Senior Thai lung expert defends Sinovac vaccine against “biased” criticism

[snoop1130]

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Secretary-General of “Action on Smoking” and Health Foundation Professor Dr. Prakit Vathesatogkit has come to the defence of the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine, saying that the negative criticism of the vaccine is “unfair and biased”.

 

As an expert on lung diseases at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, and a former dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the university, Dr. Prakit said yesterday (Sunday) on social media that, although he is not a frontline medic treating COVID-19 patients, he has been closely following the performance of medical personnel, especially those specialised in lung diseases, with great concern.

 

In the current critical situation, he said he has been urging people to get vaccinated, adding that he was inoculated with AstraZeneca vaccine in March, because he is over 60.

 

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[mark131v]

26 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

although he is not a frontline medic treating COVID-19 patients, he has been closely following the performance of medical personnel, especially those specialised in lung diseases

''Thai medics, and people in general, might have died if they had not been inoculated with the Sinovac vaccine, as he doubted whether Thailand would be able to procure as much AstraZeneca as Sinovac “not to mention mRNA vaccines, which no one knows for sure when they will arrive and how much''

 

From the linked report basically seems to be saying what we all know aka probably better than nothing as it's the only option due to <deleted> poor planning and procurement...

[tifino]

 maybe the medicos caught the thing post-jab, because they were sent right back to work very soon after they were done with? 

 

 

[metisdead]

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[smedly]

The letter said the third booster dose is required because it is found that, after receiving two doses of the Sinovac vaccine, the efficacy decreases rapidly within 1-2 months of the second dose. The third dose should be more effective, especially in fighting the Delta species.

[tlandtday]

and how does a lung specialist suddenly become a virologist?  it's a little like getting an aircon guy to fix a broken piston...

[Patong2021]

nevermind

 

Edited July 19, 2021 by Patong2021

[sammieuk1]

Land of experts, full of corona virus and not enough vaccine ... next expert???? 

[djayz]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

adding that he was inoculated with AstraZeneca vaccine in March,

So why didn't you opt for the Sinovac course of vaccinations? 

[Bluespunk]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

In the current critical situation, he said he has been urging people to get vaccinated, adding that he was inoculated with AstraZeneca vaccine in March, because he is over 60

and rich and connected and damned if he was going to let any **** get near him with sinovac. 

[tingtong]

555,

The moment he said he was taken AZ.. the whole don't be biased started to shake violently.

The final blow was delivered by statistics of Sinovac vs Delta variant.

 

 

[Sheryl]

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[DogNo1]

I think that the government has determined that the booster for people vaccinated with two Sinovac shots will be AstraZeneca or one of the mRNA vaccines, not a third shot of Sinovac.  He is probably correct that deaths have been prevented by a double Sinovac but there is much evidence that they didn't prevent serious illness.

[Soikhaonoiken]

Another puppet to the Government...... 

[asiam110]

It must be great to make assertions with a maybe, ponder the thought, and then get the intern to send out a press release, but farce it up a little - but I got the AZ cos some other reasons

[mtls2005]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

adding that he was inoculated with AstraZeneca vaccine in March, because he is over 60.

 

'Nuff said.

 

Sit down, and shut up.

 

 

Edited July 20, 2021 by mtls2005

[sungod]

10 hours ago, tlandtday said:

and how does a lung specialist suddenly become a virologist?  it's a little like getting an aircon guy to fix a broken piston...

We got schoolteachers, mechanics, plumbers etc on here who have become self proclaimed virologists over the last 12 months or so ????

[mikebell]

Has this 'lung expert' ever stood up & counted the number of annual deaths from respiratory diseases caused by Thailand's dirty air?  I'd suggest these deaths dwarf the road kill AND Covid deaths yet there is a deafening silence and complete inaction from the authorities.

[newnative]

    I am also over 60 but I didn't get AZ; I got Sinovac.  Nice if he would have volunteered to take Sinovac to show his confidence in how wonderful it is and left his AZ doses for someone else.

[asiaexpat]

Just an note, anyone regardless of age that got their vaccination at Piyavate Bangkok in June and July got Sinovac, not AstraZeneca. Any promise to vaccinate all over 60 with AstraZeneca is false.

[Pattaya Spotter]

As has been repeated often on this Forum...the best vaccine is the one that's available at the time of your appointment. 

[GreasyFingers]

13 hours ago, tlandtday said:

and how does a lung specialist suddenly become a virologist?  it's a little like getting an aircon guy to fix a broken piston...

Nothing to do with the virus being a lung disease.

[Rimmer]

Posts denigrating and calling Chinese vaccines useless and referring to it with derogatory names have been removed.

Whilst it may be less effective in certain cases ie Delta strain it is by no means useless.

 

At the end of the day this is a government sponsored vaccine and the forum and or yourself can get in trouble for comments like this so stop it.

[soalbundy]

14 hours ago, tlandtday said:

and how does a lung specialist suddenly become a virologist?  it's a little like getting an aircon guy to fix a broken piston...

Because covid-19 affects the lungs perhaps.

[placeholder]

9 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

Because covid-19 affects the lungs perhaps.

You mean they're not giving patients oxygen just to get them high?

[Bohemianfish]

as if we didn't have enough crazy talk to hear about. pile it on. keep it coming. 

[Bohemianfish]

34 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

Because covid-19 affects the lungs perhaps.

Covid has been called a vascular disease rather than respiratory. but yeah...

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11 minutes ago, Bohemianfish said:

Covid has been called a vascular disease rather than respiratory. but yeah...

Just to expand on your "yeah". Lots of blood vessels in the lungs which is what vascular diseases are all about. And it's also why covid is a lot more serious than the flu because blood vessels go just about everywhere.

Edited July 20, 2021 by placeholder

[GreasyFingers]

26 minutes ago, placeholder said:

You mean they're not giving patients oxygen just to get them high?

Is it any wonder that Immigration give us such a hard time when they have to deal with the critical thinkers we have on here.

[MrJ2U]

Even China recognizes that there vaccines, Sinovac in particular, are not sufficient.

 

People who but, "It prevents death".  Thats not good enough if you're front line workers are laid up with high fevers and still contagious after getting the virus despite having two Sinovac shots.

 

That said its better than nothing, I guess.   

 

The government needs to be held responsible for this mess.  Total ineptitude.