Downtown Bangkok hospital made deal with Chinese embassy to vax 20,000 Chinese and Thais

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Picture: Ban Mung

 

Ban Muang reported that the Vimut Hospital in Phayathai, Bangkok, worked with the Chinese embassy to start vaccinating their nationals living in Thailand that started on May 21st.

 

20,000 doses are available at Vimut. Thai medical personnel would also get jabs.

 

Picture: Ban Mung

 

Vimut executive Dr Kritawit Utsahakul received Chinese embassy aide Lee Chun Lin before bigging up the relationship between the Thais and the Chinese in helping everyone get vaccinated with appropriate and efficacious vaccine. 

 

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[canopus1969]

Can I ask the which hospital the UK Embassy will work with please?

[upu2]

5 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

Can I ask the which hospital the UK Embassy will work with please?

Probably none. The UK Embassy couldnt care less about the British nationals in country

[Rampant Rabbit]

14 minutes ago, canopus1969 said:

Can I ask the which hospital the UK Embassy will work with please?

Mary Celeste  Hospital ask for Dr  Shergar

[DirtyHarry55]

So is Chinese government not happy with the way Thailand is handling vaccinations?
Had the Thai government taken care of Vaccinations the Embassy wouldn't need to vaccinate its people.
It's not the responsibility of any Embassy to vaccinate it's citizens the fact that China does is big face loss for Thailand.

[MRToMRT]

1 hour ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

So is Chinese government not happy with the way Thailand is handling vaccinations?

Actually this is a worldwide Chinese program. The Chinese government is vaccinating all Chinese all over the world. Hats off to them.

The question is why Vimut? My understanding from a source that cannot be named here that the Thai Government chose Vimut and the real number of vaccines donated was 500k of which 100k had to be given to Chinese nationals only. 

[ukrules]

3 hours ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

the fact that China does is big face loss for Thailand.

I think that's the whole point of the operation.

 

I read something recently that suggested all vaccines will be purchased by private hospitals through the government and only the government and nothing else will be allowed.

 

Thailand are dancing to the tune of the Chinese here and the Chinese are clearly calling the shots.

 

[MasterBaker]

i bet Chinese Embassy made a deal while donating Sinovac to Thailand, other embassies are bonded by the local regulations. Ask your ambassador if he is vaccinated in Thailand

[natway09]

It does show that where there is a will there is a way.

Pity the PM & Health Minister did not read that chapter,

Time the anti corruption brigade kept an eye on a few bank accounts & overseas transfers

[RichardColeman]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

20,000 doses are available at Vimut. Thai medical personnel would also get jabs.

funny if they all got AZ

[DirtyHarry55]

3 hours ago, MRToMRT said:

Actually this is a worldwide Chinese program. The Chinese government is vaccinating all Chinese all over the world. Hats off to them.

The question is why Vimut? My understanding from a source that cannot be named here that the Thai Government chose Vimut and the real number of vaccines donated was 500k of which 100k had to be given to Chinese nationals only. 

 

I doubt the Chinese government is vaccinating or being allowed to vaccinate their Nationals in 1st World countries.
But if they want to give some Sino Vaccine's to their peoples in UK, Europe or USA why not.

The fact they have to do it here means Thailand is slacking I'm sure even the Chinese would prefer a Psizer to a Sinovac.

 

 

Edited May 27, 2021 by DirtyHarry55

[clivebaxter]

Vaccinating on nationality and not most in need/at risk is nothing other than racist

[Cake Monster]

17 minutes ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

 

I doubt the Chinese government is vaccinating or being allowed to vaccinate their Nationals in 1st World countries.
But if they want to give some Sino Vaccine's to their peoples in UK, Europe or USA why not.

The fact they have to do it here means Thailand is slacking I'm sure even the Chinese would prefer a Psizer to a Sinovac.

 

 

The attitude in the UK would almost certainly be ....... this is our Country and our Health Service, how dare you interfere.

[rbkk]

4 hours ago, MRToMRT said:

Actually this is a worldwide Chinese program. The Chinese government is vaccinating all Chinese all over the world. Hats off to them.

The question is why Vimut? My understanding from a source that cannot be named here that the Thai Government chose Vimut and the real number of vaccines donated was 500k of which 100k had to be given to Chinese nationals only. 

I thought it was 150,000 Chinese national at 2 doses each = 300,000 doses. So 200,000 doses " Donated with conditions" to vaccinate healthy Chinese nationals first, before the sick and elderly, and secure the export permit for the 3 Million doses (Price?) that will arrive through June and was announced the day after this "Donation" was approved by Thailand. So 200,000 x 65 baht (dose)=13 Million baht. How much have the US and Australia donated to Thailand?

[Tropicalevo]

9 hours ago, MRToMRT said:

The question is why Vimut? My understanding from a source that cannot be named here that the Thai Government chose Vimut and the real number of vaccines donated was 500k of which 100k had to be given to Chinese nationals only. 

I too heard that part of the deal for receiving the initial doses of the Sinovac vaccine was to treat Chinese as Thais in the queue.

Or it seems now to be 'ahead of many Thais'.

And, if you want to go back to China, you have to have had two doses of the Sinovac vaccine. No others are acceptable.

Edited May 27, 2021 by Tropicalevo

[Deli]

9 hours ago, MRToMRT said:

Actually this is a worldwide Chinese program. The Chinese government is vaccinating all Chinese all over the world. Hats off to them.

 

As they caused the misery world wide, it's the least they can do. Vax their own commies.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

10 hours ago, MRToMRT said:

Actually this is a worldwide Chinese program. The Chinese government is vaccinating all Chinese all over the world. Hats off to them.

The question is why Vimut? My understanding from a source that cannot be named here that the Thai Government chose Vimut and the real number of vaccines donated was 500k of which 100k had to be given to Chinese nationals only. 

 

Someone at Vimut told a farang interested in registering there that they've be using the AZ vaccine for farangs... if that facility actually ends up doing anything for us.

 

I did their online pre-registration on Sunday (the 2nd day they opened), and now Thursday has passed and no promised SMS communication from them.  Hmmm......

 

[richard_smith237]

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Edited May 27, 2021 by richard_smith237

[richard_smith237]

8 hours ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

I doubt the Chinese government is vaccinating or being allowed to vaccinate their Nationals in 1st World countries.

 

They don’t need to.  Developed nation countries are vaccinating everyone with equality. 

 

Chinese nationals in the UK are being vaccinated along side British Nationals. 

 

Thai friends in the US and the UK have already been vaccinated. 

 

 

 

Our home nations could be lobbying to ensure that we (foreigners) are vaccinated along side Thai’s. I’d wager a good guess that such lobbying has taken place, but our Embassies cannot be seen to ‘buy their way’ into getting its nationals vaccinated ahead of Thai’s, the optics are terrible.

China seems to have a way of getting what they want and everyone just going along with it. 

 

 

I am registered for a vaccine in 10 days - it will be interesting to see if I walk into the hospital and receive a vaccination or if I am laughed at and told ’Thai’s only’ !!!... 

 

 

 

 

[thesetat2013]

20 hours ago, upu2 said:

Probably none. The UK Embassy couldnt care less about the British nationals in country

Same goes for the USA

[RocketDog]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

in helping everyone get vaccinated with appropriate and efficacious vaccine. N

 

Nevertheless, they were given Sinovac, the official Red Badge of Courage.

 

Still, it is reasonable to expect other countries to offer the same service, but with a real vaccine, to their own expats in Thailand, most especially under the present woeful inaction by Thailand. There is precedence for the US embassy to do so in fact.

 

Admittedly that was in the days when the US embassy cared about expats.

[sqwakvfr]

I wonder what Chinese Nationals in the USA are doing?  Free Pfizer, Moderna, or J&J at your local Pharmacy? Or wait for free Vaccines from the Chinese Embassy and/or Consulate(of course not in Houston because this consulate was forced to close).  

[Stargeezr]

It would be really funny if in the future we hear that it was Pfizer shots that these lucky Chinese people got.

  Geezer

[4MyEgo]

18 hours ago, rbkk said:

How much have the US and Australia donated to Thailand?

 

Ostralia donated 68 million baht if memory serves me, and what did we expats get, sweet F A

Edited May 28, 2021 by 4MyEgo

[bangon04]

19 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

I wonder what Chinese Nationals in the USA are doing?  Free Pfizer, Moderna, or J&J at your local Pharmacy? Or wait for free Vaccines from the Chinese Embassy and/or Consulate(of course not in Houston because this consulate was forced to close).  

If it is true that re-entry to the PRC requires Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccination proof, then they need to wait for their embassy...

[ukrules]

14 hours ago, bangon04 said:

If it is true that re-entry to the PRC requires Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccination proof, then they need to wait for their embassy...

I believe it used to be true but they changed the requirements over time.

 

[Forza2002]

Vimut hospital is obviously owned by one of the Elite Sino-Thai families. CP Group?

[upu2]

On 5/27/2021 at 4:15 AM, Rampant Rabbit said:

Mary Celeste  Hospital ask for Dr  Shergar

Doesn't he report to Dr. Evil?

[jacko45k]

On 5/27/2021 at 8:59 AM, canopus1969 said:

Can I ask the which hospital the UK Embassy will work with please?

University College London, what time can you be there?