Popular Post snoop1130 Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 Russia has accepted a request to provide Thailand with its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, a Thai official said on Thursday, as the Southeast Asian nation steps up efforts to find more vaccines ahead of its mass immunisation drive. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has promised to find 35 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines from different companies on top of existing orders of around 65 million doses, while the country battles its fastest-spreading outbreak yet. “President Vladimir Putin has expressed his support for the Thai government on this matter,” government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said. “Our health ministry will now urgently talk to the company importing the Sputnik V vaccine on the timeframe for delivery, the amount and price,” he said. Thailand, which has been credited for its swift containment of previous outbreaks, has yet to start mass vaccinations and its plan until recently was centered almost entirely on 61 million doses of AstraZeneca’s, which a local firm will manufacture. However, it is now looking to diversify its sources of vaccines, amid competition for global supplies and as it tackles a third wave of infections that has seen about 40% of its total cases reported in the past three weeks alone. Health officials on Thursday said Thailand may have hit the peak of that wave, which include the highly transmissible B.1.1.7 variant. “We project that the number of cases will gradually drop in one or two weeks,” Opas Karnkawinpong, Director-General of the Disease Control Department said. Thailand reported seven new deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, its highest number of fatalities in a single day, taking its overall total to 117. It also reported 1,470 infections, taking total cases to 48,113. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul held talks on Thursday with a representative of Pfizer, which he said would provide Thailand with 10 million doses of its vaccine. “The main thing is the timeframe for the delivery, the price is not a concern and people’s safety is more important,” Anutin said. Thailand has been using Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine for its initial inoculations, of mainly frontline health workers, as well as imported doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. So far, nearly 865,000 people have received at least one shot. (Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um; Editing by Martin Petty) -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-04-22 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 6 2 4 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chang_paarp Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 First Sonovac, now Sputnik. They must be cheap. 16 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 Can't they find something cheaper? ???? 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Flying Saucage Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) Russia lacks production capacities, but does a lot of "vaccine-diplomacy" by selling far more doses to other countries than they are capable to produce. Officials from Slovakia complained last week already, because besides the name, the Sputnik V vaccine they received had nothing in common with the approved original vaccine. Highly suspicious. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-slovak-voices-misgivings-sputnik-vaccine.html Edited April 22, 2021 by Flying Saucage 8 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post internationalism Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) sinovac was not cheap, 650b per vial for the first batch 2mln. Thai have ordered another 2mln. at $21 per vial it's more expensive, as many other ones. But thailand has no choice, has to buy anything and for any price. They waited far too long. So I won't be surprised if they pay also over $20 for sputnik. Blame thailand for not planning for the future waves and new strains Edited April 22, 2021 by internationalism 27 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Drake Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 First, vaccine from China. Now, vaccine from Russia. Do Iran and North Korea have a vaccine? 5 1 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogiewoogie Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Flying Saucage said: Russia lacks production capacities, but does a lot of "vaccine-diplomacy" by selling far more doses to other countries than they are capable to produce. Officials from Slovakia complained last week already, because besides the name, the Sputnik V vaccine they received had nothing in common with the approved original vaccine. Highly suspicious. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-slovak-voices-misgivings-sputnik-vaccine.html U forgot about "licensing". U don't need to have production sites if u can outsource it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post boogiewoogie Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, John Drake said: First, vaccine from China. Now, vaccine from Russia. Do Iran and North Korea have a vaccine? https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/02/health/russia-sputnik-v-phase-3-intl/index.html U wish u had ur hands on 91.6 vaccine right now buddy. Even if ISIS discovered it. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kotsak Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 An interesting video regarding vaccine efficacy 15 14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 51 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Can't they find something cheaper? ???? Why it comes with a free rocket ship and will help Thailand get to the moon. 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, kotsak said: An interesting video regarding vaccine efficacy Very interesting in the way they explain when the different trials took place and what variants were in play at the time, and now it makes perfect sense as to why efficacy rates are not all that makes a vaccine a proper fit. Thanks 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 Terrible and an embarrassment to the watching western world. 3 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2 is 1 Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 On 2 February 2021, an interim analysis from the trial was published in The Lancet, indicating 91.6% efficacy without unusual side effects. Sputnik is like AZ and J&J vaccine and actualy maybe not so sht what all think! Problem is, nobody get enough vaccine! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pattaya Spotter Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) One of the best out there according to The Lancet...I'm in! Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine candidate appears safe and effective Denis Logunov and colleagues1 report their interim results from a phase 3 trial of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in The Lancet. The trial results show a consistent strong protective effect across all participant age groups... https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00191-4/fulltext Edited April 22, 2021 by Pattaya Spotter 8 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Saucage Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 19 minutes ago, boogiewoogie said: U forgot about "licensing". U don't need to have production sites if u can outsource it. And? Does that explain why Slovakia received a completely different vaccine than ordered? What about QC? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimfan Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 19 minutes ago, kotsak said: An interesting video regarding vaccine efficacy Two days ago from the Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/04/20/russias-claims-of-976-sputnik-v-efficacy-under-the-spotlight-a73669 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post boogiewoogie Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Flying Saucage said: And? Does that explain why Slovakia received a completely different vaccine than ordered? What about QC? No idea. But it looks a bit suspicious. Russia asked them to send samples to EU test facilities, they refused. Russia asked them to ship it all back for inspection. They refused that aswell. And for some unknown reason they already planning to jab this very same vaccine anyway. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/slovak-pm-sees-sputnik-v-jabs-by-may-despite-rows-with-russia-regulators-2021-04-15/ Looks like PR brouhaha. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 37 minutes ago, John Drake said: First, vaccine from China. Now, vaccine from Russia. Do Iran and North Korea have a vaccine? Next on my glass bowl prediction: India (if it helps against their latest mutation???? which some cry alarm about, would ridicule the whole vaccination campaign). Yesterday I wrote Sputnik in the thread about the "2 or 3 companies". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nojohndoe Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, kotsak said: An interesting video regarding vaccine efficacy The basic message in this is exactly what people need to comprehend ! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza2002 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) European Govt's have mixed reviews about Sputnik vaccine. Also, how effective is it going to be with just 1 dose? Looks like Thailand are going to take a long time before the majority of the population is fully inoculated ie. 2 Jabs.. https://www.dw.com/en/is-sputnik-v-vaccine-safe/a-57219314 No doubt it's a case of cheap vaccines for the serfs, AZ for the Elite 1%... Edited April 22, 2021 by Forza2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post herfiehandbag Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Chang_paarp said: First Sonovac, now Sputnik. They must be cheap. They are suddenly scrabbling around for anything they can get. Maybe how unpopular this whole fiasco has become is starting to sink in? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 Sputnik is clearly being used by Russia as a propaganda tool but if it's safe and effective sign me up. Face it if we're in Thailand we need to trust the Thai health authorities to judge on that whether its Sputnik Astrazenica, or anything else. So you bare your arm you take your chances. If I do get Sputnicked it won't magically make me love Putin though. 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said: They are suddenly scrabbling around for anything they can get. Maybe how unpopular this whole fiasco has become is starting to sink in? Wait a second. Are you saying they're accountable to how people feel? Who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 2 hours ago, PatOngo said: Can't they find something cheaper? ???? you mean safer? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, John Drake said: First, vaccine from China. Now, vaccine from Russia. Do Iran and North Korea have a vaccine? yes they use bullets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, kotsak said: An interesting video regarding vaccine efficacy Excellent, not often do I watch a video to the end. To me this shows quite clearly why real world data once the vaccines are administered to millions of people is so much more reliable than the trial data. Thankfully that real world data is already filtering through for some vaccine brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Thailand, which has been credited for its swift containment of previous outbreaks credited by who .? Few Western media and news organisations were fulsome of praise for the apparent " success " in their warding it off last year .. 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: “The main thing is the timeframe for the delivery, the price is not a concern and people’s safety is more important,” Anutin said. Fibbing toad .. the reason they are so way off course and behind schedule is down to trying to cut deals with manufacturers based on cost alone all the while those manufacturers order books were filling by the day with orders from countries unconcerned with trying to chop the cost .. leaving Thailand effectively at the back of the queue for the vacc's that have been used in the West .. The statements about getting alternatives from here , there and everywhere are worthless .. it is symptomatic of the dislocated way they've gone at this since the penny dropped the only way to get foreigners to return is by vacc'ing the population with a coordinated comprehensive programme that is not ultimately dictated by cost .. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, boogiewoogie said: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/02/health/russia-sputnik-v-phase-3-intl/index.html U wish u had ur hands on 91.6 vaccine right now buddy. Even if ISIS discovered it. The problem being this is another vaccine without fully published phase 3 results, the same as Sinovac. The results we have for Sputnik are interim only, so still to be published and then reviewed. Currently here is a review summary carried out by a large number of Universities and specialists around the world. Concerns with the Sputnik V vaccine data https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n743/rr-1 Edited April 22, 2021 by Bkk Brian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 42 minutes ago, Forza2002 said: No doubt it's a case of cheap vaccines for the serfs, AZ for the Elite 1%... there in vax for serfs. AZ is 240b sinovac 650b. probably any other ones bought now would be more expensive, because emergency buy and acute shortage. India might shutting shortly monthly production 170mln, shortage of 15 crucial components from the usa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 Great news!..Currently desperate Germans are visiting Moscow for vaccine tourism. Let's all wish this project great success and our support. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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