US expats plead for vaccine help in viral Thailand

[PEE TEE]

So are the British expats but i bet dopy Boris will not help .i cant see it happing for a while i believe the vaccines will all go to Bangkok as it needed more there than other provinces.   

[the green light]

13 minutes ago, Rocking Robert said:

Just fly over to USA get vaccinated and fly back. Problem solved.  It’s not free the tax payers paid for it

it looks so easy.. let me lay out the fact.

 

On the the way to the US

you will need a negative covid 19 test and  you have to do 7 days self quarantine in the US.

cost : assuming that you have a place to quarantine, you will be paying for the test around $200. 

 

On your return to Thailand

You must wait 14 days after the second shot to return to Thailand. you will need COE document plus you will need to buy COvid19 health insurance.

you will also need a "fit to fly document with proof of vaccination from your doctor and not just a card.

 

Assuming that immigration accept Pfizer as a vaccination you will need a forced 7 days quarantine in thailand followed with 2 covid19 test.

 

total cost :  Thai quarantine is about  $3,000

 

excluding the airfare or miscellaneous expenses like food in the US.

 

Overall. the cost for this plan is around $6,000 in case you want to get you vaccine in the US and return back to Thailand after 45 days.

 

It surely is a piece of cake HA HAHHA   HAHAHAHAHA

 

[AnnieSeek]

There would be uproar in Thailand, if foreigners were getting vaccinated ahead of the old and frail Thai nationals - no matter the source. I am aware there are some Chinese getting vaccinated, but they don't count. lol 

[cnx101]

1 hour ago, AndyFoxy said:

Hard luck. They aren’t the only ones hoping for the vaccine.

 

[joloit]

34 minutes ago, skorp13 said:

LOL. The U.S. is supposed to send personalized vaccines to each citizen in every other country?. Wow, talk about entitlement syndrome.

.... so, the embassy workers are all being vaccinated in local hospitals? Nobody is asking for free vaccinations from embassies. Look at it this way, it is a way of supporting the governments of the countries the embassies are in, that haven't the capabilities or the will to vaccinate their foreign guests. If there is a will, there is a way and for once you will to have a reason to pat your backs at the next cocktail party. 

[cnx101]

Just now, cnx101 said:

 

Soi dogs first then foreigners haha

[hotchilli]

49 minutes ago, bristolgeoff said:

If Amercia starts  doing it then all the other countries will have to follow the lead.Right thing to do as the farang will be at the back of the bus for sure in thailand

Maybe that's a good thing, self protect for now, sit tight and let all the Sinosh*t get used up.

I don't want to jump the queue and get it.

[atpeace]

5 minutes ago, AnnieSeek said:

There would be uproar in Thailand, if foreigners were getting vaccinated ahead of the old and frail Thai nationals - no matter the source. I am aware there are some Chinese getting vaccinated, but they don't count. lol 

Maybe maybe not. If we were going to our embassies it would not be a good look for the Thai administration but most Thais would just shrug and wait for Thailand to vaccinate them.  Thias seem to be fine with mass vaccinations of Chinese?  Why don't they count? Think Thais would also shrug off Iranians, Australians, etc getting vaccinated.

[10baht]

18 minutes ago, the green light said:

One must understand the purpose of an Embassy.

It is not to take care of the ordinary joe on most important matter.  Only you can get help to order a new passport, add pages to your passport  or just register you infant or get a paper notarized... with kick and screaming they are obliged to perform these duties. That is it all.

Your so full of it , these are not normal times. We are at war with a virus, and  Embassies should do more than sit on there asses and tell everyone it is not in their job description.  Check out cold war Embassies for an example, or WW II ? Different war different activities/responsibilites.

[jacko45k]

26 minutes ago, 10baht said:

Americans do not create this so call stereotype, just jealous Wanna-Bees and pretenders.

You sort of made his point.....

[Excel]

1 hour ago, fusion58 said:

I have zero expectations as I already know very well that the U.S. Embassy wouldn't bother to urinate on me if I were on fire (see income affidavits.)

US is not alone, the UK treat their citizens similarly

[Chongalulu]

1 hour ago, Lickey said:

Dunno why people are in a hurry to take part in an experiment when they don't have symptoms? 

Ah,a guy who doesn’t put on his seatbelt until after he’s crashed…. ???? 

[mtls2005]

MO, The U.S. should donate 5 million doses to Thailand, of which 500,000 would be delivered to Americans. The remaining 4.5 m doses would be administered as the Thai government sees fit.

 

Pfizer, J&J and Moderna are all approved for emergency use by The Thai FDA.

 

U.S. officials here have received Pfizer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kamahele]

While I would love for the US government to offer free vaccines to citizens living abroad, I know it is not their job nor their mission. We made the decision to live abroad and were not forced to do so by our government. 

[KarenBravo]

6 minutes ago, Excel said:

US is not alone, the UK treat their citizens similarly

 

You will find that most countries embassies treat their citizens as an after-thought.

Embassies have, are and will primarily stick to one of their main reasons for existing. To drum up business for industries back home.

[lifeincnx]

1 hour ago, Rocking Robert said:

Just fly over to USA get vaccinated and fly back. Problem solved.  It’s not free the tax payers paid for it

Both my wife and I are state and Federal US tax payers. regardless of location, as we the tax payers paid for it, your point is moot. 
 

[Venom]

Your tax dollars at work.????

[starky]

2 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

Why only in Thailand or SE Asia?  If the US Government vaccinates Americans in Thailand then what about every country in the world that Americans are in?  This list would be long and possibly there are more Americans in other countries than Thailand?  A lot of Americans are in the PI as well.  It is not what "the Government owes us or has a duty to do", most of us came to Thailand voluntarily.  I have never met any American who was forced to come to Thailand or is on asylum status.  We can leave Thailand anytime.  

 

Additionally would countries like India or possibly Brazil be higher on any potential list to vaccinate Americans?  If the pandemic poses an imminent threat to Americans then the State Department would deploy it's ultimate overseas tool:  the NEO program, Noncombatant Evacuation Operations.  If the pandemics gets really bad the US Embassy in Bangkok would offer all Americans a chance to evacuate(of course it would not be free).  In essence Americans who want to be evacuated would pack one carry on bag and meet at a designated meeting point and fly out to the US or the nearest safe country. 

 

This is issue is "DOA".  

Well said. Thanks. If American citizens are that concerned for their safety in this country then naturally they should leave.

[morocco]

Don’t the private clinics offer vaccines for a couple thousand baht?  

[ChrisKC]

From the perspective of Thai Government.

 

They should be concerned, wherever they are from, but to protect their own citizens from possible infection from those expats. It isn't like there are countless millions of them. Thais and foreigners are all the same to the virus but seemingly not to the government.

 

We ALL pay tax here in Thailand in the form of VAT but it shouldn't be about the money.

 

There really is no justification to discriminate between humans just because they are not Thai, in a pandemic.

[bwpage3]

2 hours ago, cardinalblue said:

Logistically it would be a nightmare to pull off - all countries Americans are in...

 

easier to just book a flight home and get it within a few days...

 

and then get a gym workout and a lap swim in which one can’t do in thailand...

Fly to America and get a vaccine that is only good for 6 months?

 

Then what? Fly back for the booster?

[starky]

1 hour ago, the green light said:

it looks so easy.. let me lay out the fact.

 

On the the way to the US

you will need a negative covid 19 test and  you have to do 7 days self quarantine in the US.

cost : assuming that you have a place to quarantine, you will be paying for the test around $200. 

 

On your return to Thailand

You must wait 14 days after the second shot to return to Thailand. you will need COE document plus you will need to buy COvid19 health insurance.

you will also need a "fit to fly document with proof of vaccination from your doctor and not just a card.

 

Assuming that immigration accept Pfizer as a vaccination you will need a forced 7 days quarantine in thailand followed with 2 covid19 test.

 

total cost :  Thai quarantine is about  $3,000

 

excluding the airfare or miscellaneous expenses like food in the US.

 

Overall. the cost for this plan is around $6,000 in case you want to get you vaccine in the US and return back to Thailand after 45 days.

 

It surely is a piece of cake HA HAHHA   HAHAHAHAHA

 

Yes but if you are so desperately concerned about your health, safety and general well being whats 6 grand.

Surely your life is worth more than that? I see a lot of American citizens demanding embassies get off their <deleted>. How about American citizens overseas just get off theirs? 

[mtls2005]

1 minute ago, morocco said:

Don’t the private clinics offer vaccines for a couple thousand baht?  

 

No.

 

While there are some few reports of some receiving AZ here for ~ 5,000-ish. there really are no vaccines supplies left. That initial tranche of AZ was ~ 117,000 doses.

 

Maybe in the future this will be possible.

 

Yes, some hospitals plan to have Moderna, and are positioning it at 5,000 baht all in. Allocations to private hospitals, eprhaps one national chain, seem to be in the 1,000 does range.

 

 

This isn't so much about cost/price, but rather, availability.

[fredwiggy]

2 hours ago, cardinalblue said:

Logistically it would be a nightmare to pull off - all countries Americans are in...

 

easier to just book a flight home and get it within a few days...

 

and then get a gym workout and a lap swim in which one can’t do in thailand...

For some here who are taking care of their wives and children, a flight isn't the easiest thing. And there are plenty of gyms across Thailand. Every major city has them

[ThaiFelix]

1 hour ago, 10baht said:

Americans do not create this so call stereotype, just jealous Wanna-Bees and pretenders.

Proof in  just one sentence!  Unbelievable!

Surprised you dont advocate the bombing of Thailand if US nationals are not vaxxed first.....protecting US (greedy) interests of course.

[Khun Paul]

Oh dear, please I am an American in Thailand, living the good life and I want my country , where I left looking for a better life to vaccinate me . Oh dear poor unintelligent ignorant Americans, wake up this is the real world, why the hell would a country if fact any country vaccinate their people who have left . So sorry now Americans know they are no longer the best or the biggest or even the most democratic of countries, suck it up and wait just like the rest of us . Grow a set and become men . 

[tonray]

15 minutes ago, starky said:

Well said. Thanks. If American citizens are that concerned for their safety in this country then naturally they should leave.

I would but the GF locks the gate on her way to work and I don't have a key... 

[ebean001]

i registered but got no confirmation. i tried 3 websites given to me to register. none worked for me. Are others having trouble registering. 

[David T Pike]

The VA Clinic in Manila is still waiting for their 2nd allocation of the Pfizer vaccine. They have vaccinated only 30% of the top tier PI resident Vets so far and now have run out of vaccine.... ????

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1 hour ago, AnnieSeek said:

There would be uproar in Thailand, if foreigners were getting vaccinated ahead of the old and frail Thai nationals - no matter the source. I am aware there are some Chinese getting vaccinated, but they don't count. lol 

Was there an uproar about Chinese citizens resident in Thailand getting vaccinated? And in that case, the Chinese govt actually stipulated that their citizens get to be queue jumpers.