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At this point they are just making stuff up.

the pm and health minister have completely different stories. 

Here we go again. 
 

as I said a couple of days ago, get ready for daily announcements of millions of vaccine doses on the way so as to divert from the chaos of no vaccines.

today we even had two. 10 mil moderna and now this 25 mil J and J. But nothing likely to be available before the end of this year.

pitiful.

40 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Yeah I get your point.

In my case living in Pattaya there is a Pattaya hospital on intervac at least listed but showing no availability. 

Haha, well I split my time between Phuket and Udon. Phuket is a definite no. They will only vaccinate Thai and working farang. Udon is fine, they prioritize over 60’s, but they have no vaccine.

so be it. It’s for the Thai government to sort out, not me. I’m unlikely to catch Covid anyway given my life style.

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

That's an approach but I decided to make a phantom "registration" in case doing so earlier puts me earlier in the queue when things actually get real. Not saying it will but it seems that it might.

Oh don’t worry, I am on a list at a hospital in Udon. So if it comes up, it comes up.

the point I was making is that I’m not going to go through hoops to do anything more than I have done. No matter how much I am urged.

Kudos for all the guys putting in the intellectual effort  and time to navigate their way through a non functioning web site to try and register.

but I’m with the few who say, as and when the Thai’s get their act together with a decent registration system and, more importantly, some vaccines to back up appointments, I’ll see about getting myself vaccinated. Until then, I’m going to waste approximately no more than a nano second wasting my time. ????

Just had my haircut and my barber says she has registered for this. Queue number is approx 1,085,000. Claims vaccination date is august?

the date seems unlikely but she showed me the confirmation on her phone.

5 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Some people being vaccinated today with AstraZeneca are reporting that the date of the second jab for them has been set as 27 September which is 16 weeks away. More than the recommended international guideline.

(@Pannika_FWP) #COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1401783097402691587

 

More than the manufacturer guidelines (6-8 weeks i believe), more than the extended period used by the UK to increase the speed of first jabs (12 weeks), but exactly in line with the 16 weeks that Anutin announced about a week ago.

I assume they are also getting 12 doses instead of 10 out of 1 vial.

it just all seems a tad tawdry. No idea as to the medical implications as I’m not a doctor.

There is a small bar at the end of the soi that my house is on. The girls (maybe 5/6) never left because the bar never 100% closed, just did business behind pull down blinds used to keep rain off. No music or lights on of course.

anyway, the police have  told the boss that if she wants to open on 1st July all the girls have to be vaccinated. No idea if the police are acting officially or unofficially, but that is what the bar has been told.

I use the term girls loosely, not one of them is under 35 ????

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Where in Thailand are you?  There are no "heavy" restrictions here in Bangkok.  Only bars, clubs, schools, gyms, pools and parks are closed.  Workplaces, public transport, shops and shopping malls, restaurants and cafes all remain open.   And, I'm no expert, but aren't the numbers going down?

It’s pretty heavy. Just not total.

not sure what numbers you are referring to. Makes it hard to comment

1 minute ago, Danderman123 said:

If there is a spike tomorrow, it will definitely have something to do with a weekend backlog. Maybe the labs don’t process weekend samples until Monday.

Yes, that’s the generally agreed upon reason for the spikes. If it happens again tomorrow, then the situation is continuing to deteriorate somewhat. 

9 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Available group: People aged 60 + years old, people living with any underlying diseases following;

Available group: People aged 60 + years old, people living with any underlying diseases following;

 

Severe Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs)

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (5th stage)

Stroke

Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Diabetes

Obesity (weight > 100 kg or BMI > 35 kg/m²)

 

 

https://thailandintervac.com

The information in that link just demonstrates the mess that Thailand’s vaccine program is in.

4 vaccines listed, only 2 marked as available, except we know that in many cases even those two are not in fact available. To be fair it lists a few Bangkok hospitals which may have some vaccine, but almost certainly they will run out on day 1 or 2.

and then the registration system is being updated, so you can’t make an appointment, so register after 3pm.

and they had 3 months to prepare for this fiasco. SMH.

39 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Rolling 7 day average (up to 5th June only) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases.

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

 

Based on past track record, tomorrow should be “spike day”. Interesting to see if that is the case or not.

59 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

I won't say you and @jacko45k have to click on the link for the list, that would spoil your fun ????

 

Even in the link it’s not close to an informative list, just an ad hoc mention of half a dozen names. The title suggests they have an exhaustive list of hospitals in Thailand that are cancelling appointments, but I doubt it’s even 1% of them.

so still good fun. ????

19 minutes ago, Dogmatix said:

 

What about retired foregners with PR?  I guess that after all the trouble and expense to get PR they are just treated like tourists.

I’ve no idea. Maybe depends on province. Most provinces simply don’t have enough vaccine no matter who or what you are.

On 6/4/2021 at 8:38 PM, superal said:

The P.M. has to open the country to double jabbed tourists with the appropriate mandatory covid insurance .  Why ?   because a large % of the country are suffering by way of loss of earnings , losing their businesses , losing their properties and going hungary . There is no furlough scheme , safety net or financial government help happening .  

Unless there is something beneficial and positive announced soon to help the depressed Thai folk , I fear that things could turn a lot worse in Thailand and that is besides the pandemic . The military government seem hell bent at becoming more and more unpopular by defending their economy being paramount .

If the government introduced a furlough scheme, safety net or gave financial government help, then they wouldn’t HAVE to open. It is their decision not to have those things in place.

On 6/4/2021 at 7:51 AM, hotchilli said:

In his opinion maybe... his target is somewhat lower than what it should be.

Allow in only those tourists with two vaccinations into a province where 60%-70% of locals have had only one jab and the rest nothing?

Not sure other nations will be happy about that.

Other nations won’t differentiate between Phuket and the rest of Thailand anyway. After two weeks, visitors can leave Phuket and go to Bangkok and then back to their home country. So I’m pretty sure it’s the 1% vaccination rate for the whole of Thailand that will apply, no matter how many they may vaccinate in Phuket.

On 6/3/2021 at 10:30 PM, smedly said:

covid 101, people from countries that have an advanced vaccine program with effective vaccines will only be visiting other countries that have an advanced vaccine program with effective vaccines, that leaves Thailand out of the game

That’s the nail on the head right there.

establish social programs to keep your population from starving and keep their businesses afloat, vaccinate, vaccinate and vaccinate. THEN come up with fancy plans.

everything they are doing now to open is built on a foundation of sand.

2 hours ago, sesdave said:

So can anyone tell me as a non working retiree over 60  no ID card no WP living in patong  fir the last 10 years  register for a state vaccine. Online or in person and if in person where exactly. Happy to pay for private but having approached numerous private hospitals none have any idea when they will be able to offer it. Won't even let me put my name on a list.  I would like to get a vaccine for numerous reasons- one being  I do not want to be a guinea pig for the Sandbox 1/7. Any advice on how to get at least registered for a vaccine appreciated 

I am in the same boat sesdave. I don’t think there is anything that can be done for retired people in Phuket. In this province they are prioritizing Thai’s and working farang. Strange, but true.