50 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine, more Moderna expected to be purchased

[PETERTHEEATER]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

are likely to be purchased

........or, more submarines, dependent on prevailing priorities......

[club]

3 hours ago, Thomas J said:

Have you noticed an ongoing refrain in all of these posts regarding the procurement of vaccines.  Words like " are likely" or government given "authorization to procure" or "in negotiations to purchase"  

The only announcements that should be newsworthy and are important are the ones that say 1. The vaccines have arrived  2. the vaccines have been distributed and 3. people can sign up to receive their vaccine.  The rest is all just a kabuke dance.  Meant to entertain us.  

 

They seem to always have a picture of Sinovac being unloaded The day after ordering it

[Geoffggi]

3 hours ago, djayz said:

Yawn... ????

 

Anything that man says, I take with a pinch of salt. 

You must either like or be fed up with salt by now ...............LOL

[djayz]

8 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

You must either like or be fed up with salt by now ...............LOL

I have sacks of it in the shed. 

[eastendanto]

4 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Yada Yada yada.

if Carlsberg did probably doses of vax purchased then they definitely wouldn't do it the Thai way!! They must be near the billion dose mark in potential purchases by now!!!

[ukrules]

2 minutes ago, eastendanto said:

if Carlsberg did probably doses of vax purchased then they definitely wouldn't do it the Thai way!! They must be near the billion dose mark in potential purchases by now!!!

Yes, Carlsberg came to Thailand once, it didn't end so well.

[CALSinCM]

Really.  Can you believe anything this government says as they are caught in lie after lie?  I think what they think is if they can tell the biggest, most outrageous lies to the Thai public, then the public won't eventually start demanding heads on stakes.  Tell the public that 100 million vaccines are coming soon, then when 10 million show up claim success.  

[MrJ2U]

I hope eventually Anutin goes to jail.

 

 

 

[konaboy]

arranging a meeting??

[MrJ2U]

49 minutes ago, club said:

Cant stop Laughing!!!!!!!  Will post later

Its heartbreaking.  

[Lemonltr]

4 hours ago, jazzdog32095 said:

Meanwhile we are getting jabbed with the first three that are, as it turns out,  worth a sack of warm <deleted>.

You get what you pay for.

Whilst the mrna vaccines to show some higher antibodies in lab tests the AZ is a good vaccine.. The majority of the 80 mIllon jabs given in the UK were AZ. 

It got exaggerated bad press from the EU, especially from Macron, over rare blood clots - a problem shared with Johnson and Johnson's vaccine. 

[WhiteBuffaloATM]

“ the first three (vax)” ....when first two dont count for Delta .....

”expected”, “ has”, “will”, “unspecified”, etc... nobody f****g cares anymore....

until western vax actually given out here again !!!

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

50 million more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and an unspecified amount of Moderna vaccine are likely to be purchased by Thailand, to address the continual surge in infections and deaths, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday (Sunday).

So are they going to be free as part of the governments vaccination programme or are we going to be buying it for ourselves..?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, John Drake said:

Does he realize these companies will want money for their vaccines?

Possibly another buy up front scheme.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, DLock said:

When you say 50 million more...what is "more"...you haven't got the first lot yet.

 

And when you say "likely to be purchased", what does that mean? Purchase or not purchase?

 

Surely "Mr. Anutin has assigned" would be better served by "Mr. Anutin has assumed all responsibility and will personally manage"

 

And when you say "to arrange meetings with representatives of the manufacturers", does that mean you haven't met them yet, or you don't have them on speed dial?

 

So many words that say almost nothing.

Yes.... yes and yes.

[natway09]

Just order the darn things & stop the daily yak, yak

[Doctor Tom]

All I seem to hear is: ' on order', 'about to be ordered', 'available soon', 'coming along soon', 'in the pipeline', 'ordered and will be delivered with out delay'.  Never heard so many phrases for  'not available'.  

[newnative]

    But, for the umpteenth time, NOT purchased.  NOT here.  NOT winging its way here.  Just the usual garbage nonsense--this time we get 'expected to be purchased'.  I suppose a nice change from 'mulling',  'pondering', 'thinking about', etc., etc., etc.

[Nanaplaza666]

Expected in the land of no expactations ??? 

[BE88]

 

Pfizer mixed with Moderna could have more effect for protesters.

[JupiterRising]

Every vaccine news report you read on ASEAN from other news sources (like this one), always state vaccines :-

likely, expected, forecast, will be, could be, going to be - purchased !

 

Always future expectations and never:- has been, was, confirmed, did, approved - purchased !

 

vaccines are not in Thailand. They are just putting all these news reports out to quell the growing frustration and anger of the populous. 

[Isaan sailor]

Millions “Expected to be purchased”.  I’d like to think this is vindication for the hundreds of TV posters here, who have expressed their disdain and skepticism for SinoVac and the the concept of home made AZ.  For six months, the government pushed this substandard vaccine solution, thinking they had it down.  Let’s hope this is a turnabout for the good of the people of Thailand.

[club]

28 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Millions “Expected to be purchased”.  I’d like to think this is vindication for the hundreds of TV posters here, who have expressed their disdain and skepticism for SinoVac and the the concept of home made AZ.  For six months, the government pushed this substandard vaccine solution, thinking they had it down.  Let’s hope this is a turnabout for the good of the people of Thailand.

Dr Anan Jongkaewwattana, of the National Centre for Engineering and Biotechnology in Thailand, who has researched the impact of Sinovac, welcomed the decision to give additional jabs. A preliminary study run jointly by the centre and Thammasat University found that antibody levels among 500 Thai medics vaccinated with two doses of Sinovac fell 50% within 40 days. The researchers have not yet looked specifically at neutralising antibodies, the key parameter for protection against the virus, or at new variants. However, their findings do, like other studies, suggest the vaccine’s impact weakens over time, said Anan.        Why would you want to vaccinate yourself with this

Edited July 19, 2021 by Rimmer
overly derogatory

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13 minutes ago, club said:

Dr Anan Jongkaewwattana, of the National Centre for Engineering and Biotechnology in Thailand, who has researched the impact of Sinovac, welcomed the decision to give additional jabs. A preliminary study run jointly by the centre and Thammasat University found that antibody levels among 500 Thai medics vaccinated with two doses of Sinovac fell 50% within 40 days. The researchers have not yet looked specifically at neutralising antibodies, the key parameter for protection against the virus, or at new variants. However, their findings do, like other studies, suggest the vaccine’s impact weakens over time, said Anan.        Why would you want to vaccinate yourself with this trash?

Is it a point of honor among some not to include links to quoted material?

Edited July 19, 2021 by placeholder

[Yorkshire Tea]

Is Thailand going to have a "Ceaușescu" event?

[xylophone]

This makes interesting reading and looks like there could be some skulduggery going on, not to mention gross profiteering amongst the government and an "associated" Thai bio-company.

 

If so, it is disgusting.

 

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/thg-head-stock-purchases-before-questionable-pfizer-news?utm_source=Thaiger+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-07-19

[Mavideol]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

50 million more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and an unspecified amount of Moderna vaccine are likely to be purchased by Thailand,

the problem I see here is the use of some words that lead to misunderstandings,,, LIKELY, EXPECTED TO E PURCHASED that means nothing has been done or is done or will be done

 

[club]

19 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

the problem I see here is the use of some words that lead to misunderstandings,,, LIKELY, EXPECTED TO E PURCHASED that means nothing has been done or is done or will be done

 

Wouldn't it be better to announce this when the 20m promised doses of Pfizer gets their contract signed and the same with the 5 mil Moderna? 

[club]

So according to what comes out of these peoples mouths. There should be 70 mil doses of Pfizer and 10 to 20 mil doses of Moderna bought and paid for by the Thailand government.  1.5 million donated doses of Pfizer from the USA. 1 million doses of AZ from Japan. Also the 10 mil a month from AZ Thailand that says is not happening. The Pm is a brilliant man.

[samtam]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

50 million more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and an unspecified amount of Moderna vaccine are likely to be purchased by Thailand, to address the continual surge in infections and deaths, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday (Sunday).

 

Mr. Anutin has assigned Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) Secretary-General Paisal Dunkhum to arrange meetings with representatives of the manufacturers of the vaccines already approved by the TFDA for procurement, especially the mRNA Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

 

The vaccine brands approved by the TFDA include Sinovac, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer. Thailand is currently administering the first three.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/50-million-more-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-more-moderna-expected-to-be-purchased/

Key words:

unspecified amount of Moderna vaccine are likely

 

 

Quote

 

Posted 3 hours ago

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s government has revealed that a potential COVID-19 vaccine, derived from plant protein, or subunit vaccine, which uses the same technology as Novavax, could be ready for production in a few weeks.

 

Deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said the vaccine has been developed by Baiya Phytopharm Co Ltd, a Thai startup company. A subunit vaccine presents one or more antigens to the immune system without introducing pathogen particles, whole or otherwise.

 

The company will send the documentation to the Food and Drug Administration seeking an inspection of the factory, and expects to begin vaccine production in the next few weeks. It will undergo early human testing around September 2021 as planned.

 

The research team will officially seek about 100 volunteers in August, who are in good health, aged between 18-55 years and 65-75 years. Once the vaccine passes the process successfully, it is expected that it can be produced for use in the middle of 2022. People will receive two vaccinations, three weeks apart, and it will sell at around THB300-500 per dose.

 

 

Key words:

potential COVID-19 vaccine

could be ready for production

 

The usual over-optimistic meaningless drivel. I wouldn't have thought it was a slow day on Covid news, but clearly there is a need to pump this bilge out.

Edited July 19, 2021 by samtam