Protester arrested after demanding mRNA vaccines, two including police officer injured

[snoop1130]

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One protest leader was arrested, while another and a police officer were injured in a scuffle between anti-government protesters and police in front of Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health late this afternoon (Friday).

 

A group of protesters, allegedly led by Chinnawat “Bright” Chankrachang and Thanadet Srisongkhram, alias Mon Vocational, rallied in front of the Ministry of Public Health to demand that the ministry procure mRNA vaccines for the Thai people.

 

They also demanded an explanation from Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, by 5pm, about the vaccine procurement policy and for him to be held accountable for his alleged failure to procure sufficient vaccines, especially the mRNA type, to meet the demand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/protester-arrested-over-mrna-demand-as-two-including-police-officer-injured/

 

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[Artisi]

a bit like peeing into the wind asking clarification ..........

[dinsdale]

Poster on the pickup.

[law ling]

Yeah, I'd also like a response from Minister ("we've all been double vaxed") Anutin as to his "alleged failure to procure sufficient vaccines ..." - and at least I now know that asking that publicly could get me arrested.

[internationalism]

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Poster on the pickup.

something to do with this article

 

[Rookiescot]

Brave men. They knew what would happen to them I reckon.

[djayz]

Give that man a medal. 

[friendofthai]

I can't understand why the protester doesn't go to the embassies of the mRNA vaccine producers (US, Germany, Belgium) with his demands.
I am sure that Thailand will be happy to buy every arriving package.

Edited July 16, 2021 by friendofthai

[worgeordie]

13 minutes ago, friendofthai said:

I can't understand why the protester doesn't go to the embassies of the mRNA vaccine producers (US, Germany, Belgium) with his demands.
I am sure that Thailand will be happy to buy every arriving package.

They are only too happy to buy Sinovac at the minute....

regards worgeordie

[friendofthai]

12 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

They are only too happy to buy Sinovac at the minute....

regards worgeordie

As we see in Philippines, buying does not help. They got 2m doses of Pfizer after delay of 4months. Tiny packages, huge delays, just pay and wait forever. This is the alternative to the weekly 1m+ deliveries from China.
What the protester actually want is waiting for 6 months without any vaccine.

Edited July 16, 2021 by friendofthai

[tingtong]

 

 

Today protest for covid vaccine, tomorrow show up as a covid infected prisoner.

Life is full of morbid twists....

[Gandtee]

13 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Poster on the pickup.

That's not our man from Dubai is it? Is he wanting everyone to be Thaccinated????

[Tarteso]

11 hours ago, djayz said:

Give that man a medal. 

And the proper vaccine

[mtls2005]

Bloody proles asking for decent health care.

 

Next thing you know they'll be demanding equality for all.

 

Some people are never satisfied.

[steven100]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

anti-government protesters and police in front of Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health

3 protesters and a megaphone speaker  ......   what could possibly go wrong  !!         lol

[Gandtee]

3 minutes ago, steven100 said:

3 protesters and a megaphone speaker  ......   what could possibly go wrong  !!         lol

Where was crowd control?????

[MrJ2U]

Im surprised there's not more of these protests.

 

But who wants to go to a Thai jail?

 

Catch-22

[AgMech Cowboy]

Not too bright, Bright.

[Artisi]

14 hours ago, worgeordie said:

They are only too happy to buy Sinovac at the minute....

regards worgeordie

Yep, commission's already in hand, now just a matter of collection on a regular basis.... 

[rupert the bear]

responsibility acknowledgement,ha ha anutin piece of incompetent bent racist scum.at least some people are going out there and doing the right thing.get out there in the millions,bring this govt down

[connda]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

One protest leader was arrested, while another and a police officer were injured in a scuffle between anti-government protesters and police in front of Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health late this afternoon (Friday).

Interesting.

So now if you petition the Thai government to secure 'effective' mRNA vaccines for the Thai populace, you are then labelled an "Anti-government Protester" and then beat.

This sounds like "Pro-Thai-Public-Health" and Pro-Vaccine-Concered-Citizens" but I guess wanting the best for the Thai people and asking the Thai government to put the Thai people ahead of special interests, VIPs and the wealthy is now "Anti-Government".  Well, why not. The commoners need to be shown their place.  Groveling at the feet of their betters.

At this rate the majority of the country are soon to earn an Anti-Government label.  Hummm.  Then what?

[zhounan]

These kids are brainless.

[friendofthai]

 

44 minutes ago, zhounan said:

These kids are brainless.

I agree with you!
The fact that there is only one protester shows that the entire society is mature, not infant.
What does a kid do when he want anything? He blame his parents for not giving it to him, he behaves noisy. A kid always sure that noisy behavior is the universal solution for any problems in life. But a mature society understands very clearly that there are a lot of countries nearby that have ordered 10000000000000000+ doses of mRNA vaccines already and they will be served first. So buying mRNA vaccine and wait it for years simply does not make any sense.

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23 minutes ago, friendofthai said:

 

I agree with you!
The fact that there is only one protester shows that the entire society is mature, not infant.
What does a kid do when he want anything? He blame his parents for not giving it to him, he behaves noisy. A kid always sure that noisy behavior is the universal solution for any problems in life. But a mature society understands very clearly that there are a lot of countries nearby that have ordered 10000000000000000+ doses of mRNA vaccines already and they will be served first. So buying mRNA vaccine and wait it for years simply does not make any sense.

You're right in that demanding something that isn't currently available isn't going to work. But it's not going to take years to get more mRNA vaccines, adenoviral vector vaccines,or, for that matter protein based vaccines like Novavax, and perhaps even DNA vaccines. As you may not be aware, Chinese companies are now in what we hope will be the final successful stages of producing mRNA vaccines. Given how many vaccines are in the pipeline,  ordering too much of the less effective Coronavac and Sinopharm vaccines doesn't make too much sense either. 

[Knocker33]

Is Anutter still here? Not heard from him in a while

[friendofthai]

59 minutes ago, placeholder said:

ordering too much of the less effective Coronavac and Sinopharm vaccines doesn't make too much sense either. 

Don't forget we see a new variant of virus every 3 months. At the beginning of this year everyone tried to find a vaccine against "alpha" or "British" variant. Today alpha variant it is forgotten history already. Everyone wants to get a jab effective against the infamous delta variant.
We know that Pfizer and Moderna are ok against delta variant. But it requires a really skilled fortune teller to ensure that these ones are also ok against ... omega variant that will be active at the end of this year. So booking any vaccine in advance is like buying a lottery. But playing a lottery with people lives is not a good thing for sure.

[placeholder]

4 minutes ago, friendofthai said:

Don't forget we see a new variant of virus every 3 months. At the beginning of this year everyone tried to find a vaccine against "alpha" or "British" variant. Today alpha variant it is forgotten history already. Everyone wants to get a jab effective against the infamous delta variant.
We know that Pfizer and Moderna are ok against delta variant. But it requires a really skilled fortune teller to ensure that these ones are also ok against ... omega variant that will be active at the end of this year. So booking any vaccine in advance is like buying a lottery. But playing a lottery with people lives is not a good thing for sure.

All the major western vaccines that have been approved for use have have consistently outperformed Coronavac against all variants. That's quite a coincidence.

[Mavideol]

7 hours ago, steven100 said:

3 protesters and a megaphone speaker  ......   what could possibly go wrong  !!         lol

2 is a company and 3 is a crowd   555

[mtls2005]

1 minute ago, Mavideol said:

2 is a company and 3 is a crowd   555

 

The regime banned gatherings of five or more, yesterday.

 

"The curb, imposed by Gen Charlempol Srisawat, who is responsible for Covid-19 security-related issues, is part of a blanket announcement published in the Royal Gazette late Friday night."

[metisdead]

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