Thailand to get vaccine from Asia after EU export control, minister Anutin says

 

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" are placed on dry ice in this illustration taken, December 4, 2020. Picture taken December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will import the first doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine from Asia after Europe enforced export controls, the country's health minister said on Thursday.

 

The European Union (EU) last week set restrictions on the export of vaccines from the bloc through to March to ensure it will secure the supplies it had bought in advance, including shots from AstraZeneca Plc.

 

Thailand will still import the first 50,000 of 150,000 "early doses" of the AstraZeneca vaccine later this month, just not from Europe as previously planned, said Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

"The producer will source the vaccine from another supply chain outside of the EU," minister of public health Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters.

 

"It will be from somewhere in Asia," he said without elaborating because he said otherwise there was a risk of another intervention to safeguard supplies.

 

South Korea and India are among the countries in Asia currently producing the AstraZeneca vaccine.

 

China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd will also deliver the first 200,000 of two million doses of its vaccine that Thailand had ordered around the end of February, Anutin added.

 

Thailand's vaccine strategy relies mostly on AstraZeneca vaccines being produced by local manufacturer Siam Bioscience.

 

The 26 million doses to be produced by the firm are set to be used in inoculations starting in June. Thailand plans to inoculate people with five million doses every month from that point, Anutin said.

 

Thailand had ordered 35 million more vaccine doses from AstraZeneca, but Anutin said on Thursday a contract for the volume had not been signed.

 

Earlier on Thursday, Thailand reported 809 new coronavirus cases and no additional deaths, its COVID-19 taskforce said.

 

The new infections took the overall total to 22,058, with fatalities remaining at 79.

 

(Reporting by Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Ed Davies)

 

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39 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand had ordered 35 million more vaccine doses from AstraZeneca, but Anutin said on Thursday a contract for the volume had not been signed.

 

The EU itself didn't sign a contact for three months which left a gaping hole in its supplies.

 

There's not going to be any vaccine delivered without a contract and I'm going to be surprised if the two deals are not dependent on each other in some way.

Yawn yawn the talking minister is out of isolation just talking BS as before ????

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Thailand plans to inoculate people with five million doses every month from that point, Anutin said.

That - starting in June - could put Thailand opening earliest in Easter next year if they don't do kids and want vaccinate all before opening. That could be horrific with delays.

 

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand had ordered 35 million more vaccine doses from AstraZeneca, but Anutin said on Thursday a contract for the volume had not been signed.

Explanation on why the contract has not been signed please? Have you really learnt zero from the current chaotic performance on vaccine procurement. 

Been wondering about us folks who have allergies like glutton & caffeine, is the jab safe for us & what about this proposed travel passport thingy, if we don't eventually have the jab, can we still travel? 

The upside: you don't need a committee to blame someone else for your own incompetence.

 

 

Lies and more lies with a bit of incompetence thrown in for good measure. 

"Early doses".  That's rich.  "Early" departed long ago.  You're late, late, late.  

5 hours ago, webfact said:

"It will be from somewhere in Asia," he said without elaborating because he said otherwise there was a risk of another intervention to safeguard supplies.

Paranoia now set in. 

 

How it must be to think other nations are following Thailand's lead in procuring vaccine supplies

 

Gonna have to get it from "somewhere in Asia".  You know, that Chinese copy.????????

2 hours ago, Lickey said:

Been wondering about us folks who have allergies like glutton & caffeine, is the jab safe for us & what about this proposed travel passport thingy, if we don't eventually have the jab, can we still travel? 

Over 10 million people have been vaccinated in the UK. No deaths and no reports of hundreds of coeliacs having problems.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

"It will be from somewhere in Asia," he said without elaborating because he said otherwise there was a risk of another intervention to safeguard supplies.

Fiasco is normal.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand to get vaccine from Asia after EU export control, minister Anutin says

 

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" are placed on dry ice in this illustration taken, December 4, 2020. Picture taken December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will import the first doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine from Asia after Europe enforced export controls, the country's health minister said on Thursday.

 

The European Union (EU) last week set restrictions on the export of vaccines from the bloc through to March to ensure it will secure the supplies it had bought in advance, including shots from AstraZeneca Plc.

 

Thailand will still import the first 50,000 of 150,000 "early doses" of the AstraZeneca vaccine later this month, just not from Europe as previously planned, said Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

"The producer will source the vaccine from another supply chain outside of the EU," minister of public health Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters.

 

"It will be from somewhere in Asia," he said without elaborating because he said otherwise there was a risk of another intervention to safeguard supplies.

 

South Korea and India are among the countries in Asia currently producing the AstraZeneca vaccine.

 

China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd will also deliver the first 200,000 of two million doses of its vaccine that Thailand had ordered around the end of February, Anutin added.

 

Thailand's vaccine strategy relies mostly on AstraZeneca vaccines being produced by local manufacturer Siam Bioscience.

 

The 26 million doses to be produced by the firm are set to be used in inoculations starting in June. Thailand plans to inoculate people with five million doses every month from that point, Anutin said.

 

Thailand had ordered 35 million more vaccine doses from AstraZeneca, but Anutin said on Thursday a contract for the volume had not been signed.

 

Earlier on Thursday, Thailand reported 809 new coronavirus cases and no additional deaths, its COVID-19 taskforce said.

 

The new infections took the overall total to 22,058, with fatalities remaining at 79.

 

(Reporting by Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Ed Davies)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-02-05

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

 

lets get this right!

 

so we are getting 50k of the 150k early doses...

are we now buying oxford AZ, that India had offered 2mill jabs for free some 3-4 weeks back! 

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31 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Paranoia now set in. 

 

How it must be to think other nations are following Thailand's lead in procuring vaccine supplies

 

Probably more a loss of face thing. When offered vaccines by India, Thailand probably acted like Thailand is "too good" for those jabs, because Thailand would get them from Europe. Now after not getting them from Europe they have to ask India for the jabs.

It's also quite telling that they are always only talking about 50k jabs. I'd guess that the AstraZeneca jabs will be for high ranking generals, their families, drivers and maids. The 200k Chinese jabs will be for health care workers. The rest of Thailand will get the vaccine only when Thailand can produce it themselves (they always say June, but looking how it usually works in Thailand, I think June 2022 would be more realistic)

This is all becoming quite amusing.

 

It's clear, they don't have a clue and are starting to panic, make poor decisions and lie.

 

What's the bet that SB will not deliver locally produce vaccines this year...if at all.

 

Fail.

11 minutes ago, DLock said:

It's clear, they don't have a clue and are starting to panic, make poor decisions and lie.

 

One knew there was a problem when criticism of the "government's" vaccine plan was met with legal/jail threats.

 

The speed and lack of transparency with the vaccine "plan" was more like a submarine purchase.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Explanation on why the contract has not been signed please? Have you really learnt zero from the current chaotic performance on vaccine procurement. 

 

Wasn't it reported a week or so ago that the company was reconsidering the deal as it objected to Thailand's decision to prosecute someone who dared to question why a company linked to someone who cannot be named was given the exclusive rights to handle the vaccine in Thailand.

jackdd i think you are as close to the truth as it will get for now

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand will import the first doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine from Asia after Europe enforced export controls, the country's health minister said on Thursday.

 

import from ASIA ?  

These vaccines need to be stored at below -o temperatures, so what happens if it goes above the prescribed temperature and you get injected, or during transportation is it then ineffective?, can you test it's effectiveness before injection?, I mean once it's in you, cannot get it back out again, one way street only, it would be quite annoying to hear after you have been injected the word oops!

5 minutes ago, Polaky said:

These vaccines need to be stored at below -o temperatures, so what happens if it goes above the prescribed temperature and you get injected, or during transportation is it then ineffective?

I'm definitely not an expert on this topic, so I might be wrong, but as I understand it: If the vaccines get too warm for too long it will destroy the virus DNA in this vaccine, so if getting injected with this your body can't learn from it. Afaik it's not harmful if it gets too warm, but it will just render the vaccine ineffective.

Just now, jackdd said:

I'm definitely not an expert on this topic, so I might be wrong, but as I understand it: If the vaccines get too warm for too long it will destroy the virus DNA in this vaccine, so if getting injected with this your body can't learn from it. Afaik it's not harmful if it gets too warm, but it will just be ineffective.

 

learn what adjuvants are

29 minutes ago, Mike Rodik said:

 

import from ASIA ?  

There are manufacturers all over the world. It just means they will need to get it from a manufacturer in Asia since the West have already put preorders in for those closer to home.

 

 

20 minutes ago, Polaky said:

These vaccines need to be stored at below -o temperatures, so what happens if it goes above the prescribed temperature and you get injected, or during transportation is it then ineffective?, can you test it's effectiveness before injection?, I mean once it's in you, cannot get it back out again, one way street only, it would be quite annoying to hear after you have been injected the word oops!

It depends on the vaccine. The Astrazenaca one can be kept at normal refrigerator temps.

1 hour ago, mrfill said:

Over 10 million people have been vaccinated in the UK. No deaths and no reports of hundreds of coeliacs having problems.

It looks as if one of the worst hit countries in the World will emerge as one of the most organised and effective in vaccination and eradication of the virus.

 

You cannot beat a bit of British spirit to show the World how things are done during the darkest hours. 

 

It seems things have flipped on their head with the Thais now struggling to procure vaccines and deal with a worsening outbreak.

Last Month, they announced Thais will be vaccinated (Chinese made Vaccine) on 14 Feb Valentine’s Day. Now, he said the vaccine will arrive in Thailand end of Feb.  It’s obvious he has nothing concrete and BS day to day. 

7 hours ago, ukrules said:

 

The EU itself didn't sign a contact for three months which left a gaping hole in its supplies.

 

There's not going to be any vaccine delivered without a contract and I'm going to be surprised if the two deals are not dependent on each other in some way.

At the moment a political battle is going on over supply of European vaccines (the world held to ransom).

Italy wants to import the Russian sputnik vaccine with the NGO raving about it. latest on RT news.

 

Tests show so far that vaccinated have high anti body/ immune levels and the vaccine has a 91.5 efficiancy rating.

 

I would say the Russians are on a winner, their  vaccine is easier to handle ,has a good immune result and is cheaper.

Strike 1 to Russia.

 

However tell that to the big money , and they will tell you the Russian vaccine is rushed and unreliable.

 

The world is now being dragged through a morbid pandemic controlled by medical maniac drug companies.

and billionaires.

 

I am surprised Thailand is running with Astra Zenecca, I would have thought China would be a winner , followed by Russia.

Maybe it has something to do with India who has very good/huge drug manufacturing facility, and produces good quality medicines .

 

Somewhere mixed in with this would be a very large brown thing ,to big to post.

 

 

I wonder if Worldometer will start to have a new graph and data on number and % of population vaccinated -  would Thailand be so happy publishing their near last ranking then  ?

4 hours ago, LALes said:

Gonna have to get it from "somewhere in Asia".  You know, that Chinese copy.????????

Exactly , oh hell no , I’m  NOT taking that <deleted>

1 hour ago, kiwikeith said:

At the moment a political battle is going on over supply of European vaccines (the world held to ransom).

Italy wants to import the Russian sputnik vaccine with the NGO raving about it. latest on RT news.

 

Tests show so far that vaccinated have high anti body/ immune levels and the vaccine has a 91.5 efficiancy rating.

 

I would say the Russians are on a winner, their  vaccine is easier to handle ,has a good immune result and is cheaper.

Strike 1 to Russia.

 

However tell that to the big money , and they will tell you the Russian vaccine is rushed and unreliable.

 

The world is now being dragged through a morbid pandemic controlled by medical maniac drug companies.

and billionaires.

 

I am surprised Thailand is running with Astra Zenecca, I would have thought China would be a winner , followed by Russia.

Maybe it has something to do with India who has very good/huge drug manufacturing facility, and produces good quality medicines .

 

Somewhere mixed in with this would be a very large brown thing ,to big to post.

 

 

Who watches RT my gawd, talk about propaganda the Faux news of Russia