Thailand reports 3,355 new COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths

[anchadian]

Called “ChulaCov19”, it is the first vaccine developed in Thailand, but will be the second to be locally made, if approved, after Siam Bioscience’s production of the UK’s AstraZeneca vaccine. Read more: https://bit.ly/3xliEXm

[wensiensheng]

43 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

I think they mean all "essential hospitality workers" in Phuket have been vaccinated.

Ahh. Are you robmuir in disguise? Yesterday in another thread, he made the sweeping statement “most” leisure workers in Phuket have had two jabs. But……in today’s Thaiger:

 

“The SHA Plus symbol shows customers that the business has been certified to be adhering to all public health measures set up for Covid-19 safety and that 70% of employees have been fully vaccinated as part of the “Phuket Must Win” vaccination rollout. Businesses that meet the standards but don’t have fully vaccinated employees will only receive the SHA status, but not the Plus.

 

There are 1,389 businesses, accommodations and other venues that have the SHA certificate currently, and 300 with the Plus designation so far, but those numbers are expected to increase as Phuket’s vaccination programme continues, striving to reach the 70% herd immunity threshold target.”

 

So only 300 of 1,389 business approved by the SHA as “Covid safe”, can make the claim that more than 70% of employees are fully vaccinated. And how many businesses are not SHA approved at all?

 

of course, the big hotel groups will have got their employees done, but the restaurants, massage shops, bars without a human resource manager are treated as part of the general population.

 

in truth, none knows what percentage of the leisure industry in Phuket is vaccinated. The government hasn’t given any clear communication on that, and many other, fronts. All that is provided is ambiguous statements designed to provide maximum vagueness and deniability at a later date.

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Called “ChulaCov19”, it is the first vaccine developed in Thailand, but will be the second to be locally made, if approved, after Siam Bioscience’s production of the UK’s AstraZeneca vaccine. Read more: https://bit.ly/3xliEXm

Great only in Thailand, approve after only the second phase trials and skip the third phase, which would normally require 1000's of volunteers:

 

The first phase involves 72 volunteers. Half are aged 18-55 and half 65-75. Some of them will get 10 micrograms (mcg) of the vaccine, while others will get 25mcg and 50mcg, to determine the most effective dosage. The second phase, involving 150-300 volunteers, will begin in August, if the first phase results are satisfactory.

If both phases of the trial prove high efficacy and safety of the vaccine, the third phase can be skipped and it could be approved for mass production before mid-2022, said Dr. Suttipong.

[anchadian]

Virus outbreaks at Thai factories threaten export sector, recovery

 

A series of coronavirus outbreaks in Thai factories is raising concerns that the export sector could be hit hard, threatening to further undermine an economy as it struggles to recover from the pandemic's crippling blow to the crucial tourism industry.

 

The virus has swept through over 130 factories, including those supplying international brands, with more than 7,100 cases across 11 provinces, making manufacturing one of the top sources of infections along with prisons and construction camps.

 

The affected plants are just a fraction of about 63,000 factories in Thailand that employ 3.4 million, government data shows, but officials worry about the impact on exports that have kept the struggling economy moving as income from tourism has collapsed.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/the-great-reboot/virus-outbreaks-thai-factories-threaten-export-sector-recovery-2021-06-14/

Edited June 14, 2021 by anchadian

[wensiensheng]

35 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Great only in Thailand, approve after only the second phase trials and skip the third phase, which would normally require 1000's of volunteers:

 

The first phase involves 72 volunteers. Half are aged 18-55 and half 65-75. Some of them will get 10 micrograms (mcg) of the vaccine, while others will get 25mcg and 50mcg, to determine the most effective dosage. The second phase, involving 150-300 volunteers, will begin in August, if the first phase results are satisfactory.

If both phases of the trial prove high efficacy and safety of the vaccine, the third phase can be skipped and it could be approved for mass production before mid-2022, said Dr. Suttipong.

Why on earth can the 3rd phase be skipped? I know this government cuts corners and glosses over important details, but now these medical/scientific people are doing it as well?

 

I wonder if this vaccine will get WHO approval?

[marlene72]

Thailand : the only place where an exponential disease, in 300 other countries, exponentially goes up or down but impossibly 'flat lines" here. An 8 year old with basic math and science knows this an impossible lie.   Amazing Thailand.

[superal]

15 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Lower deaths again today which can only be good news but is this due to its new deaths from covid policy?

 

If so then its under counting much like its under counting of road deaths where they only classify a death on the scene and not if they die in hospital later due to the injury.

 

COVID19 UPDATE on MONDAY: 17 deaths and 3,355 cases (784 from prisons). Full details at 12:30pm  

9 June: 2,680 - 35 dead

10 June: 2,310 - 43 dead

11 June: 2,290 - 27 dead

12 June: 3,277 - 29 dead

13 June: 2,804 - 18 dead

14 June: 3,355 - 17 dead <— TODAY

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1404242990873210881

 

Does anyone know if the reported stats are figures from nationwide or just Bangkok testing ? I hope that there is not a cover up happening  or maybe apathy ?

[cdnvic]

Removed a pointless personal argument about what someone may or may not have said months ago. Please keep the discussions in this subform somewhat serious and factual and swing your handbags at each other some place else.

 

Thank you.

[bangon04]

these figures suggest approx half of the UK stats - UK having a similar size population but a more advanced vaccination program.

 

Can we trust the Thai stats???

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20 hours ago, ICELANDMAN said:

 

 

And due to the new variants as the natural cycle of viruses become less dangerous, I confirm this is good news

 

ANd what "natural cycle would that be?" Actually, the tendency so far has been for ever more contagious and dangerous variants to emerge and dominate. The delta variant (India) is reckkoned to be both and it is now dominant in the UK. Why won't the same occur in Thailand?

[Bkk Brian]

Thailand gets some international interest on its vaccine roll out so far:

 

Thailand’s Vaccine Rollout Gets Chaotic With Cancellations, Dose Shortages

 

Thailand’s vaccine rollout is trailing its target as a jab shortage and moves to prioritize workers to shield the economy trigger chaos and mass cancellation of appointments.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-14/thailand-misses-vaccine-target-as-shortage-hurts-mass-rollout

Edited June 14, 2021 by Bkk Brian

[webfact]

Thailand reports 3,000 new COVID-19 cases, 19 more deaths

 

File photo: A healthcare worker administers coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination for a Buddhist monk at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

Thailand on Tuesday (June 15) reported 3,000 new COVID-19 cases and 19 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220518-thailand-reports-3000 new-covid-19-cases-19-more-deaths/

 

 

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