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4 hours ago, Em150 said:

Yep, nowt wrong with Sinovac. Better to have some protection than none and so far, there havent been any reports of negative reactions to it. Unlike some if the other brands out there

If the Sinovac is weaker than the others then I guess the reactions will be too. 

Thought the thread was going to be about Spams when I saw the bi-line.

2 hours ago, mrfill said:

If you're in the UK you don't get a choice. You get what they have. Both AZ and Pfizer are ok - as are the other vaccines.

 

The differences - well, if you're an epidemiologist, you should already know and if you are not then I wouldn't believe the guff from most of the pseudo doctors.

The fact is - as you will be aware  - the UK is doing well in getting this thing under control and that's because of extensive vaccination by both AZ and Pfizer. The scare stories (probably put out by greedy US profiteers) of 'you get blood clots from AZ' are idiotic as the instances of these clots in vaccinated people is the same or lower than in unvaccinated people. As for side effects, some people have a headache, some get a sore arm, some experience no effect at all (I had my first AZ on 4th March and no side effect at all). I would prefer a sore arm to a week gasping for oxygen, as my sister found out. I'm off to get my second jab tomorrow...

Ask your local friends (who I guess will all have had one jab at least) what their experience was. You'll get the usual stories of aches and pains and grumbles, so then ask someone who spent any time in ICU.

 

It's really sad to see so many people putting so many scare stories around as it will only prolong the spread and deaths. We'll probably never get rid entirely of this virus but if between the body's immune system and jabs we can reduce the effects to the level of influenza, we can get back to some level of normality. 

 

Now - back to the scare stories and the sinophobia......

The scare stories concerning AZ and blood clots were put about by the EU because they wanted revenge on the UK over Brexit. There's no evidence that you're more likely to suffer a blood clot after taking AZ than if you don't have a jab at all. Who knows how many lives this has cost? There's certainly blood on someone's hands in the EC.

6 hours ago, mickymouse1 said:

I wonder why many criminals from Europe and Asia move to Thailand?

Most of the ""nice ones"" are also in Pattaya ????????????

I assume that's a rhetorical question and I resent the Pattaya bit. There're bad guys all over the country. I know the house actually, used to belong to a Brit ex copper I believe. I passed it quite often on my bicycle rides and walks, but haven't been on that route for a while. I never used to see any sign of life there, let alone Rollers, Porches and Mercs. The Brit must've sold it.

7 hours ago, smedly said:

beat me to it

 

apart from the fact they will never have to available shots for one dose, this whole plan is a complete failure from the start, the second dose is just as' if not more important than the first, Anutin the builder better start listening to heath experts before he opens his mouth with this BS

 

and as for sinovac - nobody wants it, it might be considered as a last resort but definitely not first line treatment choice, it is being forced on people with an attitude - "better than nothing", I'd like to see a full financial audit of this G2G vaccine procurement 

It's Thaksin's fault.

Miss UK took me by surprise, although it shouldn't have. Completely in line with present day thinking there. She could go on to be a top ranking detective in one of the BBC police dramas, just like one I binned recently.

5 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Another day, another u-turn. Who would've thought.... 

For goodness sake, I knew this military lot weren't really up to the job from day one, but don't they have enough common sense to realise that all this u-turning makes them a complete laughing stock? Uncertainty isn't normally in the military vocabulary.

35 minutes ago, ronaldo0 said:

So running around in public threatening someone with a machete is regarded as criminal nuisance ! ????????

It is where he comes from.

53 minutes ago, impulse said:

C'mon.  Admit it... 

 

How many posting here have had the same thought when those temple speakers go off at 5:30 AM?

 

Yes, places of peace, tranquility and meditation my ass. 

Ours in the Phoenix Golf area is off all day today. <deleted> knows why they can't do them in December/January. It isn't as though they're emergency repairs.

3 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

 

Wish it could get back to 70+, 2004 was good year....

 

In 2007, I stepped off the plane here and thought "I can live really comfortably at this rate of exchange", blissfully unaware of the massive swing to the downside that was to come in the not too distant future. Then, I thought that the baht was Mickey Mouse money; I couldn't have been more wrong.

8 hours ago, smedly said:

we have a Governor in Phuket who has seen his income reduced by 90% targeting foreign families who are literally doing nothing wrong 

 

then we have this 

 

and all sanctioned by the military bunch very well educated wood in Bangkok allowing this to go on

 

I can only hope that at least farangs from the west  will never set foot in this place again until this #### is replaced ..........you can fill in the #### with whatever words you like 

 

Phuket is a beautiful place spoiled rotten to the core by those wooden trying to run the place 

 

an utter disgrace to all Thais trying to make a living and foreigners who hopefully will never set foot in the place until this #### is gone

"and all sanctioned by the military bunch very well educated wood in Bangkok allowing this to go on"

The same military bunch who you cheered on at the time of the coup d'etat.

4 hours ago, riverhigh said:

Unfortunately foreigners not conforming with the Covid regulations stick out like a sore thumb. I don't know about Phuket but yesterday I was walking through the Royal Garden plaza in Pattaya and noticed 3 expats sitting in the designated rest area chairs with out their masks on. True the chairs were far apart and most probably transmission of covid was unlikely but they don't seem  to understand or care about the big picture. it would not surprise me that the chairs will be put away so that no-one will be able to sit down in the mall because the actions of a few selfish expats. I would like to add that when I was walking through the mall all Thais were in compliance.

Pity Thais don't obey the rules of the road as diligently, they'd save far more lives than complying with the mask rules. Saying that, I think it's insane not to wear a mask in public.

I have one about once a month almost exactly as you describe. It's impossible to remain calm because I feel that if I don't wake up, I'll die. I've had them for as long as I can remember, they're horrible.

21 hours ago, jonclark said:

After the mass hysteria and rants yesterday in a different thread about foreigners being excluded (which was never actually said,) it is nice to see that common sense has prevailed.

 

I have several large helpings of humble pie???

Oh the naivety of some.

22 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Will this get reversed tomorrow?

More likely than not, going on past form.

48 minutes ago, Brierley said:

It's not their job to look after the health of their citizens overseas, they're not missionaries.

Seems like it's their job to do beggar-all for their citizens abroad, missionaries or not.

4 hours ago, daveAustin said:

aka, if you don't like it go home lol

Surprised none of the usual culprits on here haven't yet offered that advice.

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

I dont understand, grape juice being mixed with fruit juice, is it then fermented? How is say strawberry wine made?

As long as the ABV and the taste are OK, does it really matter?

It does to wine snobs. 

Whoopee! We're all saved ????

56 minutes ago, scotsman said:

Yes I done mine online no problems a few days ago.

regards 

Scotsman 

I think it's the luck of the draw. I went a few weeks back and had to wait outside in a dirty great long queue nearly to the road. No queue-jumping for 90 day. This was on a Wednesday, mid morning and wasn't after or before a holiday weekend. Next time I'm going to do it by post unless I read good reports of the online reporting system.