Buriram becomes first Thai province to penalize refusal for COVID-19 vaccine

[RichardColeman]

Best way to make people wear them would be to say if your under 50 and don't wear one you get a years National service

[ftpjtm]

  On 5/14/2021 at 3:16 PM, Bkk Brian said:

Its an issue of vaccine hesitancy that they've just not thought through. No surprise there as its gone through Anutin

 

The correct way to do it is through education not the threat of imprisonment.

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Problem being that no amount of education will convince some that they should accept Sinovac when there are far better options. 

 

Same with AZ, which I'd take but would be hesitant to recommend to my young daughter. 

 

When those are your only options.... Maybe the do need the prison incentive. 

[ukrules]

This kind of law will almost certainly jeopardise the supply of vaccine.

 

[Rampant Rabbit]

  On 5/14/2021 at 2:17 PM, rabas said:

Everyone seemed pretty relaxed in the pictures. 

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10  years  in jail for  not being relaxed.

[Rampant Rabbit]

They could make this  much simpler,  no  vaccination no free state  treatment for covid  19 if you catch it. They should do the same for no helmets  also.

[Captain Monday]

  On 5/14/2021 at 3:27 PM, tank81 said:

You're clearly a moron if you're kinda confused by the fact that "foreigner's" isn't a homogenous group or some kind of hive mind entity and not in fact a highly diverse demographical group of individuals with different points of view.

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Yes, and we are all suddenly eminent immunologists and public health experts.

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Getting more and more like North Korea in This country, what happened to the "Land of the free" ???

[smedly]

  On 5/14/2021 at 8:24 PM, Captain Monday said:

Yes, and we are all suddenly eminent immunologists and public health experts.

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are you

[rodknock]

put them in jail!!

get more people with covid 19

[Captain Monday]

  On 5/14/2021 at 8:50 PM, smedly said:

are you

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• No.  I'm not an expert. That is why I follow Thai FDA and US CDC recommendations
• Direct contacts include MD advice, a person who has MD degree and Masters in Public Health with years of experience. I have found the insight to be valuable. Some people I know who will firmly refuse c-19 vaccination have in fact been anti-VaXX for years are biased and really have no good arguments
• I pay more attention to articles from/or quoting peer reviewed medical journals than random internet noise, two-faced politicians, or the wacky acquaintance down pub  who thinks covid-19 is a "hoax about control". Really just an extension of paranoid tropes he has been spouting for years.

So my determination is just get your jabs! I did. Don't worry about the brand and faster the better!

 

[smedly]

  On 5/14/2021 at 10:23 PM, Captain Monday said:

No.  I'm not an expert. That is why I follow Thai FDA and US CDC recommendations

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I think you will find that most people on here can read and write and are perfectly capable on using the WWW

[smedly]

  On 5/14/2021 at 10:23 PM, Captain Monday said:

Don't worry about the brand and faster the better!

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that is your opinion and you are entitled to it

[harada]

It’s only early days as far as these so called vaccines are concerned and if people are being forced to take a certain brand I can see some lawyers cashing up if things go pear shaped down the track. 

[meechai]

  On 5/14/2021 at 8:49 PM, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Getting more and more like North Korea in This country, what happened to the "Land of the free" ???

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We are still here in the USA (Land of the Free) ????????

 

But even when free vac & plenty of supply of 3 brands we have approx 42% vaccinated

The rest either not interested or undecided

 

 

[FarFlungFalang]

As a publicity stunt to attract tourists to Thailand this is up there with the best of them.

[tifino]

  On 5/14/2021 at 1:02 PM, snoop1130 said:

Failure to apply by May 31st is liable to one month in prison and/or a fine of 10,000 Baht.

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... and the bonus jab fringe benefit ???? 

[ThailandRyan]

  On 5/14/2021 at 11:49 PM, FarFlungFalang said:

As a publicity stunt to attract tourists to Thailand this is up there with the best of them.

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TATS new promotion?

[brucegoniners]

Thailand is now officially a dictatorship.

[cyril sneer]

Was this decided by the same nut job that banned alcohol for 2 months last year?

[chasboyuk]

  On 5/14/2021 at 2:23 PM, sungod said:

I'm kinda confused, first we had a bunch or foreingers complaining they couldn't get a vaccine, now we have a bunch of foreigners complaining they will be forced to have one. ????

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Its called fredom of choice! 

[phetphet]

  On 5/14/2021 at 1:10 PM, ThailandRyan said:

Insanity and utterly ridiculous when vaccines are not available for all people who may need them.  Sorry sir you get to go to jail because you did not sign up to be vaccinated and you broke the law 

But your honor I tried and no one would help me Said the 70 year old blind man.  To bad said the judge, its off to Klong Prem prison you go......

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Where he will probably catch Covid because of the tightly packed conditions.

[Excel]

These crackpot Governors  are going the right way to ensure a civil war potential starts brewing

[Denim]

  On 5/14/2021 at 1:28 PM, Ooladolla said:

Anyone know which vaccine is being offered in burriram?

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LaoKhao 40.

 

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

[crazykopite]

It will be at least two years before everyone has been vaccinated in Thailand the vaccine has been available since January now two weeks from June and less than 2 million vaccinated out if a population of 70 million 

[Danderman123]

  On 5/14/2021 at 1:02 PM, snoop1130 said:

Buriram Governor Thatchakorn Hatthathayakul urged every individual, aged 18 or more, living or working in Buriram, to submit their COVID-19 risk assessment form and apply for vaccination through the publicly available channels by May 31st.

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the legal requirement is to submit paperwork, not to get vaccinated.

 

A lot of scared Farangs here.

[Captain Monday]

  On 5/14/2021 at 8:23 PM, Rampant Rabbit said:

They could make this  much simpler,  no  vaccination no free state  treatment for covid  19 if you catch it. They should do the same for no helmets  also.

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Better idea. Mandate vaccine passports on mobile apps. No vaccine, no entry to most public facilities where the refuseniks would put others at risk, of course with valid medical exemptions. This is all a ways out at this rate majority vaccination will take more than a year for sure 

 

[Rampant Rabbit]

  On 5/15/2021 at 12:30 AM, Captain Monday said:

Better idea. Mandate vaccine passports on mobile apps. No vaccine, no entry to most public facilities where the refuseniks would put others at risk, of course with valid medical exemptions. This is all a ways out at this rate majority vaccination will take more than a year for sure 

 

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Better  still a  shoot  to  kill  policy????

[Bkk Brian]

  On 5/15/2021 at 12:28 AM, Danderman123 said:

the legal requirement is to submit paperwork, not to get vaccinated.

 

A lot of scared Farangs here.

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"who refuse to get vaccinated, will be penalized, according to a provincial order published recently."

[ThailandRyan]

On the morning news, Channel 34, I just finished watching a report being made on the Actors and Actresses as well as television media personalities taking the jab this past day.  This must be a PR news piece showing the Thai public that their superstars and favorite personalities are taking the vaccine and so they should also.

 

New commercial shown as well.  Man walking in the local Talad with his left sleeve rolled up showing his band aid from his vaccination has a Covid Figure smack him, and the man then knocks out Covid.  Again with the "Vaccinate and help knock out Covid"  Lots of PR being done.  That tells me that the public is not buying what the Government is trying to sell them, ergo why Burriram has made a fine and jail time a penalty it appears.

[GeilGeilertzen]

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