Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that foreigners over 75 who are residents of Thailand can get a “walk-in” Covid-19 vaccine at Bang Sue Central Station in Bangkok starting from this Monday

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By  Adam Judd

 

Bangkok, Thailand-A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok announced this evening, July 18th, 2021, that foreigners over the age of 75 who are residents of Thailand can get a Covid-19 vaccine at Bang Sue Central Station by “walking-in” effective from Monday, July 19th, 2021.

 

This comes after announcements were previously made that a foreigner registration application would be implemented “soon”, with some reports stating by the end of this month, for foreigners to register to be part of the vaccine program in Thailand.

 

Thailand has previously had several different registration programs for foreigners, depending on location, including through Thailandintervac.com for those over 60 or with certain health conditions. However, those who had success in applying for these programs were often the ones who could register the fastest and results were varied, with many complaints about the programs online.

 

Some provinces, like Phuket or Chiang Mai, had provincial foreigner registration programs but others, like TPN’s own Chonburi, have no foreigner registration program at this time. (primarily due to allocations of vaccines locally, at least in Chonburi.)

 

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[irishman25]

For over 65,years even after getting all vaccines you still have to be more careful keep your face mask ready reason if you have any medical issue IE high blood pressure and other conditions (ck your DR) the new delta variant May harm you real bad for over 70. there are now reports in UK.USA. ISRAEL. after 6,months study. don't take a chance where there crowd.s keep your face mask. I now do.   

[ezzra]

Why the short notice? and what are they going to get assuming they will get? the Chinese rubbish? many of the foreignness i know will say thank you, but no thanks...

[mfd101]

Wow, must remember to put this in my diary for 2 years 11 months hence.

 

(Now where did I put my memory pills?)

[Khun Yogi]

While this is at last some kind of offer to foreigners from the MFA, they want you to travel to a dark red zone from a dark red zone (my case ) with no inter provincial transport and at 75 wait with 100's of others in the BKK heat then some how or other travel home. That's enough to kill any 75 year old. !!!!!!!!! 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok, Thailand-A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok announced this evening, July 18th, 2021, that foreigners over the age of 75 who are residents of Thailand can get a Covid-19 vaccine at Bang Sue Central Station by “walking-in” effective from Monday, July 19th, 2021

Do they have to be accompanied by both parents?

Just asking.

[Almer]

Here we go again, who is defined as a resident?

[fvw53]

I am 77 and I went to Bang Sue Station already 2 weeks ago together with the older Thai people  : they only checked my passport to see if I was more than 75 and I got AstraZeneca jab after 10' of registration. I wrote in this Forum that to make it easy for the very friendly staff it is recommended that you have beforehand - written by a Thai friend - all your data on a paper in Thai language (passport data, address, etc.)  / I also brought a photocopy of the first page of my passport and my NON IMM O visa.

[abrahamzvi]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Do they have to be accompanied by both parents?

Just asking.

What about such elderly people (75 and older) residing outside Bangkok? in Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and other provinces???

[berrec]

At my age of 75 I might just have a seniors moment and accidently finish up looking for a jab at Soi Cowboy! 5555555

[ourmanflint]

10 hours ago, irishman25 said:

For over 65,years even after getting all vaccines you still have to be more careful keep your face mask ready reason if you have any medical issue IE high blood pressure and other conditions (ck your DR) the new delta variant May harm you real bad for over 70. there are now reports in UK.USA. ISRAEL. after 6,months study. don't take a chance where there crowd.s keep your face mask. I now do.   

N95 face masks have been shown to be 100% effective against even delta variant in UK health system study. Would advise everybody to get one and use it

[mickyr55]

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Do they have to be accompanied by both parents?

Just asking.

Of course not, Grandparents only. 

[lopburi3]

5 hours ago, Almer said:

Here we go again, who is defined as a resident?

The only check/requirement is your passport.  By all means take advantage if 75 and in need of vaccination.  

[from the home of CC]

crowding in to get the vax concerns me, outside or not. How many will pick up the virus prior to their vax kicking in -  with a 75 yr old the outcome could be fatal..

[CALSinCM]

So permanent residents over 75 can get a vaccine in one place in Thailand.  So what?  Many 15 farang show up.  Less?  Probably less.

[CALSinCM]

38 minutes ago, ourmanflint said:

N95 face masks have been shown to be 100%

N95 face masks are 95% effective in blocking a viral load.
100% effective? No it's not.  Then it would be called an N100.  No such thing exists.
Stop spreading fake information.  3M would not even concur with that assertion. I wear N95s in public.  There is no assurance of 100% protection.  At best if you are wearing in properly it's effectiveness is 95%.

[lopburi3]

7 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

crowding in to get the vax concerns me, outside or not. How many will pick up the virus prior to their vax kicking in -  with a 75 yr old the outcome could be fatal..

And the alternative?  This Delta is not missing many so getting a shot is more important than ever regardless of age.  By all means observe separation and use sanitizer but we older folk need the vaccine as isolation is not likely to work with this version.  

[ourmanflint]

4 minutes ago, CALSinCM said:

N95 face masks are 95% effective in blocking a viral load.
100% effective? No it's not.  Then it would be called an N100.  No such thing exists.
Stop spreading fake information.  3M would not even concur with that assertion. I wear N95s in public.  There is no assurance of 100% protection.  At best if you are wearing in properly it's effectiveness is 95%.

Fake information? Are you for real? How do you think you are helping?

 

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An NHS hospital that upgraded the type of face masks used by staff on Covid-19 wards recorded a dramatic fall of up to 100% in hospital-acquired coronavirus infections among those workers, research shows.

N95 masks

[CALSinCM]

1 hour ago, ourmanflint said:

Fake information? Are you for real? How do you think you are helping?

 

N95 masks

A UK hospital makes an observational study and says that N95 masks are 100% effective and it's 100% true.

Numerous observational studies are conducted showing the efficacy of Ivermectin and the same people saying N95 masks are 100% effective will tell you the Ivermectin studies are 100% fake news.

You can't have it both ways. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8088823/

[CALSinCM]

7 minutes ago, CALSinCM said:

A UK hospital makes an observational study and says that N95 masks are 100% effective and it's 100% true.

Numerous observational studies are conducted showing the efficacy of Ivermectin and the same people saying N95 masks are 100% effective will tell you the Ivermectin studies are 100% fake news.

You can't have it both ways. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8088823/

An N95 mask is not 100% effective.  Eventually someone will get ill.  However, the more interesting question to ask is - why haven't the front-line workers been provided with proper PPE like N95/N99 masks since this started.  Why now?  What should be asked is why those whose responsibility it is to protect hospital staff have put them all at risk until now?

[CALSinCM]

1 hour ago, ourmanflint said:

Fake information? Are you for real? How do you think you are helping?

 

N95 masks

Meanwhile the general public are being told they are completely protected by cloth masks.  The holes in those cloths masks are about 50,000 time larger than the SARS-coV-2 viruses. 
So why aren't N95 being handed out to the entire world's population?