Bangkok’s vaccine rollout at a good pace

[webfact]

 

By Tarin Angskul

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok’s mass vaccination project taking place at 25 vaccination centers is progressing smoothly, with many people keeping their vaccination appointments. City Hall says they can scale up capacity once vaccine supplies increase.

 

Last Monday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration opened 25 non-hospital vaccination centers throughout the capital, providing COVID-19 jabs for people aged 18-59.

 

The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) is currently serving as one of the vaccination centers, where vaccine recipients with appointments go through steps similar to those at other vaccination centers and hospitals, from temperature checks, blood pressure checks, medical history interview, and vaccine injection, through to observation for potential adverse reactions. AstraZeneca vaccine was available at this venue today.

 

UTCC lecturer Wichuda Sangkhaew said that no vaccine recipients experienced severe side effects after getting their jabs at this venue today.

 

A vaccination center at Lotus Rama 4 superstore today provided the first COVID-19 jabs to people who signed up via the city hall portal, as well as second doses for residents of Khlong Toei communities - who had received their first dose before the launch of the vaccination drive.

 

The vaccination center is divided into two district areas, with staff on-site to guide people to the correct section, depending on whether they are getting their first or second dose here.

 

The Governor of Bangkok Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang today inspected the vaccination center at The Street Ratchada shopping mall, where he urged vaccinated people to continue wearing masks, practice hand hygiene, and practice social distancing for safety, despite having the protection of the vaccine.

 

Around 50,000-60,000 people got their first jabs of AstraZeneca vaccine 7-10 June, with around 14,000-15,000 doses administered yesterday alone.

 

The 25 non-hospital vaccination centers can further scale up vaccinations to 70,000 people per day once the vaccine supply becomes more widely available.

 

The Bangkok Governor has given an assurance that the government has allocated a sufficient quantity of COVID-19 vaccine for City Hall’s campaign, ensuring everyone who signed up for the vaccine will get both their jabs by the end of the year.

 

Everyone aged 18 years or older in Bangkok can now get a COVID-19 vaccination. The City Hall campaign specifically gives the vaccine to people 18-59 years old, while senior citizens are getting their jabs through the government’s rollout program, or directly at their hospital. Appointments are required.

 

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[richard_smith237]

OK... pat on the back well done.... 

 

No.. get the real job done... Vaccinate those in areas of high work and accommodation density... the factory workers, the low end high density accommodation, the areas where all the migrant workers are living in high density...  Allow all non-Thai’s to vaccinate now !

 

.... and not just Bangkok, get everywhere vaccinated, get the vaccines get them distributed.... 

[kynikoi]

 

Program closed - by Webfact

[MasterBaker]

daily numbers say otherwise, after good 2 days it's a downhill action

[skorp13]

They just closed 45 places because it was too hot and no ventilation, yeah that seems like a good pace. Guess they didn't know it is hot in Bangkok OMB!

[khunjeff]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Everyone aged 18 years or older in Bangkok can now get a COVID-19 vaccination.

 

I guess they mean real humans, not foreigners.

[Caldera]

That's a good start, keep it up!

[Tropicalevo]

2 hours ago, khunjeff said:

 

I guess they mean real humans, not foreigners.

and only in Bangkok.

[unblocktheplanet]

The second-dose section must have been mobbed!

[rupert the bear]

oh god .well how does one even start ....cant register so its pointless and all thats needed is a passport or should be but .....endless bs ,wheres the info i cant find it,ask a dr and hospital,info centres across the city.its mentally tiring dealing with these racist halfwitsso i guess embassies must sort us out or when can we buy it?its endless

[Excel]

On 6/12/2021 at 4:37 AM, richard_smith237 said:

OK... pat on the back well done.... 

 

No.. get the real job done... Vaccinate those in areas of high work and accommodation density... the factory workers, the low end high density accommodation, the areas where all the migrant workers are living in high density...  Allow all non-Thai’s to vaccinate now !

 

.... and not just Bangkok, get everywhere vaccinated, get the vaccines get them distributed.... 

It seems the groups most at risk in the rest of the country have been completely  ignored. The old and elderly, those with underlying health symptoms etc etc.

[CANSIAM]

9 minutes ago, rupert the bear said:

oh god .well how does one even start ....cant register so its pointless and all thats needed is a passport or should be but .....endless bs ,wheres the info i cant find it,ask a dr and hospital,info centres across the city.its mentally tiring dealing with these racist halfwitsso i guess embassies must sort us out or when can we buy it?its endless

Here's how my Embassy assisted me  "follow Government guidelines or wait for your own private hospital" I thanked them immensely !!  Give yours a try........... 

[rupert the bear]

23 hours ago, CANSIAM said:

Here's how my Embassy assisted me  "follow Government guidelines or wait for your own private hospital" I thanked them immensely !!  Give yours a try........... 

 

23 hours ago, CANSIAM said:

Here's how my Embassy assisted me  "follow Government guidelines or wait for your own private hospital" I thanked them immensely !!  Give yours a try........... 

unfortunately i hold a uk passport and the embassy doesnt lower itself to speak to the masses on such subjects,call them ha ha.im a tax payer and ive paid for them to be vacced,their staff at brit council too,thats a long story in itself.as for private hospitals theyre screwed as the govt wont allow them to bring it in.the great bioscience scam.i ask at samitivej and cammillian,theyre very frustrated,they want to vacc people and help the situation as well as making some money.,i dont want the cinese vacc obviously and id prefer the pfizer or moderna even j and j.az the waits too long as i want to get out of this racist #$%^ hole but want to have the papers to do that easily and travel,thanx for your input though

[clivebaxter]

How is the pace of the AZ production going? can't have the rollout without it, but not seen any photo ops from there.

[CANSIAM]

38 minutes ago, rupert the bear said:

 

unfortunately i hold a uk passport and the embassy doesnt lower itself to speak to the masses on such subjects,call them ha ha.im a tax payer and ive paid for them to be vacced,their staff at brit council too,thats a long story in itself.as for private hospitals theyre screwed as the govt wont allow them to bring it in.the great bioscience scam.i ask at samitivej and cammillian,theyre very frustrated,they want to vacc people and help the situation as well as making some money.,i dont want the cinese vacc obviously and id prefer the pfizer or moderna even j and j.az the waits too long as i want to get out of this racist #$%^ hole but want to have the papers to do that easily and travel,thanx for your input though

Extremely frustrating for all yes...... I would prefer a quality jab (at least one) prior to my stamp to stay Dec. 19

[jacko45k]

On 6/12/2021 at 3:53 AM, webfact said:

City Hall says they can scale up capacity once vaccine supplies increase.

 

So,  as I read elsewhere, there are supply limitations.