Chinese govt begins vaccinating its citizens living in Thailand

[webfact]

File photo

 

A vaccination program for the Chinese has begun in Bangkok.

 

The Sinovac vaccine - 500,000 doses in the first lot in total - is being used. 

 

A total of 100,000 Chinese living in Thailand who are registered with the Chinese embassy will be getting priority over everyone else. 

 

Others will be Thais students or officials who are planning to travel to China. 

 

File photo: Anutin Charnvirakul

 

DPM Anutin Charnvirakul - who earlier this year brokered this deal with the Chinese - was at a clinic in Bang Rak yesterday along with stand - in for the ambassador Mr Yang Xin, health officials and secretary general of the FDA. 

 

Anutin was effusive in thanking his Chinese friends for the donated vaccine that in total amounts to a million doses. 

 

The event comes as many foreigners of different nationalities living in Thailand are asking:

 

What is our government doing for us? 

 

And when can they get in line for a vaccine from the Thai government.

 

In an earlier report Anutin - also Thailand's health minister - praised the long friendship of the Thais and Chinese. 

 

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[jacko45k]

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Anutin was effusive in thanking his Chinese friends for the donated vaccine that in total amounts to a million doses. 

Any gratitude for the original virus?

[bluesofa]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

a clinic in Bang Rak yesterday along with stand - in for the ambassador Mr Yang Xin, health officials and secretary general of the FDA. 

'stand - in for the ambassador'  is he a clone?

[kynikoi]

Chinese are faster out of the gate vaccinating their own nationals than Thailand is putting together a live, ongoing vaccination program of its own.

 

Sheesh...

[jacko45k]

It is actually a bit impressive that this is happening. 

Should I email the British Embassy and ask them  when and where I will get mine?

 

[Mackstask]

Their welcome to their The Sinovac vaccine, I'd rather take my chances and go without.

[KhunBENQ]

28 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Should I email the British Embassy and ask them  when and where I will get mine?

Swiss embassy: we can not export vaccine to other countries. Would breach contract with suppliers. Might comprise further supply.

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Don't bother us!

Edited May 21, 2021 by KhunBENQ

[AlfHuy]

And having a pen in his shirt like a real "Neurosurgeon";

[Enzian]

And now in the last line the patron-client relationship is described as "friendship".

 

With thanks to Cato the Elder:  China delenda est.

[bluesofa]

6 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

And having a pen in his shirt like a real "Neurosurgeon";

If he was a neurosurgeon he wouldn't need a pen, perhaps he could communicate telepathically?

[gearbox]

36 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

It is actually a bit impressive that this is happening. 

Should I email the British Embassy and ask them  when and where I will get mine?

 

In line with my experience last year in India, I'm expecting to receive a questionnaire from the Australian embassy with content like this:

 

We are considering vaccinating the Australian citizens living permanently in Thailand. How much are you prepared to pay:

 

A. Below $500 AUD

B. Between $500-1000 AUD

C. Above $1000 AUD.

 

Then after 2 weeks I would get a follow up email like this:

 

"Unfortunately nobody is prepared to pay above $1000,  and anything below is not commercially feasible, so find your own way to get vaccinated"

[Mavideol]

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

Others will be Thais students or officials who are planning to travel to China

as I said on another post, this is a double-edged sword, anybody wanting to visit China MUST have been vaccinated with a Chinese vaccine  555

[ChipButty]

47 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

It is actually a bit impressive that this is happening. 

Should I email the British Embassy and ask them  when and where I will get mine?

 

You can try, lets us know how you get on

[kotsak]

So compared to its population size (China is 19 times larger compared to Thailand), China did awesome regading covid19, if you consider that Thailand now has more confirmed cases compared to China. Does it mean their vaccine is a huge success, and they have no more active cases? ???? Or someone thinks we are totally stupid and we can't see what may be going on.

 

Sources:

https://covid19.who.int/region/searo/country/th

https://covid19.who.int/region/wpro/country/cn

 

 

[WineOh]

In fact, this makes sense.

Vaccines should be given to nationals of foreign countries at their respective embassies.

Why not?

Last I looked there were only around 50,000 brits registered living in Thailand.

They could do us all within a week at the embassy in BKK, its big enough!

 

Where are you, Brian? ????

[Ventenio]

wow......China should get the prize for best country!!!!!!!!!!   please donate

 

Wait, I just got hit over the head by a hammer....  OMG, hospital.

 

But the SAME person will give me a band-aid.    What a saint!!!!!

 

There is a chance TENS of millions have died.....and we know where it came from.  

 

you will NOT be invited to my birthday party!!!!!  (only speaking to Chinese gov't officials, good-looking single women OK)

[AlfHuy]

2 minutes ago, WineOh said:

In fact, this makes sense.

Vaccines should be given to nationals of foreign countries at their respective embassies.

Why not?

Last I looked there were only around 50,000 brits registered living in Thailand.

They could do us all within a week at the embassy in BKK, its big enough!

 

Where are you, Brian? ????

Imagine our Embassies importing vaccines and being accused of drug dealing.

[Hayduke]

9 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

But the SAME person will give me a band-aid.    What a saint!!!!!

 

And that guy who set my house on fire.....is going to sell me a fire extinguisher on credit....a true friend.

 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2021 by Hayduke

[Rampant Rabbit]

40 minutes ago, WineOh said:

In fact, this makes sense.

Vaccines should be given to nationals of foreign countries at their respective embassies.

Why not?

Last I looked there were only around 50,000 brits registered living in Thailand.

They could do us all within a week at the embassy in BKK, its big enough!

 

Where are you, Brian? ????

So PC  or should that be PRC is where they are.

 Brian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Cambridge University. He speaks Mandarin Chinese, French and rusty Lithuanian and is currently studying Thai. Brian married his husband, Scott, in 2014 in one of the first same-sex marriages performed at the British Embassy Beijing. They are now the happy parents of three children.

[WineOh]

3 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

So PC  or should that be PRC is where they are.

 Brian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Cambridge University. He speaks Mandarin Chinese, French and rusty Lithuanian and is currently studying Thai. Brian married his husband, Scott, in 2014 in one of the first same-sex marriages performed at the British Embassy Beijing. They are now the happy parents of three children.

forgot to mention he loves a garden party....

Edited May 21, 2021 by WineOh

[Rampant Rabbit]

2 minutes ago, WineOh said:

forgot to mention he loves a garden party....

Not under  Covid  rules  he doesn't.

[Ireland32]

55 minutes ago, kotsak said:

So compared to its population size (China is 19 times larger compared to Thailand), China did awesome regading covid19, if you consider that Thailand now has more confirmed cases compared to China. Does it mean their vaccine is a huge success, and they have no more active cases? ???? Or someone thinks we are totally stupid and we can't see what may be going on.

 

Sources:

https://covid19.who.int/region/searo/country/th

https://covid19.who.int/region/wpro/country/cn

 

 

Wow , you believe CCP , that’s Lush 

Edited May 21, 2021 by Ireland32

[tlandtday]

58 minutes ago, kotsak said:

So compared to its population size (China is 19 times larger compared to Thailand), China did awesome regading covid19, if you consider that Thailand now has more confirmed cases compared to China. Does it mean their vaccine is a huge success, and they have no more active cases? ???? Or someone thinks we are totally stupid and we can't see what may be going on.

 

Sources:

https://covid19.who.int/region/searo/country/th

https://covid19.who.int/region/wpro/country/cn

 

 

According to?  You trust the Chinese Pravdas lol.

[tlandtday]

Just now, tlandtday said:

Chinese Pravda always report happy comrades:)

 

Just now, tlandtday said:

 

 

Just now, tlandtday said:

 

 

[tlandtday]

1 minute ago, tlandtday said:

ditto

 

[DavisH]

1 hour ago, kotsak said:

So compared to its population size (China is 19 times larger compared to Thailand), China did awesome regading covid19, if you consider that Thailand now has more confirmed cases compared to China. Does it mean their vaccine is a huge success, and they have no more active cases? ???? Or someone thinks we are totally stupid and we can't see what may be going on.

 

Sources:

https://covid19.who.int/region/searo/country/th

https://covid19.who.int/region/wpro/country/cn

 

 

At nearly 14M doses given daily there, they are doing pretty well. 

[Rampant Rabbit]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

It is actually a bit impressive that this is happening. 

Should I email the British Embassy and ask them  when and where I will get mine?

 

You'd  be  far  better to do  this by telling them you are gay or  trans when seeking  vaccination  as  this seems  to be a higher  priority these days.

[Ireland32]

They can’t even give it away...

[hotandsticky]

1 hour ago, kynikoi said:

Chinese are faster out of the gate vaccinating their own nationals than Thailand is putting together a live, ongoing vaccination program of its own.

 

Sheesh...

 

 

I think the title is misleading (shock, horror!).

 

 

It does not say that the Chinese government are vaccinating their citizens. They are supplying Sinovac and Chinese citizens registered with the Chinese embassy in Thailand will receive priority.

 

It is not an embassy initiate, simply a queue jumping exercise in exchange for a million doses.

[Surelynot]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

who earlier this year brokered this deal with the Chinese

Brokered a deal......give over...he was just dictated to....get real.