Vaccine to arrive in Thailand ‘early next year’

By The Nation

 

 

A Covid-19 vaccine which may be released by the University of Oxford before the end of 2020 will be supplied to Thailand under an agreement signed this coming Monday (October 12).

 

Under the deal, Thailand will get access to the vaccine at the same time as the United Kingdom.

 

University of Oxford researchers are at the forefront of the global race to develop a vaccine.

 

Last week, they reported that their vaccine could be ready before the end of 2020.

 

Anutin said the Thai government had signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for access to vaccine supplies with about 20 foreign research outfits.

 

Among them is the University of Oxford, which will sign the MOU with the National Vaccine Institute on Monday.

 

Under the agreement, supplies of the vaccine will be gradually imported. First to be vaccinated with the new drug will be vulnerable groups such as medics treating Covid-19 patients, as well as the elderly and children.

 

The first supplies of Covid-19 vaccine are expected to be available to Thais in early 2021.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395936

 

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8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The first supplies of Covid-19 vaccine are expected to be available to Thais in early 2021.

What can expats expect as far as getting the vaccine apart from very expensive and have to wait unless Embassies can step in and help .

Wonder if the university of oxford know or have been informed

 

20 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Anutin said

And then we either stop reading, or prepare to laugh...

Surprised they trust a vaccine from those dirty ferangs. 

Priority given to those been deemed as high risk countries who have been testing and open and honest with their results.

 

Back of the queue Thailand ????

That's nice.

If this happens ( and I have my doubts) it doesn't really matter and won't for a long time because this vaccine has to be widely available.  

It simply will not be, not that I think it will come to fruition anyways.  

Time to book a longstay meditation retreat in a remote forest temple... and escape the syringe and its un(sufficiently)tested content... 

 

Let the sheep(le) fight for it... 

I can see Thai hospitals administering the vaccine having a note on their door saying:

Thais - Free

Farangs - B10,000

 

And what I understand is that certain hospitals have cancelled the 30 baht medical card but that's another subject.

 

so all that fan fare about Thailand have a vaccine a few months back was just buffalo excrement ?

 

Did the HIV cure Thailand invented ever hit the market ?

This is the same vaccine what they waiting in EU also. Have read report that it can be ready when they say. Same vaccine what they stop test whit people when somebody coming very sick from it. Then they get permission to go forward. EU has paid already 2 billion € for it so i think Thailand not see it before EU is done! And that is not early next year!

Vaccines are a good bargaining chip for a country looking to make trade deals.

The question is, even if you wanted the vaccine, will you be getting what is advertised on the tin in Thailand or be charged 50k for saline injection.

Anutin ? didn't he call us unwanted DIRTY Farang's ? get those Covid carrying leeches who do nothing for our economy out of the Centre of the world Thailand, we don't need them, But wait they are on the periphery of developing a vaccine let's welcome them back with open arms. ( make sure your wearing your Covid secure mask though)

Let them in ASAP and bring their vaccine with them, we have just had a change of heart, NO LOSS OF FACE THERE THEN. 5555555  55555

 

I can think of a couple of words I would like to say, so here goes, F*** O**

I'll be the last in line and will only consider it if it's mandated as a requirement for extension.  And if that's the case, I'll attempt to find a vaccine that is based on proven technology.  I don't feel like being a lab rat from an mRNA jab.  But, all the rest of you who want it - don't let me stop you.  Although I'd used to say, "It's a free world", but nowadays?  It's not. 

7 minutes ago, connda said:

I'll be the last in line and will only consider it if it's mandated as a requirement for extension.  And if that's the case, I'll attempt to find a vaccine that is based on proven technology.  I don't feel like being a lab rat from an mRNA jab.  But, all the rest of you who want it - don't let me stop you.  Although I'd used to say, "It's a free world", but nowadays?  It's not. 

Strong moral grounds there. 
 

So basically You will be in the queue with the rest of us. 

The vaccine will be out shortly because the data will show that the vaccine is extremely effective because the test subjects are cooped up in their homes, wearing masks and disinfecting everything around them.

3 hours ago, keith101 said:

What can expats expect as far as getting the vaccine apart from very expensive and have to wait unless Embassies can step in and help .

Don't hold your breath on that one.

2 hours ago, Don Mega said:

so all that fan fare about Thailand have a vaccine a few months back was just buffalo excrement ?

 

Did the HIV cure Thailand invented ever hit the market ?

 

or the cancer cure from a few years back...

 

what's happened to the 1 hour 15 minute covid test they developed... any news of it actually being used?

This is the vaccine that has caused 2 possible incidents of transverse myelitis in the trial subjects so far, and the trial is still suspended in the US pending a safety review. 
No thanks. 

This is simply not true, absolutely will not happen the way it is being reported. Thailand may get some vaccine for those treating covid, about 100-200 doses I imagine, but if it does not all go to health professionals but instead is used by others, Oxford and the UK will close the door very quickly

4 minutes ago, ourmanflint said:

This is simply not true, absolutely will not happen the way it is being reported. Thailand may get some vaccine for those treating covid, about 100-200 doses I imagine, but if it does not all go to health professionals but instead is used by others, Oxford and the UK will close the door very quickly

 

agree, the vaccine should be prioratised for essential workers, the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions. a cynic may say that as there is so little virus in thailand they would not be a priority country for the vaccine. but i couldn't possibly comment.

2 hours ago, TeaMonkey said:

This is the vaccine that has caused 2 possible incidents of transverse myelitis in the trial subjects so far, and the trial is still suspended in the US pending a safety review. 
No thanks. 

That's rubbish. One had MS, merely undiagnosed.

 

Anything involving demyelination is a major concern at all times.

The Answer-Vaccine has always been in LOS, hiding in plain sight!

 

Sangsom! Destroys everything it comes in contact with...also removes stubborn stains!!!! Wonder cure!

8 hours ago, Blumpie said:

That's nice.

If this happens ( and I have my doubts) it doesn't really matter and won't for a long time because this vaccine has to be widely available.  

It simply will not be, not that I think it will come to fruition anyways.  

Well it may be available in Australia very soon as CSL is gearing up to produce 30mill doses and I would imagine that other countries with the technology and facilities will jump on board. as well.

 

Whether the slew of vaccines under development are effective or not only time will tell but I do know the pharmaceutical industry folk must be jumping for joy at the prospect of an avalanche of money coming their way very soon.    

9 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Surprised they trust a vaccine from those dirty ferangs. 

Priority given to those been deemed as high risk countries who have been testing and open and honest with their results.

 

Back of the queue Thailand ????

 Why so many posters in this thread so negative?

5 hours ago, runamok27 said:

The vaccine will be out shortly because the data will show that the vaccine is extremely effective because the test subjects are cooped up in their homes, wearing masks and disinfecting everything around them.

Or perhaps the testing parameters are different to your instant assumptions?

6 minutes ago, Grumpy John said:

Whether the slew of vaccines under development are effective or not only time will tell but I do know the pharmaceutical industry folk must be jumping for joy at the prospect of an avalanche of money coming their way very soon.    

And most of them are publicly listed companies who are very aware of keeping a very good/successful image for several reasons; including keeping their share price high, and keeping the brand name strong for other products they sell and for the long-term.

 

Therefore they won't be allowing 'mickey mouse' research or development, and they won't without valid reasons be pumping hundreds of millions of $s into the research and testing without good rational reasons/evidence. 

 

And in terms of costs of research etc., the management won't be quick to just throw money around, if they did at the next AGM they will get loudly/seriously slaughtered by the shareholders and be turfed out in a 10 second shareholder on the spot vote.

 

Shareholders, and more especially big shareholders always want both bites at the cake; big revenue and profits and low cost.

I will share what I understand. This is the vaccine that is being developed with Astra Zeneca. It is one of 3 leading contenders in advanced mass Phase 3 trials. The other 2 are the US contenders being developed by Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. The Phase 3 trials are on a large scale - I recall the J&J candidate is being tested with 60,000 people. That’s happening right now. It is expected that any of the 3, and potentially all of them, could be sanctioned for immediate mass vaccination as soon as December. Astra has apparently commenced production to have 2 million doses available immediately following approval - ie mass vaccination of key healthcare workers and other priority cases could happen in large number this year. Interestingly Oxford have signed a mass production agreement with one of the leading vaccine manufacturers in India to facilitate very rapid mass manufacturing - I think year 1 target is 100m doses, rising quickly. India production will be available to less developed countries. That is also expected to happen very rapidly following approval. That’s the sum total of my knowledge. My information is from a Doctor friend who is one of the trail patients for the Oxford vaccine. He is extremely positive about the prospects, as are many others close to the process. Another friend who works in biotech has a similar view. Unsurprisingly there have been some sensational stories in the main stream media about issues with testing. Adverse results arise and do not necessarily mean the vaccine is failing. We will know much more over the next few weeks. This story is potentially a game changer and is worth following. Please don’t shoot the messenger. I am not a vaccine expert. I have no position on this efficacy of vaccination. And I am not really equipped to defend the trail process. I am not involved. Hitherto I was sceptical but changed my position completely 2 weeks ago. I have no knowledge as to how this might play out for Thailand but it could be very good. I hope this provides some encouragement to some of you. 

17 minutes ago, perry21 said:

My information is from a Doctor friend who is one of the trail patients for the Oxford vaccine. He is extremely positive about the prospects, as are many others close to the process.

If you are close to the process... and have made that decision to be one of the guinea pigs... of course you're going to be positive in your thinking. I have doctor friends too who are much more dubious... primarily because they recognize that there is no ACTUAL need for a rushed insufficiently tested new technology vaccine. They recognize that even with the old process of vaccine development, that many years are necessary to produce a safe and effective vaccine. And rushing a new technology, under the guise of any EMERGENCY is not really advisable. It is a fact that none of the previous coronavirus vaccines have been successful to date and one only has to look at the efficacy rate of the decades of attempted increase in efficacy of Influenza A and B vaccines to realize that this new rushed SARS2 vaccine will be no Panacea. The real question is... what are going to be the currently unknown side effects of this not fully tested new technological MRNA vaccine?