By Subhabhong Rarueysong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has explained that the government’s vaccination program had not been overly slow, nor unjustly favored one producer over another. He assured that the Covid-19 vaccines Thailand now had were being administered quickly and efficiently, adding that the number of doses will be increased from July and reach 61 million by the end of the year.

 

He said initially, the purchases Thailand made were based on the situation at that time, when the country was successful in containing the outbreak, and the government did not want to put people’s lives at risk since some of the available vaccines used untried technology.

 

The prime minister said now those vaccines have been successfully used elsewhere, the government has allowed their manufacturers to make proposals and the government was considering ways to buy from them.

 

He pointed out that he had also responded to calls, especially from social media users, to allow the private sector to import vaccines from manufacturers other than the two which the government had already bought, AstraZeneca and CoronaVac by Sinovac Biotech. He had set up a panel to consider the private sector’s purchase of vaccines.

 

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2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has explained that the government’s vaccination program had not been overly slow,

Disagree profusely as do many of your citizens.

Why do nearly all statements from him start with a denial ? 

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the purchases Thailand made were based on the situation at that time, when the country was successful in containing the outbreak, and the government did not want to put people’s lives at risk since some of the available vaccines used untried technology.

It is the job of govt to prepare for the future not just respond to events as they happen. 

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

He assured that the Covid-19 vaccines Thailand now had were being administered quickly and efficiently,

 

Quickly and efficiently? Says the man who made Thailand the nearly slowest country in whole Asia. What a shameless liar, what a negligent person.

 

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

The prime minister said now those vaccines have been successfully used elsewhere, the government has allowed their manufacturers to make proposals and the government was considering ways to buy from them.

 

Wow, how generous of him! Surely the managers of the vaccine companies all will come to beg him now, and kowtow to him to be allowed to sell their vaccine here. ????

 

This man is really a hopeless case.

23 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has explained that the government’s vaccination program had not been overly slow

 

Oh!! that explains it 

In fairness the speed of the rollout would surely impress an asthmatic snail carrying two heavy bags of shopping ????

 

steady on guys the PM and his top team have other important things to think about, like how channel parts of budgets into their pocket without being noticed and keeping the road carnage down over the holidays when the roads are empty

 

 

one thing is becoming clear in recent months - the Thai people want to know where their money is going

Oh! I see! This schedule was the plan all along! For the good of the people! Thanks for letting us know!

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

Oh! I see! This schedule was the plan all along! For the good of the people! Thanks for letting us know!

Just sit back relax and prepare to be amazed????

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the number of doses will be increased from July and reach 61 million by the end of the year

So if everybody needs 2 injections (unless Thailand get the Johnson vaccine), then they will only have fully vaccinated around half of the population by Christmas.

 

How will TAT spin those news?

1 hour ago, webfact said:

adding that the number of doses will be increased from July and reach 61 million by the end of the year.

 

 Ok, you can rest assured, that I & my fellow falang, will 'rip you a new one' if this doesn't happen.

 

All the best to you, uncle.????

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He said initially, the purchases Thailand made were based on the situation at that time, when the country was successful in containing the outbreak, and the government did not want to put people’s lives at risk since some of the available vaccines used untried technology.

A bit like the story of the tortoise & the hare, they sat back & let Covid get the upper hand ..............LOL

1 hour ago, Thaiwrath said:

Disagree profusely as do many of your citizens.

Why do nearly all statements from him start with a denial ? 

It's because our illustrious leader is always on the defensive.

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

In fairness the speed of the rollout would surely impress an asthmatic snail carrying two heavy bags of shopping ????

Is that a reference to an audit trail?

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the government did not want to put people’s lives at risk since some of the available vaccines used untried technology.

 

Yet the available ones are paralysing people in Thailand (Sinovac), and giving blood clots to recipients in other countries (AstraZeneca).

 

The "untried technology" ones (i.e. more modern and more effective ones) have not be associated with the same risks.

 

It doesn't seem to be so much about safety as about keeping costs down and making sure the right people make the profit.

The man is an absolute disgrace, the vaccine situation is just a damned disgrace, but he does not care.

Had his jab, so stuff all you peasants.????

3 minutes ago, colinneil said:

The man is an absolute disgrace, the vaccine situation is just a damned disgrace, but he does not care.

Had his jab, so stuff all you peasants.????

IIRC didn't our illustrious leader have the Sinovac vaccine? I see he didn't suffer a clot.

11 minutes ago, colinneil said:

The man is an absolute disgrace, the vaccine situation is just a damned disgrace, but he does not care.

Had his jab, so stuff all you peasants.????

"so stuff all you peasants"   .   Now I think that remark just echos exactly what the Elite HISOs and of course the ring master has always thought and said about the good people of this country.

21 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

IIRC didn't our illustrious leader have the Sinovac vaccine? I see he didn't suffer a clot.

 

Nah, he was deemed "too old" and got the Az jab later. He is a clot.

25 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

IIRC didn't our illustrious leader have the Sinovac vaccine? I see he didn't suffer a clot.

I think he might have, he has been so forgetful of the things he has said and has to tell different stories every day.  Ah yes, this is the remake of The Never Ending Story starring General Prayut.....

Nice to see a fire under that backside. Likely we will get more "explanations"  as it grows.

 

After successfully saying as little as possible, they were forced to unveil their vaccination plan a couple months back. Then it went through three changes due to mounting criticism. And this is the fourth vaccination plan, or is it fifth? They're coming quick now.

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

the government did not want to put people’s lives at risk since some of the available vaccines used untried technology

 

Ah, the real reason for the delays ... torn from today's headlines about blood clots, it's because they care.  

-need more coffee-.

 

 

The guy is full of <deleted> not even the Thais believe him according to most of my Thai friends 

A post using a trolling representation of the PM has been removed. 

He said initially, the purchases Thailand made were based on the situation at that time, when the country was successful in containing the outbreak, and the government did not want to put people’s lives at risk since some of the available vaccines used untried technology.

 

Then goes and buys the worst ones!

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has explained that the government’s vaccination program had not been overly slow, nor unjustly favored one producer over another. He assured that the Covid-19 vaccines Thailand now had were being administered quickly and efficiently, adding that the number of doses will be increased from July and reach 61 million by the end of the year.

Anyone else spot the connection?

Give the private hospitals a free hand. That could help alleviate some of the burden the government has in trying to produce a vaccine.

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

It's because our illustrious leader is always on the defensive.

Don't forget...he is the Defence Minister ????

Should take Sinovac (Coronovac) off the list it has too many side effects and is poorly made.

 

Me, my mates, me and my mates families, anyone whose loyalty is needed to keep me and my mates in place: police and army bosses, (they have the guns and troops) senior officials in various departments ( they know too much about lots of things), powerful and influential people (we owe them remember); err, that's it really.

Basing a decision on a "situation at the time" would amaze persons experienced in a whole number of fields.