Health authority enables vaccination registration via texting app

[webfact]

Health authority enables vaccination registration via texting app
Tanakorn Sangiam  

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health is now encouraging smartphone users to utilize the official Mor Prompt account on LINE messaging application, on which users can check their COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and make their appointment; meanwhile, five people who exhibited serious reactions to their vaccination, are now cleared to go home.

The Ministry of Public Health’s Director of the Strategy and Planning Division, Dr Suppachok Wetchaphanphesat, announced today that the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has developed an official account on the LINE messaging application that can facilitate COVID-19 vaccine appointments as well as follow-up checks.

Smartphone users with the LINE application installed can add the Mor Prompt official account as their friend, on which they can register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. If confirmed on the eligible list, users will be prompted to signal their intention, which will be followed by a screening questionnaire, then the appointment process where users can choose a hospital and time from the availability list.

Through this official account, users with vaccination appointments will receive text notifications reminding them of when to receive the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, follow up on potential reactions on the 1st, 7th, and 30th day after the injection, and a subsequent confirmation of having received both doses of the vaccine.

The Mor Prompt official account on LINE also allows users to register and make an appointment for a third party, in order to allow persons without a smartphone access to this service.

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Thailand has started earlier than previously expected with the first 200,000 doses of the Coronavac vaccine from China-owned Sinovac Biotech, now the only type of vaccine being given to the first-priority group. So far, 32,304 people have received their dose of the vaccine, according to the Department of Disease Control’s director of the epidemiology division Dr Chakkarat Pittayawong-anont.

Investigations have now taken place concerning five people who exhibited serious reactions after receiving the vaccine, with one case later being ruled out as a serious vaccine-related condition. The condition of others among the five has already improved, with all of them now discharged from the hospital.

According to the Ministry of Public Health’s announcement yesterday, adverse reactions from Sinovac’s vaccine have been reported in 2,380 people who received the vaccine on 28 February to 8 March, or 7.96% of all people vaccinated.

Dr Chakkarat said a vaccine certificate will be issued for persons who have received both COVID-19 vaccine doses. They can submit this certificate to have their vaccine passport issued, in a format compatible with the World Health Organization’s guidelines, should they need to travel internationally.

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-03-11

 

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

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

[bluesofa]

I see it doesn't mention the phrase "Thais can register'.

Does this mean it's open to us foreigners as well - and for free, as heard from the horse's mouth - the health minister himself?

[internationalism]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Thailand has started earlier than previously expected with the first 200,000 doses of the Coronavac

it's the opposite - the set date was 14.2, the valentines day. So it's a month delay.

With 32k jabs given, it looks like the government is able to do only some 4k shots per day.

Having 200k doses in stock, why they hesitate?

At the end of this month there would be another 800k doses imported

[Srikcir]

5 hours ago, internationalism said:

it's the opposite - the set date was 14.2, the valentines day. So it's a month delay.

With 32k jabs given, it looks like the government is able to do only some 4k shots per day.

Having 200k doses in stock, why they hesitate?

At the end of this month there would be another 800k doses imported

Isn't the 200,000 doses the single-shot SinoVac that not many people want?

[bradiston]

Seems the registration process requires a Thai ID number.

[orientalist]

I have a Thai ID number but I would want to avoid the Chinese vaccine.

[PumpkinEater]

According to the Ministry of Public Health’s announcement yesterday, adverse reactions from Sinovac’s vaccine have been reported in 2,380 people who received the vaccine on 28 February to 8 March, or 7.96% of all people vaccinated.

That is a LOT of adverse reactions!

IMHO this is being under reported by mainstream media prompting everyone to “get the shot”.