Social Security Office’s 45 vaccination sites in Bangkok temporarily closed

[snoop1130]

 

The Social Security Office has suspended vaccination services at 45 centres in Bangkok, from today (Friday) until June 27th, after four days in operation, for improvements of services.

 

Mr. Nanthachai Panyasurarit, an inspector-general of the Social Security Office, said today that, after four days in operation, during which 174,193 people covered by the social security scheme were inoculated, representing 87.09% of the target of 200,000 people, the office has encountered two problems which need to be fixed before inoculations can resume.

 

He said that the first problem is the hot weather and poor ventilation in most of the vaccination facilities, due to the lack of air conditioning, resulting in several people queuing for jabs failing to get them because their body temperatures were too high. Some facilities do not even have awnings to protect against rain.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/social-security-offices-45-vaccination-sites-in-bangkok-temporarily-closed/

 

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[kynikoi]

Guess they ran out of AstraZeneca.

 

Booking on

http://thailandintervac.com/

closed today. Nothing available forever into the future.

 

Who woulda thought?

 

Awwwww thanks Uncle

Edited June 11, 2021 by kynikoi

[Pottinger]

Story above is missing a paragraph:

 

"The second problem is the conflicting information about people applying for vaccinations and names missing from the list of those applying for inoculation, said Mr. Nanthachai."

 

And the third, unstated, problem presumably is that they have run out of vaccines.

[kynikoi]

Khaosod is quoting a government official stating that lack of aircon as a contributor of high blood pressure. I'm no medical professional but someone with high blood pressure I'm doubting the veracity of that.

 

There was also a litany of whining regarding the facilities but many of this facilities are hospitals which have closed.

 

The trouble is that the local people just don't scrutinize this stuff closely enough and the people that are making these announcements are not thinking it through. Quite easy to see through most of this stuff.

[mercman24]

well organised are'nt they, about the norm then

[impulse]

10 hours ago, kynikoi said:

The trouble is that the local people just don't scrutinize this stuff closely enough and the people that are making these announcements are not thinking it through. Quite easy to see through most of this stuff.

 

That's a bunch of racist tripe.  Local people see right through it.  That doesn't stop the gub'ment from putting it out there.

 

[wensiensheng]

What did they do all those months while waiting for AZ to come on line? Preparing vaccination centers obviously wasn’t one of them.

 

but it’s all a big cover up, they just don’t have enough vaccine and have run out.

[saakura]

I got my first jab yesterday through this (Social Security) program. It was very efficiently organised in one section of a high end shopping mall. Friendly staff, helped patiently (other expats) who could not read thai, to fill up the form. About 15 minutes from entering to getting the jab, then 30 minutes under observation and out. Because of the shortage of vaccines, we were not given a definite date for the 2nd jab, but told to expect an SMS after 16 weeks.

[kynikoi]

43 minutes ago, saakura said:

I got my first jab yesterday through this (Social Security) program. It was very efficiently organised in one section of a high end shopping mall. Friendly staff, helped patiently (other expats) who could not read thai, to fill up the form. About 15 minutes from entering to getting the jab, then 30 minutes under observation and out. Because of the shortage of vaccines, we were not given a definite date for the 2nd jab, but told to expect an SMS after 16 weeks.

 

Apologist much?

 

I'm alright Jack.

 

You forgot to mention one thing. It's CLOSED till at least 27 June and that includes hospital facilities which going by the statement were lacking basic amenities such as awnings and air-conditioning.

 

MAYBE you'll get a second vaccination before November. Everyone I know in States has been vaccinated for weeks if not pushing two months now.

Edited June 12, 2021 by kynikoi

[clivebaxter]

54 minutes ago, saakura said:

I got my first jab yesterday through this (Social Security) program. It was very efficiently organised in one section of a high end shopping mall. Friendly staff, helped patiently (other expats) who could not read thai, to fill up the form. About 15 minutes from entering to getting the jab, then 30 minutes under observation and out. Because of the shortage of vaccines, we were not given a definite date for the 2nd jab, but told to expect an SMS after 16 weeks.

well lucky you, many who registered on Mor Prom just got turned away this week with 'not for foreigner' Many more tried to register on univax site and despite many attempts got nowhere, others had their CRA registrations cancelled as its now for companies and organizations. Your experience was a good one, that would seem to be the exception.

[MasterBaker]

just say that you don't have vaccines

[skorp13]

How's that mass vax roll out working out so far :). Like i keep saying they'll reach herd immunity via infection long before vaccination

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Social Security Office has suspended vaccination services at 45 centres in Bangkok, from today (Friday) until June 27th, after four days in operation, for improvements of services

You mean actual vaccines?

[wensiensheng]

2 hours ago, saakura said:

I got my first jab yesterday through this (Social Security) program. It was very efficiently organised in one section of a high end shopping mall. Friendly staff, helped patiently (other expats) who could not read thai, to fill up the form. About 15 minutes from entering to getting the jab, then 30 minutes under observation and out. Because of the shortage of vaccines, we were not given a definite date for the 2nd jab, but told to expect an SMS after 16 weeks.

So the cheque is in the mail?

 

I predict the next issue to befall Thailand’s shambles of a vaccination program will be an inability to get second jabs. All those details being taken, how long before a bunch get lost?

 

 

[unblocktheplanet]

Basic science teaches body temp is stable except in heat stroke. If these joints have rooves, no heat stroke.

 

No aircon?!? What are these places, palm-thatched cabanas?!?

 

No SSO-covered foreigners, I betcha.

Edited June 12, 2021 by unblocktheplanet
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[Iron Tongue]

I suspect that, rather than running out, mishandling has likely destroyed the efficacy of many unused vaccine stocks.