On-site vaccination facility to open Monday at Bang Sue Grand Station

[snoop1130]

Inside Bang Sue Grand Station

 

The Bang Sue Grand Station has been designated, by the Transport Ministry, to be an on-site COVID-19 vaccination centre for about 370,000 workers in the public transport sector, such as bus, taxi and motorcycle taxi drivers, as well as those working for app-based delivery services.

 

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and senior officials of the State Railway of Thailand visited the station today (Friday), to check on the readiness of the facility, which is due to become operational on Monday.

 

The Transport Ministry has asked the Public Health Ministry for an allocation of a sizeable batch of vaccine doses, enough to inoculate about 370,000 workers, with the first 60,000 doses to be injected at the Bang Sue Grand Station.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/on-site-vaccination-facility-to-open-monday-at-bang-sue-grand-station/

 

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[Chris.B]

Got to be Sinovac then?

[khunjeff]

Just don't call it a walk-in facility.

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, Chris.B said:

Got to be Sinovac then?

Which is being spread thin all around hotspots already.... looks like Pattaya and Phukets ration will be cut again.

[webfact]

Bang Sue Central Station prepares facilities for vaccinations from May 24

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has prepared Bang Sue Central Station to serve as a COVID-19 vaccination center for Ministry of Transport service providers starting on May 24.

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Chanvirakul, and Minister of Transport Saksiam Chidchob today led an inspection of Bang Sue Central Station, viewing its weighing, blood pressure check, registration and vaccination stations along with its 30 minute monitoring area, as it has been prepared as an out of hospital vaccination location for frontline public transport service providers under the state.

 

Land, marine, air and rail operators are to be served at the station alongside taxi and motorcycle taxi drivers, two at-risk groups that regularly interact with the public.

 

Vaccinations are to take place May 24-31 between 9am and 8pm with 10,000 people to receive jabs daily. The station was chosen for its size and good ventilation. It is now 100 percent ready for the undertaking and will utilize Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines.

 

The station will remain open for all of 2021 and will serve other state units once transport operators are vaccinated. Over 60,000 people have registered for a vaccination at the station.

 

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[Shuya]

Who would have thought there is an actual use for this station... 

[damian]

4 hours ago, Shuya said:

Who would have thought there is an actual use for this station... 

Considering it hasn't opened yet I think it is a good use. 

[Burma Bill]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

has prepared Bang Sue Central Station to serve as a COVID-19 vaccination center

 As seen in Russia and India?????

 

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Burma Bill
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[Pattaya Spotter]

Good to see this carbuncle is good for something.