Thailand to buy another 35m doses of COVID-19 vaccine from other companies

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Image Credit: Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Facebook page

 

Thailand will procure an additional 35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from other 2 or 3 companies, on top of the 65 million from Sinovac and AstraZeneca, according to a post on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Facebook on Wednesday morning.

 

The decision to buy the additional doses was reached at a meeting of the working committee, tasked with procuring COVID-19 vaccines.

 

Chaired by former public health minister Dr. Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn, the committee comprises representatives from the Public Health Ministry, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization, the Food and Drugs Administration and the Association of Private Hospitals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-to-buy-another-35m-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-from-other-companies/

 

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[starky]

Holy shizz all the doses are just flooding in should have enough for the whole population well before July at this rate. Thank you Uncle Too you have saved the Thai people ????????????????????

  Hope all these "companies" don't have prior commitments, have vaccine available to sell and will ship it immediately but im sure that will have been all sorted by the relevant committees. 

  Maybe should order an investigation into it immediately ????????????

Edited April 21, 2021 by starky

[bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, starky said:

Holy shizz all the doses are just flooding in should have enough for the whole population well before July at this rate. Thank you Uncle Too you have saved the Thai people ????????????????????

They might perhaps be 'flooding in', but when will they be 'flooding out' to inoculate the population?

[madmitch]

I'm sure I read this morning that Thailand had sufficient vaccines on order already.

 

Sure;ly the beloved PM isn't flip-flopping again?

[PatOngo]

All over the shop! 

[DLock]

...but...but...but...Siam Bioscience...

 

These new orders wont be fulfilled before July, and Siam Bioscience is confident it can manufacture and deliver in July...or are they?

 

Can't complain that this is the correct, if overture strategy. Question remains is there sufficient vaccines available to satisfy this need?

[ikke1959]

stop stop stop.... be careful we are drowning in vaccines in a few weeks... or are it the same ones the wrote about it already??  and which one for how much where to get???

 

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[Bkk Brian]

This is from his facebook post, I wonder if he checked how credible his claim is with any companies before posting it

[KhunBENQ]

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand will procure an additional 35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from other 2 or 3 companies

Must read:

we dream of buying an additional 35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from some other 2 or 3 companies that we can not even name.

Not Sputnik and the Indian stuff BTW?

[Phuketshrew]

From the OP image it looks like they are having a group Candy Crush playing session.

[anchadian]

Jonathan Head

 

@pakhead

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Thailand is right to seek more vaccine now. But communication of its strategy has been poor, hampered by suspicion it prioritised a royally-owned company as sole supplier over vaccine diversity & speed of delivery. Every month delay in mass vaccination brings huge economic costs.

 

Saksith Saiyasombut

 

@SaksithCNA

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Thai PM @prayutofficial says his govt will procure an additional 35 million #COVID19 vaccines from “2 or 3 other manufacturers”. Critics say #Thailand’s rollout with 65 million doses of AstraZeneca and Sinovac (most of it not coming until June) is too little, too slow.

[bdenner]

Of coarse he is buying up as many doses as he can get. Can't hold off the private sector much longer so  buy up before they can, on sell and reap the rewards.

[ndreamer]

28 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Must read:

we dream of buying an additional 35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from some other 2 or 3 companies that we can not even name.

Not Sputnik and the Indian stuff BTW?

That's how I read it. 

[holy cow cm]

Buying Sinovac is just kowtowing to CP and China. The other one = no comment. 

[RichardColeman]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Thailand will procure an additional 35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from other 2 or 3 companies

Back of the queue. Too little too late to save 2021. Due date probably summer 2022 at the earliest 

[kotsak]

1 hour ago, madmitch said:

I'm sure I read this morning that Thailand had sufficient vaccines on order already.

 

Sure;ly the beloved PM isn't flip-flopping again?

 

How dare you question the master flip-floppers. ????

[internationalism]

I feel like there was a big boom at the siam bioscience factory and all stocked ingredients went down the drain

[Destiny1990]

I wonder why we haven’t heard from TAT yet this week with a new ambitious genius  plan to get back tourists?

[bluesofa]

19 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

I wonder why we haven’t heard from TAT yet this week with a new ambitious genius  plan to get back tourists?

Perhaps their office has been declared a covid red zone. I wonder if that antiseptic spray also works on bullsh!t?

[Cake Monster]

4 hours ago, DLock said:

...but...but...but...Siam Bioscience...

 

These new orders wont be fulfilled before July, and Siam Bioscience is confident it can manufacture and deliver in July...or are they?

 

Can't complain that this is the correct, if overture strategy. Question remains is there sufficient vaccines available to satisfy this need?

Vaccine Insurance policy ?

[DogNo1]

Where are the first 35M doses?  The hospital's didn't have them as of yesterday.

[sammieuk1]

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

All over the shop! 

That's closed ????

[sammieuk1]

Anyone up for bringing some money back raise your hand ????

 

[rwill]

If they do get all of that it will be enough to give everyone their first shot and some their second one.

 

Hoping the private hospitals get some on their own to fill the gap.

Edited April 21, 2021 by rwill

[bangsaenguy]

To me, this says that SiamBiotech can not deliver in a timely manner

[Paul DS]

I don't know whether I should laugh or cry, Thailand can say what they want, but they will have to get in line, ie nearly every country has already ordered! They will be the last to get!

 

Stupid is, stupid does!

[Paul DS]

13 minutes ago, bangsaenguy said:

To me, this says that SiamBiotech can not deliver in a timely manner

More likely they have said you can order now and get maybe next year!

[Covedian21]

3 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

I wonder why we haven’t heard from TAT yet this week with a new ambitious genius  plan to get back tourists?

 Here's my plan for lonely men. 

[DLock]

2 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Vaccine Insurance policy ?

 

Sure looks that way.

 

It's not like Cha Cha can say anything negative about Siam Bioscience, so best tread cautiously and order some backup...just in case...

[Blumpie]

Until Thailand gets vaccinated, expect tourism to be next to zero.

At this point, only childish news releases and zero details.  I mean really what does five million doses (you need two, not one) do to a population of 69 million?  They say herd immunity may be up in the high 90 percent or so?  

Just unbelievable.  I'd suggest planning a trip elsewhere the year after next - because at this rate 2022 is seeming like a pipe dream too.   2021 is a write-off.