Expats over 60 urged to register for vaccine on Thai govt site

[WaveHunter]

1 minute ago, jacko45k said:

Can't wait o get your name down eh!

From what  read registering at a few of the local hospitals is proving better.

For public rollout?  Which hospitals have you heard of that are doing that in ChonBuri province?

 

Edited June 17, 2021 by WaveHunter

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

For public rollout?  Which hospitals have you heard of that are doing that in ChonBuri province?

 

Someone posted here he got a jab at PCH from a registration he made in May. Also you can put yourself on a list at PIH and maybe (not sure) The Memorial....  sounds as good as these unsecure website fraught with problems

[DefaultName]

1 minute ago, jacko45k said:

Someone posted here he got a jab at PCH from a registration he made in May. Also you can put yourself on a list at PIH and maybe (not sure) The Memorial....  sounds as good as these unsecure website fraught with problems

You can get on the list at Memorial, for Moderna.  But.  They're expecting it in October and they want paid now.  Not happening.

[jacko45k]

17 minutes ago, DefaultName said:

You can get on the list at Memorial, for Moderna.  But.  They're expecting it in October and they want paid now.  Not happening.

No, I don't think I want to pay in advance either, Thailand doesn't usually do refunds.

[micmichd]

On 6/13/2021 at 4:53 PM, kynikoi said:

The site is open there's just no dates or vaccines.

I just tried again using login.php and still got the message "temporarily closed" 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

From the PM via Google Translate:

 

"General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, has a policy to prepare to open the country in the next 120 days.

 

"It's time for Thais to take some risks together. We can't wait for 2 doses of vaccination and then open the country. We must learn to live with COVID-19. and manage to a controllable level."

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/346634526954878

 

Ya, it's time for all of us unvaccinated folks, Thais and farangs alike, to "take some risks together," while he and all his fully vaccinated government and military pals who got theirs early on can sit around and make policies affecting other people's lives, without having to worry too much for their personal safety!....  ????

 

 

[WaveHunter]

1 hour ago, lopburi3 said:

Believe they are awaiting new vaccine allotments.  Even Thai had only one location in Bangkok this week with supply.   So far there have been more twists and turns than a cheap garden hose.

That should not prevent people from being able to register since that only amounts to being put on a legitimate waiting list. 

 

I think the main thing most unvaccinated foreigners want, aside from an actual vaccination, is to at least know we are in a definite queue to be  vaccinated. 

 

Right now, many of us are simply in limbo...and there is no excuse for that at all! 

Edited June 17, 2021 by WaveHunter

[Hamus Yaigh]

On 6/16/2021 at 2:17 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

So if you managed to snag an appointment via the Intervac website and are going to the hospital now or in the coming two weeks, please do let other folks here know what's going on.... 

I haven't been there but CNA did a few tweets from the start of this week from Phayathai 2 vaccine center:

 

[Martinpeter]

i heard yesterday they got another 600.000 AZ vaccines now + 1 million more tomorrow? not sure if appointments will be affected next week at hospitals/centers!

 

i manged to get through the app last week for Phyathai 2 hospital AZ vaccine on 25th? pm.

 

i chk the app regularly and it says same date/time?

 

lets wait and c? I will be <deleted> off if i travel the long way there and its cancelled?

 

Phyathai 3 have a line app you can register now and purchase your vaccine! in future?

 

cheers

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The Khaosod English website has been running a regular chart showing the pace of vaccinations since the June 7 start of the official vaccination campaign:

 

 

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1405406075931693059

 

Bottom line: the 222,967 doses administered yesterday were less than half of the peak of 472,128 doses given on the 2nd day of the campaign, June 8. And this week has been on a downward trend daily since Monday.

 

 

[mtls2005]

2 hours ago, Martinpeter said:

i heard yesterday they got another 600.000 AZ vaccines now + 1 million more tomorrow? not sure if appointments will be affected next week at hospitals/centers!

 

Yes, anutin confirmed the 600k and 1 MM lots today, but those have to flow through a very convoluted supply chain - at least three steps if not more, so doubt any of those will reach vaccination points much before Saturday or Sunday.

 

Those should last 5 ~ 7 days, best case.

 

The pump and hose need to be primed each time when they run out.

 

 

Edited June 17, 2021 by mtls2005

[WaveHunter]

5 hours ago, DefaultName said:

You can get on the list at Memorial, for Moderna.  But.  They're expecting it in October and they want paid now.  Not happening.

That is not true AT ALL!  I am on the waiting list for Moderna at PMH, and I have had several email exchanges with them.  They do not yet know the date they will receive vaccine and make that very clear in all of they're responses.  It could be as early as August, according to the Private Hospital Association. Furthermore, they never requested payment in advance from me.

Edited June 17, 2021 by WaveHunter

[DefaultName]

7 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

That is not true AT ALL!  I am on the waiting list for Moderna at PMH, and I have had several email exchanges with them.  They do not yet know the date they will receive vaccine and make that very clear in all of they're responses.  It could be as early as August, according to the Private Hospital Association. Furthermore, they never requested payment in advance from me.

Well, they asked me to go in and pay to get on the list.  It was only this morning and I'm not senile yet.

[tinca tinca]

and just HOW does one register when the online platform is always down ?????!!!!

[lopburi3]

8 minutes ago, tinca tinca said:

and just HOW does one register when the online platform is always down ?????!!!!

You don't.  Have to wait until it is active again (should be soon as new shipments of vaccine have been put into system but may have to wait until next week).

[mtls2005]

16 minutes ago, tinca tinca said:

and just HOW does one register when the online platform is always down ?????!!!!

 

 

That's called a "feature".

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Well, at least the government managed to make the key message on the two Intervac websites more comprehensible in English with the new wording today:

 

"As the current round of vaccination appointments is full, we will be announcing the new round of appointments for vaccination at https://www.thailandintervac.com. We apologize for all inconvenience."

 

Now, if they could just stop advising people to log-in and check/confirm previously scheduled vax appointments, when they've removed the log-in capability from both sites!

 

[WaveHunter]

17 hours ago, DefaultName said:

Well, they asked me to go in and pay to get on the list.  It was only this morning and I'm not senile yet.

Well, I owe you an apology.  When I'm wrong I admit it. 

 

I just got a text message this morning from the hospital confirming what you said.  Even though they told me last week I was already registered.

 

So, they now say I must come down to the hospital before 25 June, and pay in advance for both doses in cash for a total of 4000 THB.

[jacko45k]

6 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

So, they now say I must come down to the hospital before 25 June, and pay in advance for both doses in cash for a total of 4000 THB.

Go get 20,000 out of the bank and register at 5 of them!

[Jingthing]

9 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

Well, I owe you an apology.  When I'm wrong I admit it. 

 

I just got a text message this morning from the hospital confirming what you said.  Even though they told me last week I was already registered.

 

So, they now say I must come down to the hospital before 25 June, and pay in advance for both doses in cash for a total of 4000 THB.

Interesting. 

Not terribly surprising.

Are they giving a time estimate?

Do they have a refund policy if they fail to procure vaccines by a certain date, ha ha?

I guess I can understand their problem. As many of us are going to take the first available vaccine. 

In my case if I get AstraZeneca sooner I will go for it.

So assuming lots of expats would do the same they would probably be over ordering if they base their shopping based on people on an unpaid list.

 

Edited June 18, 2021 by Jingthing

[Pat Woonsen]

So... let me get this right.

 

Expats over 60 or suffering from one of the listed dread-diseases have until today to register on a website that doesn't work?

[Jingthing]

4 minutes ago, Pat Woonsen said:

So... let me get this right.

 

Expats over 60 or suffering from one of the listed dread-diseases have until today to register on a website that doesn't work?

Franz Kafka would love this.

[Jingthing]

You might think of paying Pattaya Memorial 4000 baht as an option contract on a future vaccine. Maybe wasted money, maybe a wise move.

Edited June 18, 2021 by Jingthing

[BobinBKK]

What a crock... Typical lip service from the brother Duck, Dodge and Hide!!!

[BobinBKK]

What a crock... Typical lip service from the brothers Duck, Dodge and Hide!!!

Edited June 18, 2021 by BobinBKK
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[WaveHunter]

9 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

You might think of paying Pattaya Memorial 4000 baht as an option contract on a future vaccine. Maybe wasted money, maybe a wise move.

I'd call it more of a crapshoot myself LOL. 

 

This is so damn annoying!  I'm supposed to move up to Chiang Mai by end of October.  Now I don't even know where I should even register, down here or up there.  Just totally <deleted>!

Edited June 18, 2021 by metisdead
Profane acronym removed.

[poohy]

On 6/17/2021 at 12:54 PM, jacko45k said:

Can't wait to get your name down eh!

From what  read registering at a few of the local hospitals is proving a better idea.

My local hospital in Prachaup  has its own registration system on which locals can enrol 

Sinovac or AZ

Az appointment due for early August

[clivebaxter]

21 minutes ago, poohy said:

My local hospital in Prachaup  has its own registration system on which locals can enrol 

Sinovac or AZ

Az appointment due for early August

The message should have gotten through by now- ignore the government website and contact your local hospital direct

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Regarding Bangkok, had an interesting FB chat with Phyathai II Hospital's EN staff regarding people who booked vaccine appointments with them via the Intervac website for later this month....

 

I wanted to know if, at this point, the appointments scheduled for the last week of June were still valid, postponed, canceled or what?  And this was the conversation that ensued:

 

"Me: Question.... A lot of expats were able to schedule vaccine appointments at P2 for the period June 23-30 via the government's Intervac website.... Can you advise... are those appointments going to be honored... or have they been canceled or delayed at this point? No one can access the Intervac website right now to check their status.

 

Phyathai 2 Hospital English: The office of Department of Disease Control will send an email to all registered persons to confirm or postpone the appointment one day prior to vaccination date. We suggest you wait for an email of them.

 

Me: No one has gotten any kind of email from DDC.... they aren't sending out emails to ANYONE!

 

Phyathai 2 Hospital English: It will be sent one day before your appointment.  For example, if your vaccine date is on 23rd of June, the email will be sent on 22nd of June

 

Me: You're really not answering my question... At this point, are the appointments set for June 23-30 still valid, or have been postponed?

 

Phyathai 2 Hospital English: We cannot confirm the appointment at the moment. We does not receive an update from Ministry of Public Health. But we receive the list of persons one day in advance. The persons who receive confirmation from Ministry of Public Health get vaccinated.

 

Me: ok... thanks for clarifying that....  only problem is... among all the expats I know...including those who have already gone for vaccines, NO ONE has ever received any email from DDC....

 

Phyathai 2 Hospital English: In case of not receiving any email, and you would like to confirm, you can send an email to check with us [the evening before] at [email protected]. Otherwise, you can call us in the morning of vaccine date.

Me: OK... got it! What number to call? Or what extension once people get the switchboard?

 

Phyathai 2 Hospital English: The number to call is 02-617-2444, ext. 2047, 2057."

 

Hope the above is helpful to folks with Phyathai II appointments.

 

 

Edited June 18, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[WaveHunter]

 

31 minutes ago, poohy said:

My local hospital in Prachaup  has its own registration system on which locals can enrol 

Sinovac or AZ

Az appointment due for early August

Does anyone know any hospitals in Chonburi province that have a similar registration system for the public rollout, or a provincial online registration site in the works similar to Chiang Mai's?

 

If you know something, please provide details, but if you can't verify it to actually be true please don't just guess since this thread is already oversaturated with information that is invalid. 

 

I pretty much have just given up on Intervac.  It really infuriates me that the Ministry of Public Health can't have a working version of an online registration site when Chiang Mai has one that seems to be working perfectly! 

 

I mean, just take a look at Chiang Mai's site and tell me why InterVac can not do the same thing:

https://www.cm-healthcare.net/CMCVR/

 

It's pretty damn ironic that the InterVac site now says "...As the current round of vaccination appointments is full..."  I wonder how they can be full, if nobody was even able to register?  What a bunch of you-know-what!

 

And the CCSA daily briefings...they are not even mentioning foreigner registration any more !@#$%