think Grab delivery drivers are getting rich off whatever they earn from their delivery compensation alone.

Uganda's widening Ebola outbreak tops 100 cases; more deaths reported Uganda's health ministry today reported 14 more lab-confirmed Ebola cases, pushing the outbreak total to 109. Health officials also reported 2 more deaths, raising the total to 30. Earlier in the outbreak before the first cases were confirmed, the ministry reported 20 suspected cases, all of them fatal. ... The World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said in its latest weekly health emergencies update that Uganda's outbreak has expanded to two more districts, Kampala and Wakiso, raising the number of affected locations to seven. It warned that further expansion of the outbreak is possible, given that high-risk contacts have been identified for follow-up in five yet-unaffected districts. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/10/news-scan-oct-26-2022