Safety of Thai people most important for vaccination: PM

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said he would not risk Thai lives by rushing to approve vaccines that have not been fully tested.

 

.In a message on his Facebook page on Sunday, the PM refused to let Thais be guinea pigs.

 

The PM alluded to recent news about side-effects or adverse effects from Covid-19 vaccine in some foreign countries.

 

He said Thailand must wait to hear opinions of experts on whether the symptoms were vaccine-related, or other factors, such as certain medical conditions, physical condition, or age, including whether the rate of side-effects is acceptable?

 

He said some countries wanted to start vaccination early, even before the efficacy and safety of the vaccine had been fully tested.

 

"I have an important policy -- to ensure that the vaccine is safe, so it can be used for Thai people," he said.

 

 

The National Vaccine Committee will advise and closely supervise the whole process, he said.

 

Success in curbing Covid-19 can be better achieved by cooperation and implementation of various measures, especially wearing a mask at all times, frequently washing hands, and social distancing. In addition, if you want the disease control to be effective, scan the QR Code "ThaiChana" every time you are in public, and using the app "MorChana" will be very good, he said.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30401368

 

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

"I have an important policy -- to ensure that the vaccine is safe, so it can be used for Thai people," he said.

Sure bet that many world governments have paid mightily in advance for vaccines that may be unsafe, useless or not thoroughly tested.

all lives matter especially the paying customers i.e. the tourists and foreigners living here

18 minutes ago, smedly said:

all lives matter

that is recently not the case, only a certain group matter.

Oh pahlease...

All the vaccines so far have been proven safe.  Thailand isn't breaking any ground on how safe or unsafe they really are.  You are doing like the rest of the world - act like what we are, dogs on a leash.  

Yeah, no negative data will be coming from China about its vaccine, that is certain. 

If he is concerned about Thai lives, he could have come up with a far better 'covid emergency cash' payment plan for all of his citizens months ago,  he has the money !

2 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

Yeah, no negative data will be coming from China about its vaccine, that is certain. 

Sure there was!

IT went from 70 percent efficacy to 50.4 percent, LOL.  

Sounds like typical china junk.  

4 hours ago, webfact said:

"I have an important policy -- to ensure that the vaccine is safe, so it can be used for Thai people,"

They really love talking about themselves like they are the master race.

If they are so concerned with the safety of the vaccine, then why didn't Thailand make their own vaccine?

In a Thai lab, using thai equipment, bottled by a thai company complete with a thai logo stamped onto it.

I know why, because they CANT!!!

6 minutes ago, Blumpie said:

Sure there was!

IT went from 70 percent efficacy to 50.4 percent, LOL.  

Sounds like typical china junk.  

True. Seems these reports have come from non-Chinese. Brazil and Indonesia. Thankfully we do not need to rely on China to tell us the truth. 

7 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

They really love talking about themselves like they are the master race.

If they are so concerned with the safety of the vaccine, then why didn't Thailand make their own vaccine?

In a Thai lab, using thai equipment, bottled by a thai company complete with a thai logo stamped onto it.

I know why, because they CANT!!!

@Natai Beach, didn't you say Thailand was making their own vaccine that you were planning to take? 

4 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

True. Seems these reports have come from non-Chinese. Brazil and Indonesia. Thankfully we do not need to rely on China to tell us the truth. 

Did  you notice how the entire world hardly reacted to the news?  Yeah, no kidding.  

4 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

@Natai Beach, didn't you say Thailand was making their own vaccine that you were planning to take? 

Thailand has three promising domestic vaccines under development. It will also be the main production hub for the Astra Zeneca (Oxford) vaccine in SE Asia

 

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

the PM refused to let Thais be guinea pigs.

 O f course , he has the farang living in Thailand for this ... Vaccination against Covid will become mandatory for Visa extensions ...

So what’s the deal when will the long-term Ex pats to get the vaccine here in Thailand

4 minutes ago, Thaiophil said:

Thailand has three promising domestic vaccines under development. It will also be the main production hub for the Astra Zeneca (Oxford) vaccine in SE Asia

 

 

Let's see how the Thai vaccines sort out. I recall years back Thailand claimed to have had a cure for ebola, too. Can't recall where that ended up. 

35 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

They really love talking about themselves like they are the master race.

If they are so concerned with the safety of the vaccine, then why didn't Thailand make their own vaccine?

In a Thai lab, using thai equipment, bottled by a thai company complete with a thai logo stamped onto it.

I know why, because they CANT!!!

We can copy mister.

36 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

They really love talking about themselves like they are the master race.

If they are so concerned with the safety of the vaccine, then why didn't Thailand make their own vaccine?

In a Thai lab, using thai equipment, bottled by a thai company complete with a thai logo stamped onto it.

I know why, because they CANT!!!

We can copy misteerr.

1 hour ago, Card said:

U sound like a Qanon/Trumpist/Antivaxxer freak

Many millions of people have had the vaccine around the world.  The rate of adverse effects are tiny.

1 hour ago, smedly said:

all lives matter especially the paying customers i.e. the tourists and foreigners living here

The paying matters, not their lives.  And Thais rarely make the connection between how they treat those people and the money they bring.

Try it on a few  monks first ... just  a suggestion, quality control an all that????

27 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

So what’s the deal when will the long-term Ex pats to get the vaccine here in Thailand

Astra-Zeneca should be for sale in June or July for farangs, time will tell..... 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said he would not risk Thai lives by rushing to approve vaccines that have not been fully tested.

 

...which is why the first vaccine he will buy and administer is the Chinese one that does not have complete testing data and has not been internationally approved. Got it.

1 hour ago, Blumpie said:

Sure there was!

IT went from 70 percent efficacy to 50.4 percent, LOL.  

Sounds like typical china junk.  

No you are a bit wrong, The data didn't come from China it came from Brazil after they tested it on more people.???? China data not finished (78%)  gave it to Brazil they tested it on more people and the result was 50%. 

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure bet that many world governments have paid mightily in advance for vaccines that may be unsafe, useless or not thoroughly tested.

You mean like the 2 million doses of Chinese vaccine Thai government has already purchased 

19 minutes ago, CANSIAM said:

Astra-Zeneca should be for sale in June or July for farangs, time will tell.....

a bit optimistic. I reckon more like Sept as early batches will be reserved for health workers etc

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He said some countries wanted to start vaccination early, even before the efficacy and safety of the vaccine had been fully tested.

China can afford to lose a few million without the CCP saying anything, using their own rural areas as guinea pigs... Thailand should wait.

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None of these vaccines have been tested to the same standard as was previously required. Previous record was 4 years and these COVID ones haven't even got 12 months behind them. Anyone that claims to know what the long term consequences are is lying.

 

We all know China's record on health scandals very well so obviously Thais should be worried about this vaccine. Unless you're 80 years old I wouldn't even consider this until at least 100 million Chinese have taken it and then wait 12 months.

1 hour ago, Fex Bluse said:

Yeah, no negative data will be coming from China about its vaccine, that is certain. 

CCP would never lie would they?? Apperently, according to the CCP they second wave of covid 19 came from imported icecream. ????????????

3 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

None of these vaccines have been tested to the same standard as was previously required. Previous record was 4 years and these COVID ones haven't even got 12 months behind them. Anyone that claims to know what the long term consequences are is lying.

 

We all know China's record on health scandals very well so obviously Thais should be worried about this vaccine. Unless you're 80 years old I wouldn't even consider this nonsense until at least 100 million Chinese have taken it and then wait 12 months.

Waiting may not be a bad idea at all.

 

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/pfizer-vaccine-worries-norway-as-29-elderly-people-die-after-taking-shot-121011700157_1.html