415,000 COVID Vaccine Doses Arrive from UK

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BANGKOK (TNA) – Thailand received 415,000 donated doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca from the United Kingdom at Suvarnabhumi airport at 9pm on Aug 3.

 

The British embassy in Bangkok said in its Facebook page that the donation was aimed at increasing access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the country. It delivered the donated doses to Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn, deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control, and Chulamanee Chartsuwan, director-general of the Department of European Affairs, who represented the Thai government in the vaccine acceptance.

 

The donation was a part of the 9 million doses that the United Kingdom planned to initially donate to other countries. Of them, 5 million doses will enter the COVAX project and 4 million doses will be handed directly to countries.

 

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[Orinoco]

Thank you BoJo,

Love you to. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not

[ezzra]

Wouldn't be lovely had the UK took care of their expats living here and also provided them with the vaccine? how hard would that have been? other countries did it, why not the UK?... 

[Orinoco]

What a great day for Thai government officials, plus family and friends. 

Nice one BoJo. 

[internationalism]

those 415k might count for dr anutin as part of a locally allocated 5-6mln made by sin bioscience. Lucky him.

Creative accounting and fony statistics are part of his ministry.

Edited August 4, 2021 by internationalism

[smedly]

I still think that donations from the US and UK are the reason farangs are now getting free vaccine appointments at hospitals - I think the Thai government was told it would be a condition - the focus on farangs has definately changed these last couple of weeks - it is no longer Thai first which likely came directly from Anutin

[internationalism]

there is chinese and french way of vaccination, less useful for covid diplomacy.

And there is an american and the UK one. That one serves stronger military and economic ties for the future

[Whale]

20 minutes ago, smedly said:

I still think that donations from the US and UK are the reason farangs are now getting free vaccine appointments at hospitals - I think the Thai government was told it would be a condition - the focus on farangs has definately changed these last couple of weeks 

I agree but I think the Thais actually out-manoeuvred the foreign embassies (exceptions of China and France to a degree). I think when they turned up complaining about foreigner vaccines the Thais just told them .... we dont have enough for our own people send some vials to help out if you want or set up your vaccine system for your own people. 

Edited August 4, 2021 by Whale

[cyril sneer]

Still no donations from from EU countries?

 

I really hope citizens from UK/US are put ahead in the queue 

[jollyhangmon]

27 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

Still no donations from from EU countries?

 

I really hope citizens from UK/US are put ahead in the queue 

 

... sure buddy, hope springs f'n eternal, 555, 5 ... 

 

[mtls2005]

Thank you to the U.K.

 

Every bit helps, especially right now, with an acute shortage of vaccines, and a massive Third Wave.

 

 

[internationalism]

3 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

and a massive Third Wave.

 

 

6st July entered the 4th wave, when Delta became prevalent.

I think that is officially, but not repeated that often. Somehow doesn't sound that good as the 3rd wave

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-enters-4th-covid-19-wave-as-more-cases-are-of-mutated-virus-ccsa-advisor-says/

Edited August 5, 2021 by internationalism

[utalkin2me]

Great.

 

Vax the willing all you want. 
 

Leave the unwilling out of it. 
 

we all get along. 

[herfiehandbag]

58 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

Still no donations from from EU countries?

 

I really hope citizens from UK/US are put ahead in the queue 

I just think that they (no, all foreigners, EU or beyond) should simply be in the queue, exactly as is everyone else. As others have said, maybe there are signs that is happening.

[Thailand]

Just in time for the Expatvac program.

 

Pfizer and AZ. ????????

[sungod]

1 hour ago, cyril sneer said:

Still no donations from from EU countries?

Still squabbling among themselves most likely.

[Mr Meeseeks]

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

Wouldn't be lovely had the UK took care of their expats living here and also provided them with the vaccine? how hard would that have been? other countries did it, why not the UK?... 

They even hate the native inhabitants of the British Isles, and are spending billions on putting illegals up in hotels and destroying our communities, culture and way of life. 

 

Looking out for (majority white) expats is an anathema to the Impotent, self-loathing, Marxist commissars that now run the UK. 

 

 

[internationalism]

12 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Marxist commissars that now run the UK.

johnson, may, cameron, brown, blair, major, tchatcher and non any other the UK prime ministers.

I have thought you live now in thailand for very long. Take care to comment on how thai premiers do perform and what is their ideology?

Edited August 5, 2021 by internationalism

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand received 415,000 donated doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca from the United Kingdom at Suvarnabhumi airport at 9pm on Aug 3.

All these hand-outs to a government that said it had it all under control... just wait and see, next year it will be: look how we saved the nation.

[mikebell]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The British embassy in Bangkok said in its Facebook page that the donation was aimed at increasing access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the

cabinet and amongst hi-sos & the connected.  If only I was French but 78 years as a Brit makes me ineligible for any help from the British Embassy.

[Saltire]

3 hours ago, smedly said:

I still think that donations from the US and UK are the reason farangs are now getting free vaccine appointments at hospitals - I think the Thai government was told it would be a condition - the focus on farangs has definately changed these last couple of weeks - it is no longer Thai first which likely came directly from Anutin

I hope you are correct, call me cynical but I will wait and see if the local health authorities get (and obey) the memo or will they continue to tell me 'Thai first' to my face.

 

[Almer]

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

Wouldn't be lovely had the UK took care of their expats living here and also provided them with the vaccine? how hard would that have been? other countries did it, why not the UK?... 

What we have to remember is, if you are of pension age it is not in Boris's interest to help you, suffer snuf it is a pension saved.

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, Saltire said:

I hope you are correct, call me cynical but I will wait and see if the local health authorities get (and obey) the memo or will they continue to tell me 'Thai first' to my face.

 

Will find out today, I have an appointment for dose 1 (Sinovac) this afternoon. Dose 2 they say will be AZ.

 

Bizarrely, I was in hospital for surgery on a sceptic foot until Monday. The hospital rang me whilst I was in there but were unable to respond to my invitation to 'pop upstairs and vaccinate me". Instead I will have to struggle in today, currently only able to hop using a Zimmer frame. I hope that Central Plaza has a wheelchair!

 

 

 

 

Edited August 5, 2021 by herfiehandbag

[Dont confuse me]

"The donation was a part of the 9 million doses that the United Kingdom planned to initially donate to other countries. Of them, 5 million doses will enter the COVAX project and 4 million doses will be handed directly to countries"

 

Better than nothing and 415,000 more than Thailand has ever given the UK. 

I think Thailand is lucky to get that, the way they treat expats I wouldn't have given then anything.

 

[herfiehandbag]

2 hours ago, Almer said:

What we have to remember is, if you are of pension age it is not in Boris's interest to help you, suffer snuf it is a pension saved.

I am as cynical as the next man about the UK's politicians, (although I do find Boris Johnson a refreshing change from his bland and uninspiring predecessors over several decades) ; but I doubt that a deliberate policy of allowing pensioners to die early is anywhere in their plans!

[John Drake]

6 hours ago, internationalism said:

there is chinese and french way of vaccination, less useful for covid diplomacy.

And there is an american and the UK one. That one serves stronger military and economic ties for the future

The US sent 5 million Moderna shots to Vietnam. Twice as much as Thailand got of Pfizer. That should send a message. 

[Caspersfriend]

4 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

They even hate the native inhabitants of the British Isles, and are spending billions on putting illegals up in hotels and destroying our communities, culture and way of life. 

 

Looking out for (majority white) expats is an anathema to the Impotent, self-loathing, Marxist commissars that now run the UK. 

 

 

Hello, a strongly-worded post.

 

For the benefit of the many on this forum who do not have the benefit of comprehending the 'shortened form' of English. Maybe a less vitriolic form would help to get your point across..

[Almer]

15 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

I am as cynical as the next man about the UK's politicians, (although I do find Boris Johnson a refreshing change from his bland and uninspiring predecessors over several decades) ; but I doubt that a deliberate policy of allowing pensioners to die early is anywhere in their plans!

They didn't do a lot to protect the aged in care homes!

[Almer]

6 hours ago, internationalism said:

those 415k might count for dr anutin as part of a locally allocated 5-6mln made by sin bioscience. Lucky him.

Creative accounting and fony statistics are part of his ministry.

Dr Anutin  ????

[Saltire]

2 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

Sure, but if somebody runs away from home..... why to care? 

You won't pay taxes in UK anymore but want to have the benefits. 

Nobody I hope forced you to leave UK? 

And nobody would force you to stay in Thailand? 

So make up your mind ????

Slight correction. UK expats still pay UK tax on all UK income. I do every year since I left.