1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive in Thailand

[webfact]

 

By Tanakorn Sangiam

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The third and biggest lot of COVID-19 vaccine from Sinovac Biotech in China arrived in Thailand, making 1 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine available to Thai people.

 

The one million doses of CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine from Sinovac Biotech is the biggest shipment so far from the Chinese manufacturer to Thailand.

 

Vials of vaccines in their packaging were transported from the aircraft to DKSH’s temperature-controlled warehouse, where they are being kept cool at 2-8 degrees C, while official certification and quality control processes are conducted by the Department of Medical Sciences.

 

Once cleared, the vaccines will be distributed to healthcare facilities, and will be given to Thai people based on a priority system.

 

Thailand currently has two vaccine models available in its vaccination program, namely AstraZeneca and Sinovac. As per the current guidelines, Sinovac’s vaccine is given to people aged 18-59 years, while AstraZeneca is given to people aged 60 years or older. This system is expected to change once the bulk of AstraZeneca vaccine becomes available for mass vaccination around May to June.

 

The Thai government, through the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), initially placed an order for two million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Sinovac, with the first delivery of 200,000 doses made on 24th February, while the second delivery of 800,000 doses arrived on 22nd March, and the third shipment of 1 million doses arrived today.

 

The government has now directed the GPO to secure 500,000 additional doses from Sinovac, which are expected to arrive by the end of this month.

 

As of 2nd April, around 200 million shots of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine have been given to people around the world, including China, Singapore, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Brunei, and Thailand, while Sinovac has has been listed as a top ten manufacturer with the greatest number of COVID-19 vaccine orders.

 

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[RichardColeman]

 

I think the map of actual countries that are using this 50% vaccine speaks volumes - for desperation and poverty

[JamieM]

31 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

 

I think the map of actual countries that are using this 50% vaccine speaks volumes - for desperation and poverty

 

Also maps out all the places that CCP are using debt-trap diplomacy.

[faraday]

Nowhere near enough. If it was 20 million, I might give Anutin a thumbs up. But it ain't.

 

Get your order pad out Anutin, please.

[Excel]

More poor quality product from China, this time injected into the arms of Thais to a fanfare by the Thai government.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/official-chinese-vaccines-effectiveness-low/2021/04/11/437eb9ce-9a88-11eb-8f0a-3384cf4fb399_story.html

 

 

[Suua]

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/int ... eness-low/

 

BEIJING (AP) — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost.

[davemos]

Reuters reports that China is trying to cover the fact that Sino vac is less than 50% effective .

[Bkk Brian]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

500,000 additional doses from Sinovac

More orders flooding in. C.P. rubbing their hands with glee after their investment in this vaccine company is paying them huge dividends. I wonder how many of Thailand's Ministers have associations with C.P. Thailand largest company?

[brommers]

There is a supreme & sad irony in the fact that this near useless vaccine is being given to health workers who deserve the very best protection. And as for the creation of a new task force to source another vaccine which was announced by Dear Leader yesterday this clearly indicates desperation. No doubt the local supply of the OAZ vaccine is now in doubt and they are scrambling to find a replacement. But Thailand is way down at the back of the queue behind a hundred other countries and has little bargaining power. So get ready for a huge failure of the vaccination programme.

[Bkk Brian]

5 minutes ago, brommers said:

So get ready for a huge failure of the vaccination programme.

No need that happened months ago when they committed to Sinovac and a factory here thats never produced vaccines in its life before.

[vandeventer]

32 minutes ago, davemos said:

Reuters reports that China is trying to cover the fact that Sino vac is less than 50% effective .

You know the Chinese should have the best vaccine in the world but they don't. They copy everything good for the  markets, yet not a good vaccine, not even for their own people, why?

[internationalism]

that's great.

but still some 617k vials are in stock, some arrived on 24.2, some on 23.3.

Might take many months for those 1mln to be administered.

The second dose suppose to be given after 2 weeks, but yet another few weeks, before body produces more antibodies.

 

the other problem is that sinovac is not very effective for the cambodian strain.

If thailand had several different in stock several different vax, it would be possible to mix them to the prevalent strain

Edited April 12, 2021 by internationalism

[Venom]

Only the worst of the worst is good enough for the people of Thailand. ????

[thequietman]

2 hours ago, Suua said:

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/int ... eness-low/

 

BEIJING (AP) — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost.

Just place them beside the bomb detectors and the airship. 

[rwill]

I'm kind of leery of getting the AZ one too now that it has been confirmed that it does indeed have a 'very rare' chance of causing blood clots.

 

 

[fondue zoo]

They need these headlines.

[ikke1959]

Good for the business of the Government. 1.000.000 bad working vaccins.. when everybody got their jab we can buy and sell more.. means more money in their pockets..  They don't care for the Thai people

[ivor bigun]

China has just admitted that after the first jab it is only just over 2% effective rising to 50%on the second ,dont think i will bother having it even free.

[ivor bigun]

7 minutes ago, rwill said:

I'm kind of leery of getting the AZ one too now that it has been confirmed that it does indeed have a 'very rare' chance of causing blood clots.

 

 

so rare ,its not worth bothering about,

[cyril sneer]

no chance i'll be taking this vaccine 

[Kerryd]

Just read a couple articles on it. Seems the Chinese themselves are not doing a great job of vaccinating their own people, with only about 2.4% of their population receiving a "full" 2 dose and twice that receiving just a single dose. (Of course, 2.4% is still over 35 million people.)

It would not surprise me at all to learn that what they use in China and what they export to other countries is not quite the same thing. (Kind of like how when this started and many countries in the West donated tons of high quality masks and medical supplies to China, but when those countries started needing that same stuff for themselves, China was selling them a lot of very low grade garbage. Selling. Not donating. That sparked more than a few conspiracy theories early on.)

One article notes that China isn't selling their vaccine to the US, Western Europe or Japan "due to the complexity of the approval process". In other words, their vaccine may not stand up to a proper testing process. China isn't importing any vaccines made in other countries either.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/top-official-admits-chinese-vaccines-have-low-effectiveness/ar-BB1fwlU5

It seems, so far, that the consensus is that the SinoVac vaccine is between 50-54% effective, with longer periods between the 1st and 2nd doses leading to a higher effectiveness, topping out around the 54% mark.
Meanwhile, it seems the Pfizer one is around 97%. (But they don't mention the effectiveness of any of them against any of the variants they've found so far.)

Lol - the top Chinese official lauding the mRNA vaccines when just months ago he was warning about them because they'd never been used in "healthy humans" before.

Also keep in mind. When "experts" say things like "might improve effectiveness" or "may be better" or "we think" - it really means they have no idea as they haven't actually tested or studied it enough (if at all).  They just don't want to admit that they don't know.

[Darkside Gray]

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

 

I think the map of actual countries that are using this 50% vaccine speaks volumes - for desperation and poverty

Lot of rich countries on that list!

[Fex Bluse]

Really bit fonts in the headline. They know how to get us to click and post! ????????

[pmarlowe]

very little stage III tests available on Sinovac and it took more than a year to let the WHO in to investigate the source. you can' really trust the CCP

[holy cow cm]

What a joke. Only the 2 most worst vaccines for this country so far and them hotly pushing the Chinese BS one. Why do they have to lay in bed with that government.

[Neeranam]

3 hours ago, davemos said:

Reuters reports that China is trying to cover the fact that Sino vac is less than 50% effective .

Would you recommend I don't get this one and wait for a better one?

I know nothing about vaccines. 

[Neeranam]

27 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

 Why do they have to lay in bed with that government.

Their lifestyle becomes a lot more comfortable. If I were working for a government salary, I would do the same. Wouldn't you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 12, 2021 by Neeranam

[holy cow cm]

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

Their lifestyle becomes a lot more comfortable. If I were working for a government salary, I would do the same. Wouldn't you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nope. I have some morals from who I take handouts from. 

[Neeranam]

5 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

Nope. I have some morals from who I take handouts from. 

Well you wouldn't have a very successful career. But at least your kids could go to the temple school and be proud of you.

[holy cow cm]

Just now, Neeranam said:

Well you wouldn't have a very successful career. But at least your kids could go to the temple school and be proud of you.

Nah, there are plenty of places to get them handouts rather than kowtowing to the Red beast.