‘Vaccine hesitancy’ bites in Thailand – but one province has the antidote

[webfact]

Lampang health volunteers on the campaign to encourage locals to get inoculated.

 

At a time when Thailand is struggling to convince its citizens to sign up for free COVID-19 vaccination, Lampang has recorded remarkable success, getting all eligible residents to register for jabs.

 

A total of 223,796 residents of the northern province have already booked COVID-19 shots, filling the slots reserved for at-risk people. The government is currently offering vaccination registration to people aged over 60 and those suffering from certain chronic conditions.

 

Lampang has a population of about 740,000 people. Of these, about 190,000 are aged 60-plus and 22,000 have been diagnosed with chronic conditions, namely respiratory disease, heart/blood vessel conditions, chronic kidney failure, stroke, obesity, cancer or diabetes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/vaccine-hesitancy-bites-in-thailand-but-one-province-has-the-antidote/

 

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[CharlieH]

Or as one other province did, they asked people who were scared or didnt want the vaccine to sign a paper refusing and that any covid related issue would result in them PAYING for any treatment. They soon registered for vaccine.

[Antonymous]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Lampang has a population of about 740,000 people. Of these, about 190,000 are aged 60-plus and 22,000 have been diagnosed with chronic conditions, namely respiratory disease, heart/blood vessel conditions, chronic kidney failure, stroke, obesity, cancer or diabetes.

 

Take note!

 

That's about 3% of the population that have chronic conditions including obesity.

 

In the USA its about 40% of the population I think. UK can't be far behind. Surely one of the main reasons to explain the huge differences in Covid mortality stats.

 

[Antonymous]

1 hour ago, CharlieH said:

Or as one other province did, they asked people who were scared or didnt want the vaccine to sign a paper refusing and that any covid related issue would result in them PAYING for any treatment. They soon registered for vaccine.

 

That would be a dreadful affront to human rights.

[Isaan sailor]

Nobody can force me to take a Chinese vaccine.  Period.

[HappyinNE]

48 minutes ago, Antonymous said:

 

That would be a dreadful affront to human rights.

What human right?

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Lampang has a population of about 740,000 people. Of these, about 190,000 are aged 60-plus and 22,000 have been diagnosed with chronic conditions, namely respiratory disease, heart/blood vessel conditions, chronic kidney failure, stroke, obesity, cancer or diabetes.

Having any of the above I can understand the hesitance in getting the jab when it might be the last thing you ever get.

[VocalNeal]

1 hour ago, Antonymous said:

 

That would be a dreadful affront to human rights.

 

If you don't have car insurance you have to pay for damage to your car?

[mfd101]

The usual debate between moral purity (however defined) and effectiveness ...

[Chassa]

6 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

human rights

Being born at the right time in the right place with the right parents.

[Antonymous]

53 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

 

Doesn't someone who can infect me not getting the vaccine infringe on my human rights. It is like your right to wave your arms about ceases the moment your arms touch me.

 

Not sure if I've understood what you are trying to say, but if you are suggesting that, if you yourself are vaxed, that unvaxed people infringe on your human rights, that's nonsensical.

 

The Covid vax is designed to reduce your symptoms if you get infected, but it doesn't prevent you from getting infected, doesn't give you immunity and above all doesn't stop you from infecting another person. In other words you have the risk of being infected by a vaxed person or by an unvaxed person, if they are infected.

 

 

 

 

[Antonymous]

1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

 

If you don't have car insurance you have to pay for damage to your car?

 

So what?

 

If you have health insurance that covers Covid treatment (I do) you don't have to pay for treatment if you are hospitalised with Covid, vaccinated or not.

[Surelynot]

ßloody hell.............we now have to take an antidote for the vaccine?

[Ventenio]

very simple for falang..

 

show picture of pattaya, beer, and sale on XXXXL shirts and tattoos.  

 

no take jab, you no get this!!!

 

100% success

[VocalNeal]

5 minutes ago, Antonymous said:

 

So what?

 

If you have health insurance that covers Covid treatment (I do) you don't have to pay for treatment if you are hospitalised with Covid, vaccinated or not.

 

But maybe residents of Lampang don't have medical insurance. So the government says if you don't get vaccination and you get Covid they won't allow you to take advantage of the 30 baht system for Covid treatment.  Seems fair to me. 

 

 

 

[Antonymous]

5 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

 

But maybe residents of Lampang don't have medical insurance. So the government says if you don't get vaccination and you get Covid they won't allow you to take advantage of the 30 baht system for Covid treatment.  Seems fair to me. 

 

 

 

 

Now you are just making things up.

 

There's no mention in the OP of any such thing happening in Lampang.

 

The reported 'success' of the vax campaign there has been due to word of mouth gentle persuasion and showing by example. That's all fine by me.

 

By contrast what you are suggesting would be coercion, pure and simple.

[Harveyg]

1 hour ago, Antonymous said:

 

Not sure if I've understood what you are trying to say, but if you are suggesting that, if you yourself are vaxed, that unvaxed people infringe on your human rights, that's nonsensical.

 

The Covid vax is designed to reduce your symptoms if you get infected, but it doesn't prevent you from getting infected, doesn't give you immunity and above all doesn't stop you from infecting another person. In other words you have the risk of being infected by a vaxed person or by an unvaxed person, if they are infected.

Good to see your msgs here. Thought I was the only one.  My experience is to be laughed at or accused of conspiracy so I usually keep my opinions to myself.

[GreasyFingers]

12 minutes ago, Harveyg said:

Good to see your msgs here. Thought I was the only one.  My experience is to be laughed at or accused of conspiracy so I usually keep my opinions to myself.

5555555

[GreasyFingers]

3 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

Nobody can force me to take a Chinese vaccine.  Period.

Hope you stay on the water.

[Isaan sailor]

7 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

Hope you stay on the water.

I do spend time sailing on the gulf—good advice.

[Been There]

6 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Or as one other province did, they asked people who were scared or didnt want the vaccine to sign a paper refusing and that any covid related issue would result in them PAYING for any treatment. They soon registered for vaccine.

Same sort of tactics as the Nazi's used ..... 

[Brierley]

13 minutes ago, Been There said:

Same sort of tactics as the Nazi's used ..... 

Oh really, what was that then?

[Been There]

2 minutes ago, Brierley said:

Oh really, what was that then?

Forced vaccines .... maybe you didn't do history .....

[Brierley]

19 minutes ago, Been There said:

Forced vaccines .... maybe you didn't do history .....

Comparing forced vaccinations of prison camp inmates during the Nazi regime, and vaccination of the population of a country during a pandemic is just plain sick.

[Been There]

9 minutes ago, Brierley said:

Comparing forced vaccinations of prison camp inmates during the Nazi regime, and vaccination of the population of a country during a pandemic is just plain sick.

 

9 minutes ago, Brierley said:

Comparing forced vaccinations of prison camp inmates during the Nazi regime, and vaccination of the population of a country during a pandemic is just plain sick.

I didn't compare anything  ... merely pointed out that the Nazi's used threats and intimidation to experiment on unwilling members of society. 
This is an experimental vaccine ... no mid or long term data .... hasn't been approved by the FDA and people like yourself agreeing that threatening people into compliance is a good thing  ..... Josef Mengele would be proud of you.

 

[jak2002003]

4 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

 

Doesn't someone who can infect me not getting the vaccine infringe on my human rights. It is like your right to wave your arms about ceases the moment your arms touch me.

You won't get infected if you have the vaccine...

Unless you dont believe it works. 

[Brierley]

30 minutes ago, Been There said:

 

I didn't compare anything  ... merely pointed out that the Nazi's used threats and intimidation to experiment on unwilling members of society. 
This is an experimental vaccine ... no mid or long term data .... hasn't been approved by the FDA and people like yourself agreeing that threatening people into compliance is a good thing  ..... Josef Mengele would be proud of you.

 

Whilst you go bait somebody else, I'll just pop you onto my ignore list because that's the only place for ya! Bye.

[Been There]

Just now, Brierley said:

Whilst you go bait somebody else, I'll just pop you onto my ignore list because that's the only place for ya! Bye.

yep .... you lost the discussion  .... oooh such childlike behaviour

[Wongkitlo]

6 hours ago, Antonymous said:

 

Take note!

 

That's about 3% of the population that have chronic conditions including obesity.

 

In the USA its about 40% of the population I think. UK can't be far behind. Surely one of the main reasons to explain the huge differences in Covid mortality stats.

 

My wife has been putting on weight since we moved back to Thailand from Australia 5 years back. We went to Australia a couple of years ago and the doctor told her she was pre-diabetic. She didn't have it yet but was a risk. Straight to a  dietician and healthy foods, exercise. Back to Thailand she wanted a 2nd opinion. Thai doctor said no problems- back to fatty foods no exercise and no problems. I wonder if the 3% are only those diagnosed.

[kennw]

5 hours ago, edogthong said:

Car insurance doesn't involve getting injected with an experimental drug. See the difference? Not only does it go against the Nuremberg Codes, it goes against common human decency and basic human rights.

Stupidity sometimes override commons sense and science, people who decide not to take the vaccine on the politics of human rights are a danger to themselves and to venerable others, selfishness is NOT an example of human decency.