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Foreigners in Thailand are being urged to register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.

 

"All people living on Thai soil, Thais and foreign nationals alike, are requested to register for vaccination through designated channels, should they wish to receive the Covid-19 vaccine," deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Natapanu Nopakun said on Saturday.

 

Registering now will help the authorities with the planning of the vaccine rollout and will help to reduce congestion and long queues on vaccination day, Mr Natapanu said.

 

 

The Thai authorities have repeatedly said that expats will be included in the country’s free vaccine rollout.

 

Some expats in Thailand have already received the vaccination during phase one of the rollout.

 

But now the country is gearing up to rollout its mass vaccination program, which is due to start on June 7.

 

Foreigners are urged to contact their local government hospital to register.

 

The registration process will likely differ from province to province. However, as well as registering at hospitals, most provinces have set up additional centres where people can register for the vaccine.

 

In Hua Hin, for example, registration centres have been set up in the BluPort and Market Village shopping malls. Foreigners there are required to complete a form in English and submit a photocopy of the ID page of their passport.

 

Thaivisa has spoken to several expats who have registered in Hua Hin and  have been given appointment dates to receive the vaccine in the first week of July. Jabs will be administered at Hua Hin Hospital.

 

Vaccines are likely to be either Sinovac or AstraZeneca and are free of charge.

 

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Can people on tourist visa register? Is it only sinovac

"Boy" George will be OK if he lives in Hua Hin then ......

I will go to my local hospital on June 7.

 

I will also enquire with what brand of jab they intend to stick me with.

 

If the words 'sinovac' are uttered by anyone at the hospital I shall be walking straight back out the door.

 

My arm, my choice.

 

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

foreign nationals alike, are requested to register for vaccination

Il register as soon as Phizer and Moderna are available thanks.

"Foreigners are urged to contact their local government hospital to register."

 

Thats a bit different from "the hospital that keeps your medical records".  This is all so confusing living in Bangkok. 

Any hospital I ask says we don't know. Even Vimut which they told us to go to (a private hospital btw) is not registering people anymore.

Hope they release more information, and its achievable for Bangkok retirees, in the coming days.

 

17 minutes ago, WineOh said:

I will go to my local hospital on June 7.

 

I will also enquire with what brand of jab they intend to stick me with.

 

If the words 'sinovac' are uttered by anyone at the hospital I shall be walking straight back out the door.

 

My arm, my choice.

 

 

What exactly are you scared of?

2 minutes ago, MRToMRT said:

"Foreigners are urged to contact their local government hospital to register."

 

Thats a bit different from "the hospital that keeps your medical records".  This is all so confusing living in Bangkok. 

Any hospital I ask says we don't know. Even Vimut which they told us to go to (a private hospital btw) is not registering people anymore.

Hope they release more information, and its achievable for Bangkok retirees, in the coming days.

 

A typical Thai stuff up..........a bit like the inmates being in charge of the mental hospital scenario!

I  understand that  I am financially responsible..............whats that  small print  say in full?

Anyway,  no thanks  Ill wait another 6  months and see whats available then.

23 minutes ago, pantsonfire said:

Can people on tourist visa register? Is it only sinovac

 

I am sure that they will put on whatever label you ask for.....

3 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

What exactly are you scared of?

I'm not even gonna respond to that question.

What's wrong with the Sinovac? Yes, it's not quite as effective as others, but It's still better than no vaccination whatever.

You can always take the Sinovac and then later take the vaccine of your choice.

35 minutes ago, pantsonfire said:

Can people on tourist visa register? Is it only sinovac

 

Visa status is irrelevant. Anyone who is in Thailand, can register.

 

Which vaccine you will get will depend on your age/risk category and also what is in stock which in turn will vary over time.

 

In June, they will at best have only enough AZ for the over 60's, everyone else will be Sinvac.

 

AZ stocks should gradually rise after that.

 

Not all provinces are doing registration.  Mine just announced that exisiting appointments made via Mor Prom will be ignored and it will just be walk in, first come/first serve.

 

Since I spent a full day and burned many irreplacable brain cells registering through Mor Prom, I'm not too happy about this. It will be chaotic and crowded and I'll end up behind peopekl whose appointment dates were much later than mine. 

 

But this is in my province, others may do it differently. The "guidance" (sic) from central levels has been so poor and contradictory that increasingly local officials are deciding their own approaches.

Not now is it mandatory?because all these vaccines are still on trial and used in case of emergency,next year may be,it is a little panic now.

16 minutes ago, WineOh said:

I'm not even gonna respond to that question.

 

 

Why...... the none answer only suggests an unsubstantiated fear.

Tried registering two weeks ago. Was told, "Cannot. Need Thai Tax I.D." I will not waste any more time trying. Will wait until private hospitals have stock and will pay for it myself.

Just register all foreigners automatically.

 

Why does this have to be complicated?

 

With TM.30, TM.47, TM.7 they know who we are, our email and phone number, our gender, how old we are and where we live.

 

But no, we've got to go queue somewhere and fill out more paperwork. Now there will be a gazillion separate smokestacks of data scattered about the country.

 

The focus on registrations is INSANE. Focus on getting the vaccine(s).

 

 

32 minutes ago, MRToMRT said:

"Foreigners are urged to contact their local government hospital to register."

 

Thats a bit different from "the hospital that keeps your medical records".  This is all so confusing living in Bangkok. 

Any hospital I ask says we don't know. Even Vimut which they told us to go to (a private hospital btw) is not registering people anymore.

Hope they release more information, and its achievable for Bangkok retirees, in the coming days.

 

The cluster blank continues........

Will those with Mor Prom appts need to re register, or will those still be OK when we turn up?

14 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Why...... the none answer only suggests an unsubstantiated fear.

do your own research. 

39 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

What exactly are you scared of?

 

I don't know, other countries refusing to let me enter? A vaccine not approved by the international community? A vaccine made in the country that let the virus out?

1 minute ago, dukeandduke said:

I don't know, other countries refusing to let me enter? A vaccine not approved by the international community?

 

These are concerns we are all trying to balance.

 

It's not fear of a certain vaccine.

 

It would suck massively to get a vaccine here, and then not be able to leave, EVER, because you got the "wrong" vaccine".

 

Or get the first dose of a vaccine, only to find out that's all your getting.

 

No clue why people struggle understanding the complexities involved?

 

 

 

 

16 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Just register all foreigners automatically.

 

Why does this have to be complicated?

 

With TM.30, TM.47, TM.7 they know who we are, our email and phone number, our gender, how old we are and where we live.

 

But no, we've got to go queue somewhere and fill out more paperwork. Now there will be a gazillion separate smokestacks of data scattered about the country.

 

The focus on registrations is INSANE. Focus on getting the vaccine(s).

 

 

I said from the beginning that with Thailand's well known love of bureaucracy, one hand not knowing what the other is doing, and wanting every piece of information in triplicate that this was bound to be a total **** up. So far I have not been anything to change my mind.

You can always get second vaccine 3-6 months later from another producer that is approved where you want to go. I mean, not second shot but second vaccine. As viruses keep mutating, regardless what you get, you'll need a modified booster shot 6-12 months later anyway.

1 minute ago, tomazbodner said:

You can always get second vaccine 3-6 months later from another producer that is approved where you want to go.

 

Where will we get this second vaccine if we can't travel outside of Thailand?

 

You're implying that it will magically appear here in 3 - 6 months? And that we'll be able to get it. Or will we have to re-register?

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, nightfox said:

 

Il register as soon as Phizer and Moderna are available thanks.

Or Astrazeneca or Sputnik ????

42 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Mine just announced that exisiting appointments made via Mor Prom will be ignored and it will just be walk in, first come/first serve.

???? what a waste  of  time .

27 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

With TM.30, TM.47, TM.7 they know who we are, our email and phone number, our gender, how old we are and where we live.

I see the form above also asks  for religion? why's  that then, does the vaccine  only protect Buddhists or something!

2 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

I see the form above also asks  for religion? why's  that then, does the vaccine  only protect Buddhists or something!

 

That's a hospital admission form, standard to ask relgion in case people want to be ministered to. It's not a required field.

 

And it's not "the" vaccination registration form, which will be different for every hosptial, province, city, and town.

a Thai friend of mine recieved their first dose of sinovac - they shared the experience over a 2 week period - I will not post here what they said but it did reafirm that never ever is that stuff going into my body - period