Must Read Thailand Covid-19 vaccination programme British Embassy update 21st July 2021

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

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·      The British Embassy’s objective remains to secure equitable access to vaccines for British nationals across Thailand (particularly the most vulnerable) within the national vaccination programme. The previous Ambassador to Thailand spoke to Thai authorities about this issue several times, including when he has met the Prime Minister. The British Ambassador designate continues to discuss this with them.

 

·       The Thai government confirmed on 19th July they will ensure equal access to vaccines for all foreign nationals residing in Thailand, as well as Thai nationals. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with the Ministry of Public to open an online platform for foreigners who wish to be vaccinated. More details will be announced in due course.

 

·       There are now various limited opportunities for foreigners to get vaccinated in Thailand and more are planned. People are getting vaccines (including 4000 BNs so far, according to Thai authorities) but in many areas there are limited supplies and registration and vaccination programmes have been temporarily suspended. In the areas most affected by COVID-19 there is increasing pressure on medical services. You may find it difficult to access COVID-19 testing and medical care.

 

·       The CCSA has confirmed that foreigners in Thailand should not contact their Embassy to register for a vaccine. If a hospital advises you to contact the Embassy to register you should explain this to them.

 

·       Some private hospitals are accepting registrations for the Moderna vaccine, which is expected to be available from October. You may need to pay in advance.

 

·       The only vaccines that have been approved and procured for use in Thailand are AstraZeneca, Sinovac and Sinopharm. You may not be able to choose which you receive. You should contact the hospital or vaccination centre for more information.

 

·       Foreigners in Bangkok can register for a COVID test at the Thai-Japanese Stadium, Bangkok via the Thai social security website. You will need to provide your passport details.

 

·       Pharmacists are now selling rapid antigen tests for COVID-19.

 

Registration For Vaccines 

 

·       The Ministry of Public Health states foreign residents residing in provinces outside Bangkok, should contact their provincial health authorities or provincial hospitals for a vaccine.

 

·       Foreigners who have been granted a visa under the BOI Single Window, as well as Smart Visa holders can register for a COVID vaccination via this website. Registration is open until 16:30 on 23rd July.

 

Vaccination will begin on 26th July at the following locations:

 

1.    Paolo Hospital Chokchai 4 (Bangkok)

2.     Ladprao General Hospital (Bangkok)

3.     Chularat 3 International Hospital (Samut Prakan)

4.     Chularat 9 Airport Hospital (Samut Prakan)

5.     Chularat Cholvaej Hospital (Chonburi)

6.    Chularat Rayong Hospital (Rayong)

A service fee of 150 baht per dose will be charged directly by the hospital.

 

·       British Nationals who are at least 60 years old with one of 7 stated chronic illnesses and all employees of British Chamber of Commerce Thailand member companies operating in dark red zones can register interest to receive a vaccine via this website

 

·       Bangkok

 

Foreigners over the age of 60 or with certain health conditions are eligible to pre-register for a vaccine with the following hospitals:

 

Phayathai 2 Hospital: http://phyathai2international.com/; pre-registration: 12-16 July, 09.00-12.00 hours; Vaccination: 19-30 July 2021 (except weekends)

 

Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital: registration is currently closed. Registration will be open again in August.

 

Siriraj Hospital: foreigners with medical records can register via the Siriraj Connect app (available via Google Play and Apple stores). Registration is limited to 100 per day and is only available to those aged over 59 years 10 months and with certain health conditions. More info at 024197000. Vaccination is anticipated to take place 12-31 July.

 

Foreigners over the age of 75 can receive a vaccine without an appointment at Bang Sue Grand Station every day between 09:00 and 16:00. You will need to present your passport along with provide proof of residence, such as a visa, home ownership, work permit. Please note there is a daily limit for this service.

 

Foreigners aged 60 and over who reside in Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakarn, Samut Sakhon can register for a vaccine via this link. Vaccination will take place at Bangsue Grand Station.

 

·       Phuket

 

Registration for all foreigners in Phuket opened on Wednesday 16th June. You can register via the Phuket Win website. You will need to provide evidence that you live in Phuket.  For more information about vaccinations in Phuket, you can telephone the Phuket Provincial Health Office hotline on 0945938876 and 0622435116 or via Line @phuketwin.

 

·       Chiang Mai

 

Registration for vaccinations for foreign nationals residing in Chiang Mai opened on 28th May. You can register for a vaccine by downloading an application form from the Chiang Mai Provincial Office website or directly here. For more information about vaccinations in Chiang Mai, you can contact the Chiang Mai Provincial Health Office www.chiangmaihealth.go.th or the Consular Co-ordinator Ben Svasti Thomson via email [email protected].

 

·       Hua Hin

 

Registration for vaccines has been temporarily suspended. Hua Hin Hospital have advised foreigners to keep checking their Facebook page for further announcements.

 

For those who have already registered via the MorProm app or whose appointments have been postponed, Hua Hin Hospital have advised you should monitor their Facebook page for updates.

 

·       Koh Samui / Koh Phangnan / Koh Tao

 

Foreigners can register for a vaccine at Koh Samui hospital until 6th August for vaccination on 8th August. To register, you will need to provide the following documents:

7.     A copy of your passport

8.     House rental agreement with house owners ID, signed by the owner

9.     Non-Thai ID card (Koh Samui only)

10.  Work permit

11.  Bank book

12.  A certificate from your employer or local hospital

 

·       Pattaya

 

Foreigners with a Pink ID card and Yellow house book can register for the Sinopharm vaccine via the Pattaya Ready registration site from 09:00 – 15:00 daily. You must have been resident in Pattaya for at least one year.

 

Existing patients of Bangkok Hospital Pattaya can complete a survey to help the hospital determine the need for the Moderna vaccine and register details. Please complete the survey before 22 July 2021 via this website. If a vaccine is secured, you will be contacted via the telephone number provided.

 

·       Khon Kaen

 

Foreigners can register for a vaccine via their main district public hospital or at Srinagarind Khon Kaen hospital, Regional health Promotion Centre 7 and Khon Kaen hospital.

 

·       Buriram

 

Foreigners with a pink ID card can register via the MorProm app or your local hospital. If you do not have a pink ID card, you can register with your local hospital. You will need to take a copy of your passport, address in Thailand and contact details. We have been assured that the vaccination schedule has been arranged on a first-come first-served basis.

 

·       KamphaengPhet

 

We have been advised by the Provincial Public Health Office that foreigners are able to register for vaccine at any public hospital in Kamphaengphet Province.

If you are employed in Kamphaengphet Province your employer may be able to register on your behalf. You should therefore speak directly with your employer.

For more information, you can contact the Khampangphet provincial public health office vaccine hotline on 093 111 8593.

 

·       Sa Kaeo

 

You can register for a vaccine by contacting the eligibility verification unit at Sa Kaeo Crown Prince Hospital with the following documents:          

1.     Your passport       

2.     ID card of your spouse (if not married, the house owners ID can be used)       

3.     Marriage certificate          

4.     House registration book   

5.     Letter explaining that you are currently residing in Sa Kaeo      

6.     Social security card

 

·       Rayong

 

Foreigners living in Rayong can register for vaccine via https://ระยองสู้โควิด.com. You can receive the vaccine at one of these 6 hospitals:

1.     Rayong hospital

2.     Memorial Hospital Sirindhorn

3.     Banchang hospital

4.     Klaeng Hospital

5.     Wang Chan Hospital

6.     Ban Khai hospital

 

 

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The British Embassy continues to emphasise the importance of equal access to vaccines for all. These issues were raised most recently at a meeting with the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs on 9th July. We continue to receive assurances that vulnerable British Nationals will be vaccinated at the same rate as Thai nationals. You can find Thailand’s definition of vulnerable on the Intervac website.

 

·       In many areas of Thailand there are limited supplies of vaccines and registration and vaccination programmes have been temporarily suspended. In the areas most affected by COVID-19 there is increasing pressure on medical services. You may find it difficult to access COVID-19 testing and medical care.

 

·       The CCSA has confirmed that foreigners in Thailand should not contact their Embassy to register for a vaccine. If a hospital advises you to contact the Embassy to register you should explain this to them.

 

·       Some private hospitals are accepting registrations for the Moderna vaccine, which is expected to be available from October. You may need to pay in advance.

 

·       The only vaccines that have been approved and procured for use in Thailand are AstraZeneca, Sinovac and Sinopharm. You may not be able to choose which you receive. You should contact the hospital or vaccination centre for more information.

 

·       Foreigners in Bangkok can register for a COVID test at the Thai-Japanese Stadium, Bangkok via the Thai social security website. You will need to provide your passport details.

 

·       Pharmacists are now selling rapid antigen tests for COVID-19.

 

Registration For Vaccines

 

·       Vaccine registration may differ in each province so you should check details with your provincial authority.

 

·       Registration via the Principle Healthcare Group has now closed. Those who have registered should make a payment via their website

 

·       Bangkok

 

Foreigners over the age of 60 or with certain health conditions are eligible to pre-register for a vaccine with the following hospitals:

 

Phayathai 2 Hospital: http://phyathai2international.com/; pre-registration: 12-16 July, 09.00-12.00 hours; Vaccination: 19-30 July 2021 (except weekends)

 

Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital: you should contact the hospital directly.

 

Siriraj Hospital: foreigners with medical records can register via the Siriraj Connect app (available via Google Play and Apple stores). Registration is limited to 100 per day and is only available to those aged over 59 years 10 months and with certain health conditions. More info at 024197000. Vaccination is anticipated to take place 12-31 July.

 

·       Phuket

 

Registration for all foreigners in Phuket opened on Wednesday 16th June. You can register via the Phuket Win website. You will need to provide evidence that you live in Phuket.  For more information about vaccinations in Phuket, you can telephone the Phuket Provincial Health Office hotline on 0945938876 and 0622435116 or via Line @phuketwin.

 

Registration to receive the Moderna vaccine at Bangkok Hospital Phuket or Bangkok Hospital Siriroj has now closed. A new reservation schedule will be announced on their website once more vaccines are available.

 

·      Chiang Mai

 

Registration for vaccinations for foreign nationals residing in Chiang Mai opened on 28th

May. You can register for a vaccine by downloading an application form from the Chiang Mai Provincial Office website or directly here. For more information about vaccinations in Chiang Mai, you can contact the Chiang Mai Provincial Health Office www.chiangmaihealth.go.th or the Consular Co-ordinator Ben Svasti Thomson via email [email protected].

 

·       Hua Hin

 

Registration for vaccines has been temporarily suspended. Hua Hin Hospital have advised foreigners to keep checking their Facebook page for further announcements.

 

For those who have already registered via the MorProm app or whose appointments have been postponed, Hua Hin Hospital have advised you should monitor their Facebook page for updates.

 

·       Koh Samui / Koh Phangnan / Koh Tao

 

Foreigners can register for a vaccine at Koh Samui hospital until 6th August for vaccination on 8th August. To register, you will need to provide the following documents:

1.     A copy of your passport

2.     House rental agreement with house owners ID, signed by the owner

3.     Non-Thai ID card (Koh Samui only)

4.     Work permit

5.     Bank book

6.     A certificate from your employer or local hospital

 

·       Pattaya

 

Foreigners with a Pink ID card and Yellow house book can register for the Sinopharm vaccine via the Pattaya Ready registration site from 09:00 – 15:00 daily. You must have been resident in Pattaya for at least one year.

 

Updates on registering for the Moderna vaccine will be announced via Bangkok Pattaya Hospital website, Facebook page or LINE @bphhospital

 

·       Khon Kaen

 

Foreigners can register for a vaccine via their main district public hospital or at Srinagarind Khon Kaen hospital, Regional health Promotion Centre 7 and Khon Kaen hospital.

 

·       Buriram

 

Foreigners with a pink ID card can register via the MorProm app or your local hospital. If you do not have a pink ID card, you can register with your local hospital. You will need to take a copy of your passport, address in Thailand and contact details. We have been assured that the vaccination schedule has been arranged on first-come first-served basis, regardless of nationality.

 

·       KamphaengPhet

 

We have been advised by the Provincial Public Health Office that foreigners are able to register for vaccine at any public hospital in Kamphaengphet Province.

If you are employed in Kamphaengphet Province your employer may be able to register on your behalf. You should therefore speak directly with your employer.

For more information, you can contact the Khampangphet provincial public health office vaccine hotline on 093 111 8593.

 

·       Sa Kaeo

 

You can register for a vaccine by contacting the eligibility verification unit at Sa Kaeo Crown Prince Hospital with the following documents:          

1.     Your passport       

2.     ID card of your spouse (if not married, the house owners ID can be used)       

3.     Marriage certificate          

4.     House registration book   

5.     Letter explaining that you are currently residing in Sa Kaeo      

6.     Social security card

 

·       Rayong

 

Foreigners living in Rayong can register for vaccine via https://ระยองสู้โควิด.com. You can receive the vaccine at one of these 6 hospitals:

1.     Rayong hospital

2.     Memorial Hospital Sirindhorn

3.     Banchang hospital

4.     Klaeng Hospital

5.     Wang Chan Hospital

6.     Ban Khai hospital

 

Useful Contacts

 

Department Of Disease Control

www.ddc.moph.go.th

Hotline: 1422 (for English, press 9)

 

Department Of Medical Services (DMS)

Hotline: 1668

 

National Health Security Office

Hotline: 1330

 

Ministry Of Labour

www.mol.go.th.en

 

Ministry Of Labour And Social Security

Hotline: 1506

 

Chiang Mai Provincial Office

www.chiangmai.go.th

 

Khon Kaen Provincial Health Office

Tel: 0979596765

 

Phuket Provincial Health Office

Hotline: 0945938876 and 0622435116

LINE: @phuketwin

 

Pattaya

Hotline: 1337

[ezzra]

..take a leaf of other countries such as Australia, Canada, the US and Japan and France just to name a few and provide vaccinations to your own people without relying on the Thai government's supply which is unreliable at best and non exists at worse,

so pull your fingers out, stop relying on the locals, and get some much, much needed plane load of vaccine to your citizens and if there's a left over, hand it out to the locals...

[Havenstreet1940]

The Update from the British Embassy 21 July 2021.   Fine words but of little comfort to those of us living in rural Issan.   I have just returned from Khon Kaen city following my weekly seek and search of the situation in this Province.   The message has not changed since the supposed roll out began.  'sorry no hab vaccine, we cannot vaccinate foreigners until all Thai people are vaccinated.  There would appear to be a disconnect between officialdom in the 'Centre of the Universe' (Bangkok) and authorities upcountry.

 

 

So someone in authority is being extremely disengenuous, me thinks.

[pollyog]

Don't live in any of the listed provinces, so I guess I have to move or go without??

[Harveyboy]

1 hour ago, pollyog said:

Don't live in any of the listed provinces, so I guess I have to move or go without??

yep same here...to dangerous to travel..wait see what happens

[ronster]

You can’t register at Koh samui hospital as my Thai wife tried yesterday and was told it was a case of keep checking their website and turn up randomly when it shows there are vaccines available !

[British Consular Team]

3 hours ago, Tony M said:

The Consulate couldn't even get the info correct.  They say :

 

 British Nationals who are at least 60 years old with one of 7 stated chronic illnesses and all employees of British Chamber of Commerce Thailand member companies operating in dark red zones can register interest to receive a vaccine via this website

 

when we all know that it should be "60 years old or with.......".  I'm surprised that the Consulate is unaware of that.  I did email them when they promulgated the info, but didn't receive any reply or acknowledgment. 

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, Tony M. We'll amend. As you will appreciate, we get a lot of messages so apologies if we weren't able to respond to yours as quickly as you might have wished. 

[Tony M]

1 minute ago, British Consular Team said:

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, Tony M. We'll amend. As you will appreciate, we get a lot of messages so apologies if we weren't able to respond to yours as quickly as you might have wished. 

You're welcome. I was aware of the correct information, but there are possibly many who would have thought that they did not "qualify" after seeing your published info (although I can't believe that there is any ex-pat here now who is not aware of the apparent discrimination, etc).

[connda]

4 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The Thai government confirmed on 19th July they will ensure equal access to vaccines for all foreign nationals residing in Thailand, as well as Thai nationals.

Right after the "more-equal" Thai nationals have been vaccinated or next December when British nationals can purchase highly marked-up vaccines directly from for-maximum-profit private hospitals.

[connda]

I'll break all that verbiage down to one sentence.

If you work you're gold and if you don't work feel free to die of Covid.

[Rimmer]

 Pattaya

 

Foreigners with a Pink ID card and Yellow house book can register for the Sinopharm vaccine via the Pattaya Ready registration site from 09:00 – 15:00 daily. You must have been resident in Pattaya for at least one year.

 

Existing patients of Bangkok Hospital Pattaya can complete a survey to help the hospital determine the need for the Moderna vaccine and register details. Please complete the survey before 22 July 2021 via this website. If a vaccine is secured, you will be contacted via the telephone number provided.

 

Unbelievable!!

I am over 70 no pink card, no yellow house book, barely mobile and not registered at BPH or any other hospital except the tiny one in the village,    I live near Sattahip so Pattaya is as far away and as inaccessible/ expensive as going to Bangkok. 

 

I still pay UK tax and have done for over 20 years living in Thailand.

 

During my working life I have generated millions of pounds worth of export business for British Industry and this is the thanks.

 

The British government needs to load up a C130 with Pfizer or Moderna along with support personal and fly into each of the regional airports for a few days wherein shots could be given in order to look after their countrymen.

Anything short of that is not fulfilling your commitments during this very serious pandemic.

 

 

[Eff1n2ret]

32 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Anything short of that is not fulfilling your commitments

I doubt they feel any such commitment. Beyond hospital or prison visits to idiot tourists who fall off motorbikes or get themselves arrested, and offering to put them in touch with someone who will bail them out, the impression is that they rather despise those of us who have chosen to come and live here - which reflects the view of much of the UK population, so it's unrealistic to expect very much. Year after year we look after ourselves and our families and call on them for nothing, but what is developing into a serious emergency where we are unable to help ourselves has exposed just how little we can expect from our government, despite, as you say, our continued contribution in the form of income tax.

[Mansell]

All the lip service from the Embassy is laughable. The British Government should step forward to help its citizens anywhere in the world. This is a worldwide pandemic and needs a worldwide response. But then again that incompetent running the UK doesn’t inspire any hope for any of us. As he said about anybody over 80, they are going to die anyway. What a self serving ego driven <deleted>. We need somebody of the ilk of a Churchill, not a Churchill wannabe. I served the country for ten years in the RN, but I guess it doesn’t count for much when you get older. Why don’t we have a PM the caliber of New Zealand’s PM?

[Aussieroaming]

Get your head out of the sand British Embassy. Every Embassy, not just the British Embassy needs to step up and assist the Thai Govermment with vaccine donations, both for foreign citizens and other needy groups. Thailand does not have this under control and the Embassies who recognise this and do nothing are culpable for not rendering any assistance. Don't fool yourself into thinking that a meaningless weekly email update is being remotely helpful because you are merely regurgitating information that is already in the public domain.

[WineOh]

I've got an old printer in the cupboard in my study.
I think the ink cartridge is still full.
If i maximize the font a little bit and print all that off I bet I could get 50 sheets easy.

then I could cut those 50 sheets into 200 nice little rectangles.

 

Save me going to tesco to buy bog roll for the next few weeks...

[soalbundy]

6 hours ago, Havenstreet1940 said:

The Update from the British Embassy 21 July 2021.   Fine words but of little comfort to those of us living in rural Issan.   I have just returned from Khon Kaen city following my weekly seek and search of the situation in this Province.   The message has not changed since the supposed roll out began.  'sorry no hab vaccine, we cannot vaccinate foreigners until all Thai people are vaccinated.  There would appear to be a disconnect between officialdom in the 'Centre of the Universe' (Bangkok) and authorities upcountry.

 

 

So someone in authority is being extremely disengenuous, me thinks.

My missus spoke to a health worker in our Isaan village, so few people have taken up the offer of a vaccination in the Surin area that she said she will get us both vaccinated, obviously Sinovac but it's better than nothing until a decent vaccine can be obtained, years end probably, who knows what will come of it, wait and see.

[Golden Triangle]

3 hours ago, Rimmer said:

 Pattaya

 

Foreigners with a Pink ID card and Yellow house book can register for the Sinopharm vaccine via the Pattaya Ready registration site from 09:00 – 15:00 daily. You must have been resident in Pattaya for at least one year.

 

Existing patients of Bangkok Hospital Pattaya can complete a survey to help the hospital determine the need for the Moderna vaccine and register details. Please complete the survey before 22 July 2021 via this website. If a vaccine is secured, you will be contacted via the telephone number provided.

 

Unbelievable!!

I am over 70 no pink card, no yellow house book, barely mobile and not registered at BPH or any other hospital except the tiny one in the village,    I live near Sattahip so Pattaya is as far away and as inaccessible/ expensive as going to Bangkok. 

 

I still pay UK tax and have done for over 20 years living in Thailand.

 

During my working life I have generated millions of pounds worth of export business for British Industry and this is the thanks.

 

The British government needs to load up a C130 with Pfizer or Moderna along with support personal and fly into each of the regional airports for a few days wherein shots could be given in order to look after their countrymen.

Anything short of that is not fulfilling your commitments during this very serious pandemic.

 

 

Welcome to the club, many of us are in the same boat, I am registered at: thai intervac, board of trade (Thailand), British Chambers of Commerce, Bangkok Pattaya hospital, Pattaya Memorial hospital, and still I can't get a shot, I'm waiting on the new platform to be announced, maybe tomorrow or maybe next week, who knows? But I  will register yet again, I really don't know why I have to go to BKK for a jab when surely Pattaya must have the biggest congregation of expats from every country on the planet outside of Bangkok?? The slopey Teflon shoulders of the British embassy and others is shining bright in this total sh!t show.

Edited July 22, 2021 by Golden Triangle

[Golden Triangle]

I know that I keep repeating this, but please send an email to Boris in No. 10

 

I have sent him 2 now, Google uk pm email, you get a 1000 characters to tell him how f****d off you are, don't forget to mention France, China the US & anyone else that have helped their citizens, we might not get any action but you will feel better for venting your spleen ???????? 

[Fairynuff]

In other words expect nothing from the British government. Just sit by and watch the other Embassies looking after their citizens.

[Fairynuff]

10 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

I know that I keep repeating this, but please send an email to Boris in No. 10

 

I have sent him 2 now, Google uk pm email, you get a 1000 characters to tell him how f****d off you are, don't forget to mention France, China the US & anyone else that have helped their citizens, we might not get any action but you will feel better for venting your spleen ???????? 

Johnson? He’s just ... johnson .

[Golden Triangle]

22 minutes ago, Fairynuff said:

Johnson? He’s just ... johnson .

Very clever ????

[theoldgit]

Post insulting another poster removed, constructive remarks, even criticisms, are always welcome, but if you can't be civil please stay away.

[Havenstreet1940]

13 hours ago, soalbundy said:

I didn't know about 59 plus, I'm well over that. It doesn't seem to be useless, just the worst one going. I'm not to bothered myself as our area seems to be covid free but I will be making a one day journey to Bangkok in November, straight to the embassy, out and straight back to my village again so any little plus in protection can't be bad however if it is harmful to anyone over 59 then that is a different bag.

I have yet to read why Sinovac has the 59 recommendation other than the trials carried out by the Chinese did not include any people over that age group, so maybe as the effects on over 59 were not avaiilable, that is the reasoning.   

 

Another question to think about- quite a few countries are thinking/considering about mixing vaccines for greater efficiacy, but apart the Chinese and a few Middle East countries such as Bahrein etc. none of them are considering including Sinovvac orSinopharm, but the likes of AZand MnRA vaccines. 

 

I wonder why?  Could be the 59 problem raising its head again.

 

[soalbundy]

2 minutes ago, Havenstreet1940 said:

I have yet to read why Sinovac has the 59 recommendation other than the trials carried out by the Chinese did not include any people over that age group, so maybe as the effects on over 59 were not avaiilable, that is the reasoning.   

 

Another question to think about- quite a few countries are thinking/considering about mixing vaccines for greater efficiacy, but apart the Chinese and a few Middle East countries such as Bahrein etc. none of them are considering including Sinovvac orSinopharm, but the likes of AZand MnRA vaccines. 

 

I wonder why?  Could be the 59 problem raising its head again.

 

Apparently the Chinese are now vaccinating the over 60's with Sinovac. Why they didn't do so before was to concentrate all their resources on the younger working population, they have like the West, a large older population.

[Havenstreet1940]

2 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

Apparently the Chinese are now vaccinating the over 60's with Sinovac. Why they didn't do so before was to concentrate all their resources on the younger working population, they have like the West, a large older population.

Of course they are.  Only to be expected from a country that has no regard for human life and could never acknowledge that the Western vaccines are superior to their own!

 

However, lets conclude this conversation as I suspect you have no other option than to accept Sinovac in your particular location and some protection is better than none.

 

Incidentally i was offered Sinovac recently and turned it down and will wait for AZ to become available.    Having a history of Anaphylaxis, my UK doctor has advised against the likes of Pifzer and Moderna.

 

Like you I live in the sticks outside a small village so I really only have to concern myself when I go to the city and by choice I do not encourge visitors.

[Rimmer]

A post denigrating and calling Chinese vaccines useless 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 Thai government sponsored vaccine and the forum and or yourself can get in trouble for comments like this so stop it.

[steve73]

Useful article from the Economist comparing how many countries are currently accepting vaccinations of each type... assuming you get a choice of course, (as assuming the link is acceptable).

 

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/07/20/which-covid-19-vaccine-is-the-most-widely-accepted-for-international-travel

[animalmagic]

On 7/22/2021 at 11:22 AM, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The British Embassy’s objective remains to secure equitable access to vaccines for British nationals across Thailand (particularly the most vulnerable) within the national vaccination programme. The previous Ambassador to Thailand spoke to Thai authorities about this issue several times, including when he has met the Prime Minister. The British Ambassador designate continues to discuss this with them.

 

Ok, so now we know you have an objective, how about telling us when you think that objective will be achieved and how?

Your objective is to work within a basically non-existent national vaccination programme that your nationals have reported time and again that they have incredible problems accessing.  Perhaps you need to set your sights a little higher?

The Ambassador and Ambassador designate have spoken to the PM several times; without any real result.  This shows the high regard within which they are held as they have achieved the square root of........not very much!

Maybe you should talk to our own PM?

[itsari]

I am a British citizen and 68 years of age in good health living in Thailand . 

I wish to say I am embarrassed by the way my fellow countrymen complain about the UK policy with there citizens living abroad . I personally think the UK decision is a correct one . Just wait your turn like  Thai citizens must do . 

 

[bluemoon58]

On 7/22/2021 at 12:07 PM, Tony M said:

but didn't receive any reply or acknowledgment. 

WHAT, you were expecting a reply...??? Ha ha ha ha ha ha, breathe, ha ha ha ha ha ha ????