Surat Thani islands hit vaccine targets ahead of 15th July opening - foreigners vaxxed on Koh Phangan

[webfact]

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Thai media reported that all the well known tourist islands in Surat Thani province - Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan - had hit their vaccination targets. 

 

They will be joining the "Samui Plus Model" reopening to foreign tourists based on the Phuket Sandbox idea.

 

The former starts on July 15th following on from the latter that began amid much fanfare on July 1st.

 

Reporters were at a school in Koh Phangan where foreign workers and even foreigners who have been living on the island got jabs under the auspices of the local authority and Phangan Hospital. 

 

Hospital director Worawut Pattanaphokrattana said there had been no Covid case on the island for 20 days and that more than 70% of people there, more than 10,000 had been vaccinated.

 

This is out of a total of 15,000 people. 

 

Those with pink cards and even those without and what he described as foreign tourists were jabbed in the latest round.

 

He was hopeful that in the next couple of days up to 90% would have been vaccinated as the island prepares to welcome foreigners from outside the country next Thursday. 

 

However, no figures were given for how many they expected to come, notes ASEAN Now. 

 

Phuket saw 2,244 visitors in the first week of the 'sandbox', we reported earlier. 

 

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[smedly]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Hospital director Worawut Pattanaphokrattana said there had been no Covid case on the island for 20 days and that more than 70% of people there, more than 10,000 had been vaccinated.

 

This is out of a total of 15,000 people. 

this is likely another lie and deflection 

 

Vaccinated means two doses not one = fully vaccinated 

[Thailand]

Foreign tourists getting vaxed?

And us 70 plus Thailand long timers ex servicemen taxpayers getting thrown out in the cold. 

Looks like we are getting pushed toward private hospitals to be able to get a proper overpriced vax that the rest of the world is getting for free. 

 

[phetphet]

Well. We will see how effective it all is in a week or two with the Samui sandbox due to open on the 15th.

 

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

He was hopeful that in the next couple of days up to 90% would have been vaccinated as the island prepares to welcome foreigners from outside the country next Thursday

Jabbed with what?

Delta proof vaccine or just the Chinese placebo?

[khunPer]

5 hours ago, Thailand said:

Foreign tourists getting vaxed?

And us 70 plus Thailand long timers ex servicemen taxpayers getting thrown out in the cold. 

Looks like we are getting pushed toward private hospitals to be able to get a proper overpriced vax that the rest of the world is getting for free. 

We all get turn with a little patience, the government try to get part of the economy working again. We 70+ can afford to be little more careful for a while, kind of self-quarantine and take necessary precautions, until it's our turn for a jab...????(Slightly Smiling Face-emoji)

[connda]

On 7/10/2021 at 11:33 AM, webfact said:

Hospital director Worawut Pattanaphokrattana said there had been no Covid case on the island for 20 days and that more than 70% of people there, more than 10,000 had been vaccinated.

All eyes on these islands.
They are now the test-beds for the assertion that a 70% vaccinations target effectively creates herd-immunity. 

If "herd-immunity" is real and no one gets ill from this point on - it will be heralded as the casus belli for mandatory vaccinations in "the war against Covid."  The media will be on it like an otter at a piranha party.

If people continue to get sick on these island?  I can't wait to hear all the excuses and "new scientific explanations" by "experts" backed with no actual research.

 

[connda]

7 hours ago, smedly said:

this is likely another lie and deflection 

 

Vaccinated means two doses not one = fully vaccinated 

"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."

Truth in Thailand is fungible.

[wensiensheng]

It’s strange to see this fascination with opening for tourists. Is the Phuket one going so well that there’s a need to rush into it in Samui? As far as I can see the trickle into Phuket is already drying up.

 

strange is, as strange does.

Edited July 11, 2021 by wensiensheng

[MrJ2U]

I wouldn't count Sinovac.  Useless against the Delta variant.

[MrJ2U]

26 minutes ago, connda said:

All eyes on these islands.
They are now the test-beds for the assertion that a 70% vaccinations target effectively creates herd-immunity. 

If "herd-immunity" is real and no one gets ill from this point on - it will be heralded as the casus belli for mandatory vaccinations in "the war against Covid."  The media will be on it like an otter at a piranha party.

If people continue to get sick on these island?  I can't wait to hear all the excuses and "new scientific explanations" by "experts" backed with no actual research.

 

Herd immunity isn't working with COVID-19. For the people who believe this just wait and see once they open up Samui with there 70% vaccination rate.

 

Samui probably won't open anyway with things as bad as they are.  Who would want to jump into a raging pandemic?

 

 

 

 

 

[MrJ2U]

One airline having a monopoly and charging extortionate prices has always been a deterent for the suffering businesses.

 

Hopefully things work out.  Beautiful place!

[Dont confuse me]

Vaccinated means two jabs to give full immunity (full means 90 odd%) and then that doesn't mean you can't spread it!

The halfwits in charge keep overlooking that point, Thailand is finished until at least 2023, those in power should perhaps concentrate on assisting their fellow Thai's, that would perhaps relieve some of the anxiety and tension.

[tomacht8]

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Jabbed with what?

Delta proof vaccine or just the Chinese placebo?

Foreigners got AZ. Around 350 Foreigners (longtime stayers) got first Shot on Koh Phangan. Second shot dates are at the end of September and beginning of October. 

[tomacht8]

13 hours ago, smedly said:

this is likely another lie and deflection 

 

Vaccinated means two doses not one = fully vaccinated 

The truth lies in the middle. In the past week, many Thais got their second shot. Many older people and employees with customer contact. 

[Taco]

All my staff on Koh Phangan have had one shot of AZ but pretty much no one has has a second shot yet. So maybe they should say lightly vaccinated 

[Partenavia]

TWO, 2 shots of vaccine are required, which is exactly what Thai's require those entering the country to have had. They must think everyone coming into the country is as stupid as they are.

[smedly]

4 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

The truth lies in the middle. In the past week, many Thais got their second shot. Many older people and employees with customer contact. 

there is no middle - all the vaccines require 2 shots except for J&J 

 

sinovac or any other Chinese junk has shown to be useless against delta which means all those in Thailand that have had Chinese vaccines will need a vaccination with something else, so the 3 million or so administered sinovac may as well have had nothing, makes me very angry.

 

The Thai people are no longer going to put up with this - that is the message I am reading - those in charge that think they can continue with this charade better think again, it is no longer the traditional factions - it is all the Thai people have had enough - there is great anger, these smug ### in charge better have an exit plan because it is coming - a united Thai people that don't want this any more 

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

Foreigners got AZ. Around 350 Foreigners (longtime stayers) got first Shot on Koh Phangan. Second shot dates are at the end of September and beginning of October. 

So long term foreigners got the AZ, what about the  locals who are going to be the workers, staff and service girls, what did they get?

Phuket might be able to fend off the rising infections, establishment and school closures with BS while trying to keep tourists happy.

Get a few cases on the islands and it's going to be a different story.

[Tropicalevo]

8 hours ago, smedly said:

these smug ### in charge better have an exit plan because it is coming

I do not think that they need an exit plan.

They have a puppet in a palatial building somewhere.

A constitution that cannot easily be change and guarantees that they stay in power.

Judges in their pockets.

And if all else fails - they have guns and tanks.

They have invested too much in the Chinese partnership to change the vaccine policy now and yes, we all suffer because of that.

Personally, my heart goes out to those very brave Thais working on the front line. In hospitals, homes, wherever.

Edited July 12, 2021 by Tropicalevo