webfact Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines Arrival of a shipment of 200,000 doses of the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand received on Wednesday its first 200,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac, the country's first batch of coronavirus vaccines, with inoculations set to begin in a few days. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is expected to be among the first to receive the vaccine this weekend. Most doses have been reserved for frontline medical workers. "Thank you to the People's Republic of China for delivering the vaccine this month and subsequent months," Prayuth said on the tarmac at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, where a refrigerated container bearing the flags of the two countries was lowered from a Thai Airways plane. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul earlier this week said 117,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine would also arrive on Wednesday and that Prayuth would be among the first recipients. Thailand is expecting to take delivery of a further 1.8 doses of CoronaVac in March and April, to be given mainly to health workers and at-risk groups. The country has so far been spared of the kind of epidemic seen elsewhere, with just over 25,000 infections overall. The vaccine's arrival comes amid some public criticism of the government and accusations it has been too slow to secure the vaccines. Its mass immunization campaign, which aims to administer 10 million doses a month, is slated to begin in June, using 26 million shots of AstraZeneca vaccines produced by local firm Siam Bioscience. It has also reserved a further 35 million doses of the vaccine. The government has said it plans to vaccinate more than half the adult population this year. "We will procure more as we produce them so there is enough to create herd immunity in our country," Prayuth said. He said the Chinese vaccine would need a few days to be prepared for inoculations. "As for who will take it first is another story," he said. (Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Martin Petty) -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-02-24 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Bravo Too, you've earned at least another 20 years of government. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 6 hours ago, webfact said: 117,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine would also arrive on Wednesday and that Prayuth would be among the first recipients. With no fanfare they quietly arrived today from South Korea. Why is it India and South Korea who are manufacturing AZ are able to get it out so quick, a stark contrast to Siam Bioscience who wont even let media ask questions or visit the premises. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 6 hours ago, webfact said: Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is expected to be among the first to receive the vaccine this weekend So why does it say in another article on the subject that he'll be getting the A Z jab .. Good to see the 'elf minister looking his customary confused self at the P M clapping .. or maybe someone has just superglued his palms together .. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 PM hails arrival of Sinovac vaccine as a historic day for Thai people Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hailed the arrival in Thailand of the first lot of 200,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine from China today (Wednesday) as a historic day for the Thai people and expressed his hope that the vaccine issue not be the cause of conflict in Thai society. The prime minister, along with Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and several senior public health officials, were at Suvarnabhumi international airport this morning to receive the first delivery of the Chinese-made vaccine. A large group of Thai and foreign media were also on hand to witness the event. 117,000 doses of the British-made AstraZeneca vaccine are also due to arrive in Bangkok soon. The Chinese vaccine will be stored at the refrigerated reserve warehouse of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization,before they are distributed to 50 hospitals for the inoculation of selected groups, such as frontline medical personnel, people over 60 and those with severe congenital diseases. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pm-hails-arrival-of-sinovac-vaccine-as-a-historic-day-for-thai-people/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-02-25 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 Bit like the 7th cavalry at the Little Big Horn cheering the arrival of the Indians 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Didn't he say yesterday that he was going to have the AZ vaccine? Now it seems he's having the Sinovac... Yours, Confused of Isaan. Yup, he did: Edited February 24, 2021 by faraday 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dagfinnur Traustason Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, faraday said: Didn't he say yesterday that he was going to have the AZ vaccine? That´s the result of having to many conversations with frogs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 What year will the rest of the thais get their vaccine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikmar Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: a historic day Thailand takes delivery of imported goods. In what way is it historic? Or am i being overly cynical? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 2 hours ago, faraday said: Didn't he say yesterday that he was going to have the AZ vaccine? Now it seems he's having the Sinovac... Yours, Confused of Isaan. Yup, he did: Maybe he thought from public concerns maybe Sinovac would have less efficacy (less than 50%?) with exposure to some of the Covid-19 variants such as So. Africa and UK. So double down with A-Z that requires two shots (maybe only one in combination of Sinovac?). Ah, the good fortunes of the powerful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyhangmon Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 11 hours ago, Justgrazing said: So why does it say in another article on the subject that he'll be getting the A Z jab .. Good to see the 'elf minister looking his customary confused self at the P M clapping .. or maybe someone has just superglued his palms together .. ... most likely sticky raisin from his 'medicals'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted February 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2021 4 hours ago, webfact said: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hailed the arrival in Thailand of the first lot of 200,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine from China today (Wednesday) as a historic day for the Thai people and expressed his hope that the vaccine issue not be the cause of conflict in Thai society. 200,000 doses of an allegedly 50% effective drug, and he hails himself as the saviour of the population... while giving himself the Astra Zenica vaccine. Hmmmm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Hails the arrival but wisely chooses not to get it himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Paul Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Up to now it seems Thailand has followed the lead from the WHO, so it might be useful to get some perspective from its leader, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who said the following: “We cannot go back to the way things were. Throughout history, outbreaks and pandemics have changed economies and societies. This one will be no different, in particular the pandemic has given new impetus to the need to accelerate efforts to respond to climate change. The pandemic has given us a glimpse of our world as it could be - cleaner skies and rivers.” Or perhaps we should listen to Bill Gates, who has invested billions in the vaccine business and who at a TED talk said the following: “The world today has 6.8 billion people, that’s headed up to about 9 billion. Now, if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care and reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 - 15 %.” The Biden and Johnson administrations have indicated that travel restrictions, mask wearing and social distancing may well need to be kept in place, despite vaccination programs. Perhaps their concerns are primarily on climate change and overpopulation too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 4 hours ago, faraday said: Didn't he say yesterday that he was going to have the AZ vaccine? Now it seems he's having the Sinovac... Yours, Confused of Isaan. Yup, he did: Because, as explained in that article, although admittedly not very clearly, the PM is over 60 yrs (66yrs). The Chinese vaccine has not yet been cleared for the over 60s, AZ has. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 That headline Photo makes me want to throw up. Pathetic, if there were 20 Million Doses, all well and good, but this is for a paltry 200,000 Doses, a purverbial P**s in a Puddle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 9 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Bit like the 7th cavalry at the Little Big Horn cheering the arrival of the Indians and Davy Crockett cheering the arrival of Santa Anna and the Mexicans at the Alamo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 19 hours ago, webfact said: PM hails arrival of Sinovac vaccine as a historic day for Thai people "PM hails arrival of Sinovac vaccine as a historic day for Thai people" as he is administered his AstraZenaca vaccination. Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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