5 million doses of Moderna vaccine set for private hospitals in Thailand

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Trasarankul said on Facebook that the Moderna vaccine has been approved in Thailand according to deputy director of the GPO Sirikul Metheeweerangsan.

 

An agreement between the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) and the The Private Hospital Association will see this vaccine added to the armoury against the Covid-19 virus. 

 

It is hoped that 5 million doses will be available.

 

Previous reports suggested that private hospitals would be prepared to give clients two doses for about 3-3,500 baht. 

 

Traisuree said there was no cover up - Thailand wanted lots of different vaccines to choose from, reported Thai Rath. 

 

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[mtls2005]

Just now, webfact said:

It is hoped

 

Classic.

 

PHA to build bigger spirit house.

 

 

[Somtamnication]

I will let her inject me, any day!

[Crossy]

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

It is hoped that 5 million doses will be available.

 

Hoped?

 

When? Not even a vague reference to timescale.

 

[faraday]

Google translation of the first part:

 

"Order quantity of 5 million doses, which is in the process of reviewing the number together again Before proceeding to the next step"

 

Clearly, it's open to interpretation & I suspect, a price/profit negotiation. ????????

[khwaibah]

36 minutes ago, webfact said:

It is hoped that 5 million doses will be available.

 

[mtls2005]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

Traisuree said there was no cover up

 

 

Yes, the words any government spokesperson should avoid.

 

She should be moved to an inactive position.

 

 

 

 

 

[internationalism]

that would be sometimes in the 4th quater, so just after the 3rd wave has finished (sometimes around september).

"no cover up" gives her up. Her boss, covid czar, wants astrazeneca and sinovac - those are filling up secret swiss bank accounts.

there is no progress at all at sputnik front, ended up on shaking hands and Anutin's photo opportunity for mass media.

an indian vax was even never mentioned. 

and there are some 5 more chinese vax, which migh be better than sinovac, which is partly owned by the thai CP conglomerate, which supports Prayuth financially

 

Edited May 24, 2021 by internationalism

[Boomer6969]

20 minutes ago, Somtamnication said:

I will let her inject me, any day!

Got it all wrong Mate; I'd rather inject her.

[LomSak27]

Just now, webfact said:

Traisuree said there was no cover up

 

Really?! A very proactive statement, to a doubting public. And given the past months chucklehuckery, much needed. Still, its a 50/50 bet. 

 

Edited May 24, 2021 by LomSak27

[ThailandRyan]

48 minutes ago, webfact said:

It is hoped that 5 million doses will be available.

Hoped for being the operative words, and not 5 million doses of Moderna vaccine set for private hospitals will be available.  Big difference.  This is the same type of issue with Prayut stating 5 million sinovac, 10 million sinovac 6 million AZ available.  How much is actually here, when did it arrive.  Achieving this feat of obtaining vaccines is so much harder then obtaining your 3 submarines costing many billion baht........

Edited May 24, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[CharlieH]

Yeah and I "hoped" to win the lottery !

 

More "tell em what they want to hear" ????

[bluesofa]

41 minutes ago, webfact said:

It is hoped that 5 million doses will be available.

I hope to be a millionaire next month too.

 

44 minutes ago, webfact said:

Traisuree said there was no cover up - Thailand wanted lots of different vaccines to choose from

I'd suggest eBay. They have quite a good 'wish-list'.

[Nojohndoe]

Donkey  carrots !

[clivebaxter]

well this started off the week well, more funny PR BS, HOPE- LESS

[KeeTua]

31 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

 

Really?! A very proactive statement, to a doubting public. And given the past months chucklehuckery, much needed. Still, its a 50/50 bet. 

 

To put the comment "Traisuree said there was no cover up" in the correct context, be it correct or incorrect, we need to consider the Thai Rath article.

 

"There is a condition of sales of the vaccine manufacturer in foreign countries that requires the government agency of the country to buy the vaccine.................The channels for the importation of alternative vaccines were not blocked through private hospitals or other private sectors."

[wasabi]

It is hoped that 20 million dollars appear in my bank account next week.

[ThailandRyan]

6 minutes ago, wasabi said:

It is hoped that 20 million dollars appear in my bank account next week.

Only 20 million, I see you have low aspirations.

[Sticky Rice Balls]

44 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I hope to be a millionaire next month too.

 

I'd suggest eBay. They have quite a good 'wish-list'.

Im a thai baht millionaire...

 

No money--no honey.........................for my tea ????

[Sticky Rice Balls]

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Only 20 million, I see you have low aspirations.

As with LOS I expect the worst, but hope for the best....less disappointed ????

 

and the states as well...

[Patong2021]

Sadly, I see this as an embarrassing display of incompetence and dishonesty.

5 million doses means only 2.5 million people might be vaccinated with Moderna vaccine. 2.5  in population of 70 million. Is this an indication of the mid to low hiso numbers of the country? I expect that super hiso will have already made arrangements to access Pfizer or Moderna  product in EU or USA.  Meanwhile,  the people of Thailand are becoming ill and dying.

 

[mtls2005]

23 minutes ago, KeeTua said:

To put the comment "Traisuree said there was no cover up" in the correct context, be it correct or incorrect, we need to consider the Thai Rath article.

 

Great parsing of a very complicated situation dating back months.

 

Did the "government" know about the "import" rules? Evidently not.

 

So its down to incompetence and malfeasance. Awesome. Thank goodness it wasn't a cover-up.

 

 

All that said, never, ever say "there was no cover-up", in any context.

 

 

[pseudorabies]

In the US where Pfizer/Moderna mRNA vaccines were used the rates of new infections are plummeting.

 

In the Seychelles where most vaccinations were with one of the Chinese vaccines the infection rate exploded when the country opened up to tourism.

 

The writing is on the wall but it seems that those in power are illiterate.  As far as I can tell so is the Thai news media.

[pixelaoffy]

5 minutes ago, pseudorabies said:

In the US where Pfizer/Moderna mRNA vaccines were used the rates of new infections are plummeting.

 

In the Seychelles where most vaccinations were with one of the Chinese vaccines the infection rate exploded when the country opened up to tourism.

 

The writing is on the wall but it seems that those in power are illiterate.  As far as I can tell so is the Thai news media.

The whole country is fuLL of lies and hypocrisy

[pnustedt]

My doc told me 10 days ago that he was due to have Moderna vaccine to dispense in June/July in Sisaket. He said that I was at the top of his list

[Saltire]

More hot air, if they have nothing factual to report they should just shut up.

 

 

 

[mtls2005]

13 minutes ago, pnustedt said:

My doc told me 10 days ago that he was due to have Moderna vaccine to dispense in June/July in Sisaket. He said that I was at the top of his list

 

Did you have to invest in any real estate to secure your "position"?

 

Or did you forget the wink emoji?

 

Or is it "Moderno" from the market in Cambodia?

 

 

 

 

[Thomas J]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

It is hoped that 5 million doses will be available.

There seem to be a lot of "news releases" on vaccines that will be available.  Sounds a lot like "the check is in the mail" to me.  How about a post with a confirmed order or better yet a confirmed delivery. 

[sqwakvfr]

From the Chiang Mai Ram Facebook Page:

 

 

"The private hospital association has now reserved moderna vaccine via pharmacy. Vaccination is expected by October 2564"

 

What does this actually mean??? Who knows.  I have emailed CM Ram for days and the only I got directly was "we do not know" and use the "MorePrompt".  app.  Absolutely nothing about registration or how a priority list will be created.  Of course no mention of the most important thing: How much?  

 

This vaccination program in LOS goes above and beyond the boundaries of mixed messaging.  

 

 

[cnx101]

4 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Yeah and I "hoped" to win the lottery !

 

More "tell em what they want to hear" ????

I just want a vaccine and win a cow