In a video message,

@markgooding

the British Ambassador-Designate to Thailand, voiced his concerns that vulnerable British citizens were still finding it difficult to get vaccinated. He said the embassy will be redoubling their efforts to help resolve this problem. Thank you

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1415298621730217985

 

It has become apparent that Thailand is struggling to secure sufficient vaccines to vaccinate its own population. In addition to this struggle the efficacy of Thailands primary vaccine, Sinovac, has been brought into serious doubt, particularly where the Delta variant is concerned. 

 

While I am in support of the British Embassy’s path to assist Thailands government in securing vaccines for all Thai’s and all foreigners in the country, its has become clear that while ’some’ announcements have shown positive indications of intent the realty is quite different and failed and registration sites highlight that the vaccination of foreigners in Thailand is so far down the list of priorities it would not be amiss for reprenatives of our governments to take matters into their own hands. 

 

There are a number of elderly British nations and those with health complications for whom it could be argued that the absence of a vaccine places them in grave danger. 

 

It would certainly not be amiss for the British Embassy to take control, reach out and secure vaccines for its most vulnerable nationals in Thailand, even if it had to involve diplomatic powers and secure vaccines and administer them from within embassy grounds.  Of course, logistically questionable, but ultimately doable given the absence of alternative options and the fact that ‘doubling up’ the efforts has not already helped. Will ‘re-doubling’ make any difference ?

 

 

re-doubling their efforts ? what is twice nought ?

22 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

It has become apparent that Thailand is struggling to secure sufficient vaccines to vaccinate its own population. In addition to this struggle the efficacy of Thailands primary vaccine, Sinovac, has been brought into serious doubt, particularly where the Delta variant is concerned. 

 

While I am in support of the British Embassy’s path to assist Thailands government in securing vaccines for all Thai’s and all foreigners in the country, its has become clear that while ’some’ announcements have shown positive indications of intent the realty is quite different and failed and registration sites highlight that the vaccination of foreigners in Thailand is so far down the list of priorities it would not be amiss for reprenatives of our governments to take matters into their own hands. 

 

There are a number of elderly British nations and those with health complications for whom it could be argued that the absence of a vaccine places them in grave danger. 

 

It would certainly not be amiss for the British Embassy to take control, reach out and secure vaccines for its most vulnerable nationals in Thailand, even if it had to involve diplomatic powers and secure vaccines and administer them from within embassy grounds.  Of course, logistically questionable, but ultimately doable given the absence of alternative options and the fact that ‘doubling up’ the efforts has not already helped. Will ‘re-doubling’ make any difference ?

 

 

"Will ‘re-doubling’ make any difference ?"

No.

Another point I'm struggling with is why can Japan and the US donate immediately but the UK can't till next year. Selfish?

 

And Australia....

Vietnam said on Tuesday it would soon receive 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine donated by Australia and an additional batch of one million doses of the vaccine from Japan this week. 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-give-15-mln-doses-astrazeneca-vaccine-vietnam-2021-07-13/

For all the good that it did me, I have sent an email to the embassy requesting assistance.