PPAO eyes B98mn budget to buy Moderna vaccine for Phuket

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Mr Rewat called for the extra budget for the PPAO to buy Moderna vaccine doses directly from the Red Cross. Photo: PPAO

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Rewat Areerob, President of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) today called for a budget of about B98 million from the central government in order to buy more than 89,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine from the Red Cross.

 

Mr Rewat explained the move at a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall this morning (July 21), chaired by Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee.

 

The PPAO has already bought more than 5,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine from the Thai Red Cross.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/ppao-eyes-b98mn-budget-to-buy-moderna-vaccine-for-phuket-80783.php

 

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[schlog]

The PPAO has already bought more than 5,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine from the Thai Red Cross......woooow now i'm relaxed. It's good to know that the top 1% of phuket who need to control the sinovac folks got there moderna shots already lol! Or who got that shots? Name list?

Edited July 22, 2021 by schlog

[ezzra]

It is not the issue with buying the vaccine, lord knows Thailand already 'bought' many millions of them, it's the availability and the supplying the stuff that is the difficult part...

[irishman25]

17 minutes ago, ezzra said:

It is not the issue with buying the vaccine, lord knows Thailand already 'bought' many millions of them, it's the availability and the supplying the stuff that is the difficult part...

YES? they have a long wait for supply's around OCT or NOV if lucky

[ikke1959]

First pay then you will get it at the back of the line please....a few million paid already are first in line

[steve187]

is this the same Moderna bought and pre paid for, by the people that registered on lots of private hospitals websites

[grandpa]

There is more to Thailand than Phuket, much more.  They've had their preferantial treatment already whilst millions of other ordinary folk struggle on without anything (look at Bang Sue station yesterday).  It is time for the majority of Thais, and farangs, to be brought up to the same mark as Phuket.  It's time to stop pouring money into that very sick cash buffalo!

[Iron Tongue]

Why does the Thai Red Cross need to get involved?  

The pharma companies are dealing directly with countries & provincial health orgs globally.

 

Is even the Red Cross wanting a kick-back nowadays?