Thai private hospitals to purchase 10 million Moderna doses, deliveries expected by October

[webfact]

Vials of the Moderna Covid-19 disease vaccine at Recipharm plant in Monts, central Franc. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP)

 

Thailand’s Private Hospital Association (PHA) is seeking to purchase up to 10 million doses of the US made Moderna vaccine, through the country’s Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), with deliveries expected by October.

 

PHA President Paiboon Eksaengsri said yesterday (Sunday) that the association has discussed the purchase with Zuellig Pharma, a firm importing the Moderna vaccine, and progress is being made.

 

One dose of Moderna vaccine is expected to cost the hospitals 1,200 Baht, Mr. Paiboon said. When taking into account service and insurance fees, the overall price to the patientshould not be more than 4,000 Baht, he added.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-private-hospitals-to-purchase-10-million-moderna-doses-deliveries-expected-by-october/

 

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[Surelynot]

http://www.thailandintervac.com

 

Site is down till 1500.

 

I registered with Thonburi........ LINE app.......Moderna in October.....about 6000 baht.

Edited June 7, 2021 by Surelynot

[mtls2005]

Interesting.

 

Previously volumes mentioned were "5 - 6 MM" doses.

 

Now 10 MM.

 

Suspect the interest in this vaccine was much greater than previously expected.

 

 

[RotBenz8888]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

should not be more than 4,000 Baht, he added.

* above might be subject to change. 

[tomazbodner]

12 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

http://www.thailandintervac.com

 

Site is down till 1500.

 

I registered with Thonburi........ LINE app.......Moderna in October.....about 6000 baht.

Same here... though queue number is nearly 900k so I wonder if it gets called up in 2021...

[holy cow cm]

Arrive in October and my bet because of some red tape of missing a document or lack of agents, it will clear customs in February 2022 while accruing penalties and fees for storage. But unfortunately after awhile the refer storage has a problem with a temp reading so all is rejected and disposed and then haggled out to be covered by insurance which is disputed. Not holding me and my family's breath, but this is the one we will first agree to take. Psfizer is also on that list.

[Pilotman]

I'm having to be very relaxed about all this now.  I predict (on no evidence whatsoever) that farang expats will get vaccinated sometime in January next year, bar those that have managed to wriggle through this chaotic system in place right now and have managed to fill themselves full of the Chinese stuff.  I also further predict that we will be paying upwards of 3,000 Baht if we want a choice of vaccine.  So, I will keep clear of crowds, markets, bars and most in door restaurants (unless few people around, only outside tables and in a cool breeze) , and incidentally Bangkok/Chang Mai/Udon, etc, until I do get vaccinated. It's risk mitigation time for the next 6 to 9 months

Edited June 7, 2021 by Pilotman

[Johnny Mac]

23 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

 So, I will keep clear of crowds, markets, bars and most in door restaurants (unless few people around, only outside tables and in a cool breeze) , and incidentally Bangkok/Chang Mai/Udon, etc, until I do get vaccinated. It's risk mitigation time for the next 6 to 9 months

 

So pretty much life as normal then?

[dick turpin]

51 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Same here... though queue number is nearly 900k so I wonder if it gets called up in 2021...

 

http://www.thailandintervac.com 

 

 

Just managed to register.........given due date of Jan 1, 1970....am well sorted.

 

[wensiensheng]

Just had my haircut and my barber says she has registered for this. Queue number is approx 1,085,000. Claims vaccination date is august?

 

the date seems unlikely but she showed me the confirmation on her phone.

Edited June 7, 2021 by wensiensheng

[WaveHunter]

1 hour ago, Surelynot said:

http://www.thailandintervac.com

 

Site is down till 1500.

 

I registered with Thonburi........ LINE app.......Moderna in October.....about 6000 baht.

Site has been up and running for about an hour (I registered at 2pm)

[Surelynot]

Just now, WaveHunter said:

Site has been up and running for about an hour (I registered at 2pm)

On it

[WaveHunter]

8 minutes ago, dick turpin said:

 

http://www.thailandintervac.com 

 

 

Just managed to register.........given due date of Jan 1, 1970....am well sorted.

 

same here, I hope they include a ticket for the time machine ride back to 1970.  If they do, I think I'll stay there. ????

 

Edited June 7, 2021 by WaveHunter

[Surelynot]

7 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

Site has been up and running for about an hour (I registered at 2pm)

Done............. 1st January 1970......booked in.

[Eric Loh]

8 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Just had my haircut and my barber says she has registered for this. Queue number is approx 1,085,000. Claims vaccination date is august?

 

the date seems unlikely but she showed me the confirmation on her phone.

I registered early and got queue number at 430,214 and hospital only gave probable October vaccination date. I will be notify when they have the vaccine. Doubt you got the right information. 

[Pilotman]

16 minutes ago, Johnny Mac said:

 

So pretty much life as normal then?

yes indeed, not much change.  I am not  a bar/eating out person, so I haven't seen much change in my lifestyle this last 18 months.  

[Pilotman]

15 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Just had my haircut and my barber says she has registered for this. Queue number is approx 1,085,000. Claims vaccination date is august?

 

the date seems unlikely but she showed me the confirmation on her phone.

That date is most probably quite meaningless in the present climate of chaotic inefficacy, but good luck to her, I hope its true 

[Johnny Mac]

4 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

yes indeed, not much change.  I am not  a bar/eating out person, so I haven't seen much change in my lifestyle this last 18 months.  

 

So you came all the way to Thailand to sit in a house, or are you a hiker ????

[sqwakvfr]

From Moderna company website.  As of Feb 2021 here are the outstanding orders:

 

Moderna has confirmed the following supply agreements of committed orders totaling more than 641.5 million doses:

• United States: 300 million doses
• European Union: 160 million doses
• Japan: 50 million doses
• Canada: 40 million doses
• Republic of Korea: 40 million doses
• Switzerland: 13.5 million doses
• Colombia: 10 million doses
• United Kingdom: 17 million doses
• Israel: 6 million doses
• Taiwan: 5 million doses
• Singapore (undisclosed)
• Qatar (undisclosed)
• Other countries that have placed orders and have not been disclosed.
•  

So Thailand places a 10 million dose order and Moderna delivers all 10 Million doses by October?  I could not find information as what percentage of these orders which had been placed before February 2021 had been been fulfilled.  Taiwan is on the list and they just welcomed vaccine donation from the US.  

 

One more thing, I registered in multiple places and so far got absolutely nothing.  .  

Edited June 7, 2021 by sqwakvfr

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

through the country’s Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), with deliveries expected by October.

 

In you own time then .. I take it they do mean Oct this year .. 

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

 

One dose of Moderna vaccine is expected to cost the hospitals 1,200 Baht, Mr. Paiboon said. When taking into account service and insurance fees, the overall price to the patientshould not be more than 4,000 Baht, he added.

 

Ha added through gritted teeth trying desperately not to smirk .. 

That should dispel any doubts that some with the zero ethics see this as another way of padding out their accounts .. 

[tomazbodner]

59 minutes ago, dick turpin said:

 

http://www.thailandintervac.com 

 

 

Just managed to register.........given due date of Jan 1, 1970....am well sorted.

 

Did you register for the time-machine as well?

[mtls2005]

Vimut Hospital spokesman, on Khaosod English live stream talking about Moderna.

 

Odds of meeting October deadline, "not less than 80%".

 

[Pilotman]

1 hour ago, Johnny Mac said:

 

So you came all the way to Thailand to sit in a house, or are you a hiker ????

Hardly, I am into  travelling, flying, fishing, sailing and other pursuits . I came here for more than bars and restaurants.  I can get those at home in UK and its rather sad if that is what ethers come here for.  

[Johnny Mac]

19 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

Hardly, I am into  travelling, flying, fishing, sailing and other pursuits . I came here for more than bars and restaurants.  

 

Of course you are,  I believe you ????

[Jimbo2014]

So a best case scenario is October to start... even on this highly optimistic month, most people wont receive their first shot until September.  Then there will be limited supplies so about 4 months until the second shot.  Yes some time around Jan/Feb 2022.  Disgraceful.  Just let the embassies take care of us for gods sake!.

[Pilotman]

5 minutes ago, Johnny Mac said:

 

Of course you are,  I believe you ????

I really don't care a monkeys what you believe  mate. 

[tomyami]

Oct, i will be back, having being full vacced with a pfizer when i went back to my home country over a month ago.

To live in thailand and not to trust is how I choose, but I hope their rollout will happen even while its disorganised and brown eveloped like everything in thailand.

I would have paid 10k for a jab while i was there.

[sqwakvfr]

"The vaccine will come in three lots –  4 million doses in October, 1 million early next year and 5 million more later."

 

"The Devil is in the Details", from the Devil him or herself

 

Best case scenario is approximately 2 million can get vaccinated with Moderna in 2021.  This is contingent upon Moderna meeting the backlog in it's orders(many other countries are in front of the line).  Taiwan placed it's order many months ago and still waiting for the bulk of it's order.

 

 

 

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Edited June 7, 2021 by sqwakvfr

[shdmn]

October is a long ways off.  If Thailand manages to make a deal with Pfizer they will definitely be able to get those sooner than that. The Philippines is getting 2.3 million Pfizer shots this week.

Edited June 7, 2021 by shdmn

[Jeffr2]

These news reports get old.  Again, no order placed.  And Moderna has already indicated deliveries to several countries, including Australia and Canada, who've already paid up, are being delayed.  Next year is my guess for delivery here.

 

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-04-16/moderna-says-vaccines-to-canada-to-be-delayed-due-to-europe-shortfall

 

Moderna Expects Vaccine Shipments to Britain, Canada to Be Delayed, EU, Swiss Roll-Out on Track