Delighted expats in Korat receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

[malibukid]

130,000,000 vaccinated in the U.S. 

[warrima]

What a p1$$ poor article. Completely lacking in details. Love to know how those delighted "young" farangs were eligible so early on in the vac program. Maybe it was a shot of M-150 they each got in the arm - since that was the only detail the article was clear on. 

[Chongalulu]

15 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Pretty damn selfish if you refuse it. 

How would that be selfish assuming there are loads of others begging to have it instead - or being Sinovac,perhaps not,eh?

[Classic Ray]

5 hours ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

It makes for impressive photos, regardless of whatever they're doing. The implication of course is that they might all be doing something. Like most of my school meetings and activities. A cherished Thai tradition.

Thai society depends on doing business by making people queue for long periods to deal with every transaction in person instead of dealing with anything by post or online, or by appointment. Even online activities like banking usually involve a supplementary activity of going to a branch with mountains of documents and photocopies (all individually signed) to confirm the online activity. 
 

I think the Government and businesses must have shares in paper and printer companies and warehouses to keep all the copies, whereas all this has been swept away in the West. Also of course provides thousands of jobs for people checking and filing this paper. The paper doesn’t ever get looked at, as next time it all starts from scratch and you provide the same information all over again!

[chilly07]

My wife went to the bank today on immigration business  for me and they sold her Wuflu Insurance! She asked if I could have it too but they said no not for foreigners! It was my account she was there for??? I did tell her that Wuflu treatment was free for Thais and the insurance company knows this and she said ,'do you believe that?'

[BernieOnTour]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

handing out tonic drink M-150 and vitamin supplement beverages for free. 

Well, they might be in urgent need for these vitamin supplements

- but should add at least Vitamin D and Ivermectine for a real boost to their immune system ...

 

From the UK‘s „Vaccine Surveillance Report“: 

 

As you can see: 

The risk, to get infected with Covid-19, is within 9 days from vaccination higher for those, who got the jab,

than for those without vaccination !

 

[RichardColeman]

50 minutes ago, riverhigh said:

Recent studies show in Brazil and Indonesia that Sinovav real world reasults are doing better than the  results reported in the test phase.  Then again, there are some who just can't resist from pissing on someone's parade (smile). 

I think until our own western governments approve it - and not the ones in dire need due to poverty - then it will always be frowned on. 

[cardinalblue]

My Thai-Chinese pharmacist’s 2 doctor sons refused Sinovac - waiting for a western one

 

That behavior told me a lot 

[10baht]

1 hour ago, The Deerhunter said:

How about a bit of Sputnik 5???????

If you have read up on it the S5 is pretty good.

[10baht]

31 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Pretty damn selfish if you refuse it. 

Or maybe one is too old to get it or it is of no use trying to travel home,

[Susco]

3 minutes ago, cardinalblue said:

My Thai-Chinese pharmacist’s 2 doctor sons refused Sinovac - waiting for a western one

 

That behavior told me a lot 

 

Yes tells me also that they are HI-SO's who think they are above the other Thais

[10baht]

29 minutes ago, malibukid said:

130,000,000 vaccinated in the U.S. 

Add the 34 million who had the virus and they are really getting the job done. 

[10baht]

28 minutes ago, POSA290103 said:

130,000,000 lab rats. No thanks, I'll wait for the results of this experiment.

Let's hope you don't die while waiting , or get it and give it to someone else who dies. So sad some people do not believe in science. 

[Susco]

3 minutes ago, 10baht said:

Let's hope you don't die while waiting

 

You have a bigger chance of winning the lottery

[DPKANKAN]

5 hours ago, AlfHuy said:

3 of those 4 farang don't look sick or over 60.

How did they jump the queue?

"They were married to Thais or language teachers". Sums it up!!????????????????

[Liverpool Lou]

17 minutes ago, cardinalblue said:

My Thai-Chinese pharmacist’s 2 doctor sons refused Sinovac - waiting for a western one

 

That behavior told me a lot 

What did it tell you and based on what?

[dallen52]

2 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Just spoke to my mother in law........all of the health workers in the villages surrounding their provincial town have refused the vaccine..........if they won't take it I can't see any of the locals having a jab.

Pretty sure it is orchestrated.

The local village head had cast so many dispersions on the vax, that nobody yet has signed up .

[Liverpool Lou]

13 minutes ago, 10baht said:

43 minutes ago, malibukid said:

130,000,000 vaccinated in the U.S. 

Add the 34 million who had the virus and they are really getting the job done. 

...add the 590,000 deaths and they sure are.

[Parsve]

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Why does everything official in COVID Thailand include huge numbers of people sitting together for hours in a room? Do the Thai authorities not understand contagion?

In most countries, people are forced to wait 15 minutes after vaccination to check that they do not get a severe allergic shock. The pictures were probably taken there. Where you get the idea that they sit for hours waiting is hard to understand.

[Liverpool Lou]

13 minutes ago, 10baht said:

43 minutes ago, POSA290103 said:

130,000,000 lab rats. No thanks, I'll wait for the results of this experiment.

Let's hope you don't die while waiting , or get it and give it to someone else who dies. So sad some people do not believe in science. 

Yes, there's such a high chance of dying as a result of Covid, eh?   

So sad some people don't read about the science.

 

"Let's hope you don't ... give it to someone else who dies".

If the person you refer to dies, he or she wouldn't have died if they'd been vaccinated.    So sad some people don't read about the science.

[10baht]

10 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

25 minutes ago, 10baht said:

55 minutes ago, malibukid said:

130,000,000 vaccinated in the U.S. 

Add the 34 million who had the virus and they are really getting the job done. 

...add the 590,000 deaths and they sure are

“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence,” wrote that connoisseur of wit, Oscar Wilde. And you know how sarcastic he was.

[10baht]

7 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Yes, there's such a high chance of dying as a result of Covid, eh?   

So sad some people don't read about the science.

Or those who don't think 3,478,614 deaths matter.

[RocketDog]

1 hour ago, ArtVandelay said:

Did I miss it?  

Where does it say the vaccine was Sinovac?  

What you missed it that there are no other vaccines available here except the Chinese junk.

Did you just get off a plane?

[Liverpool Lou]

33 minutes ago, dallen52 said:

Pretty sure it is orchestrated.

The local village head had cast so many dispersions on the vax, that nobody yet has signed up .

Dispersions?    You mean "aspersions"?!

Edited May 24, 2021 by Liverpool Lou

[Jimbo53]

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Why does everything official in COVID Thailand include huge numbers of people sitting together for hours in a room? Do the Thai authorities not understand contagion?

Where does it state sitting for hours? Its the same setup for getting vaccinated in the UK,and your in and out in ~20 mins,which includes 15 minutes post injection waiting time to check for any immediate side effects,before being allowed to leave.

[Liverpool Lou]

13 minutes ago, 10baht said:

21 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Yes, there's such a high chance of dying as a result of Covid, eh?   

So sad some people don't read about the science.

Or those who don't think 3,478,614 deaths matter.

Who said that those deaths don't matter?

[mikosan]

7 hours ago, nightfox said:

I personally wouldn't be so delighted knowing I just got jabbed with Sainovac.

I think you probably need to do a little research, rather than implying the same old rhetoric about Sinovac.  I would be happy to have it, rather than nothing.

[Liverpool Lou]

13 minutes ago, RocketDog said:

What you missed it that there are no other vaccines available here except the Chinese junk.

I missed where it has been confirmed by virologists and epidemiologists that "Sinovac is junk", where did you see that?

[noone223]

Can't wait for the Thai media announcement when a few of these expats drop dead...

"These blood clots have nothing to do with the vaccine, they suffered from farangitis"
 

[AlfHuy]

3 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Just spoke to my mother in law........all of the health workers in the villages surrounding their provincial town have refused the vaccine..........if they won't take it I can't see any of the locals having a jab.

What did your mom in law say?

My dear farang son in law, please bring a busload of your farang friends to the village and take up the chi... vaccine, ka.