BANGKOK (NNT) - The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that more AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered on schedule next month, after some vaccination centers reported that they had run out of AstraZeneca shots and had only the Sinovac vaccine left.

 

Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday that Thailand will take delivery of another lot of AstraZeneca vaccine in June, adding that, if the shots made in Thailand are not ready, the company will have to find them from somewhere else to fill the order, as stipulated in the contract.

 

He said the company is well aware of Thailand’s vaccination schedule, implying it is prepared to fill the order, regardless of whether the local production facility is ready.

 

According to the government’s plan, vaccination of people aged 60 and over, and those with any of seven underlying conditions who have registered through Mor Prom mobile application and health volunteers, will begin on June 7th.

 

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That's as vague as it gets - "more", "another lot", and most importantly, "the company will have to find them from somewhere else". Yeah, right.

Flip flop news now hourly?

 

Have plenty of vaccine even for third vaccination...

 

Lack of Astra, stretching interval to 16(!) weeks...

 

Now all good again?

You can't make this up.

 

Edited May 25, 20215 yr by KhunBENQ

14 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

will be delivered

Might be, at best. 

won't affect any of us, choice will be sinovac for free in December or Moderna for 15000 baht next year

4 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

won't affect any of us, choice will be sinovac for free in December or Moderna for 15000 baht next year

Straight from The Department of Making Things Up

Looks like a very easy and quick process to bring in vaccines from foreign countries - if they want it to be. 

5 minutes ago, Shuya said:

Looks like a very easy and quick process to bring in vaccines from foreign countries - if they want it to be. 

Not so quick if there's already a queue.

That’s about as much as an admission you’ll get from Anutin that local production won’t meet its promised quota. That, and the stretching the second shot out to 16 weeks (which is a good strategy if you don’t have enough for second shots…giving more people partial immunity from one shot is better than fewer people with full immunity).

 

I’m partially sympathetic. Most country’s producing it had teething problems and it was probably to be expected that Thailand’s local Astra  would too.  You’d just wish they would be more transparent about it. 
 

So Sinovac it is then. 

 

 

Edited May 25, 20215 yr by kiwiaussie

The EU hasn't renewed orders beyond june from from Astra-Zeneca. So maybe that will free up some vaccine for the rest of the world.

Another load of BS he's talking again, another 5 million due to arrive, which will never arrive.... 

3 hours ago, placeholder said:

The EU hasn't renewed orders beyond june from from Astra-Zeneca. So maybe that will free up some vaccine for the rest of the world.

Also, since a lot of EU countries don't want the AZ doses they are getting now they may donate/sell some of those.  Those would most likely go to COVAX though and Thailand isn't a part of that.
 

The Thai gov't is saying the contract requires the manufacturer to supply those 6 million doses in June no matter what.  If they can't manufacture that amount they are on the hook to import the difference.  That is a shrewd stipulation if true.   For the right price I'm sure they could find a few million doses somewhere.

Edited May 25, 20215 yr by shdmn

7 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that more AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered on schedule next month

Delivering more AZ next month on schedule is not the issue - delivering ALL the AZ on the miraculous schedule they have been banging on about is.

 

I'd like to know which ministers/generals will be forced to resign when they only get about half - none probably

Talking the virus to death is still not working as even Anutin must now see ????

More is  the  difference between 1 and 2, a  meaningless  figure.

Because the EU had no problems with AZ when they couldn't meet the order, EU just clicked their fingers and AZ just shipped the shortfall overnight????

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Delivering more AZ next month on schedule is not the issue - delivering ALL the AZ on the miraculous schedule they have been banging on about is.

 

I'd like to know which ministers/generals will be forced to resign when they only get about half - none probably

But  they'll  all get a newly minted Covid  memorial Badge to stick on their  lapels.

OK, setting AZ up to take the blame/fall.

 

anutin is quick to absolve himself of all personal and professional responsibility.

 

The equivlaent of the bus driver in the fatal accident claiming brake failure and doing a runner.

 

 

This will be messy, court cases, litigation, plane siezure. oh my.

 

 

Uh oh.

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the shots made in Thailand are not ready, the

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but surely the Health Minister should know exactly when the vaccines will be ready?

????

#Movable Feast

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that more AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered on schedule next month,

Well firstly, yes I would expect so, and will the expected numbers be delivered on schedule, as I read different elsewhere?

5 minutes ago, faraday said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but surely the Health Minister should know exactly when the vaccines will be ready?

 

He's pretty sure they will be ready "next month".

 

Unfortumately "next month" rarely arrives, it's always one month away.

 

And people say he isn't smart.

 

 

 

 

10 hours ago, kiwiaussie said:

You’d just wish they would be more transparent about it. 

 

They are, you can see right through any of these government statements.

 

All the Az plants had ramp-up issues, it's what's caused the problems in the EU, why would the local plant be any different? 

 

Except that the government stated they'd go straight to 6 million in the first month. Now revised to 1.5 million last I read.

3 minutes ago, Crossy said:

All the Az plants had ramp-up issues, it's what's caused the problems in the EU, why would the local plant be any different? 

 

Uhm, experience?

 

Surely businesses learn from mistakes and improve. Or are you saying everyone just repeats their old mistakes forever?

 

10X, Continuous Improvement, etc.

 

What an odd outlook on reality.

 

 

7 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Uhm, experience?

Surely businesses learn from mistakes and improve. Or are you saying everyone just repeats their old mistakes forever?

10X, Continuous Improvement, etc.

What an odd outlook on reality.

 

But, they are having ramp-up issues are they not? So, they either didn't learn or they are having different issues which experience wouldn't have helped with.

 

It's a new plant making a product that the company hasn't produced before (a vaccine), why would anyone doubt there would be issues with initial production?

6 million in June and then 10 million every month thereafter was the plan.....

32 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

But, they are having ramp-up issues are they not? So, they either didn't learn or they are having different issues which experience wouldn't have helped with.

 

It's a new plant making a product that the company hasn't produced before (a vaccine), why would anyone doubt there would be issues with initial production?

 

I don't know what the problem is, but assuming their issues are the same as"the EU" as you stated, then these should have been accounted for, and been wholly avoidable.

 

But it is good to have an apologist, if only to balance the comments.

 

 

8 minutes ago, smutcakes said:

6 million in June and then 10 million every month thereafter was the plan.....

Oh, dear.  'Plan'.

40 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

But, they are having ramp-up issues are they not? So, they either didn't learn or they are having different issues which experience wouldn't have helped with.

 

It's a new plant making a product that the company hasn't produced before (a vaccine), why would anyone doubt there would be issues with initial production?

 

I think everyone with an ounce of sense knew that 6 million in June ramping up to 10 million per month was complete and utter nonsense. Why then would a) they even say it b) not make contingency plans c) manage people expectations...

 

I presume in part everyone is scared to say anything...

1 minute ago, smutcakes said:

 

I think everyone with an ounce of sense knew that 6 million in June ramping up to 10 million per month was complete and utter nonsense. Why then would a) they even say it b) not make contingency plans c) manage people expectations...

 

I presume in part everyone is scared to say anything...

They can say or claim what they like, the company will never be officially held to any promises, or need to give genuine explanations for any failures.