2 minutes ago, anchadian said:

How many VIPs, tourist workers, etc have been vaccinated to date?

Very polite of you not to mention the golden goose. AKA Phuket Sandbox

11 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

That's even better news. If the reported infections are clumped together in construction sites, the infections in the general community are fewer.

Prob true.It is a well run site.fenced off and ive not  seen workers out buying food etc.No idea where they camp.

5 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

From the linked SCMP article above:

 

"Yet vaccine hesitancy is profound. More than 600 medical workers who had received two Sinovac doses have since been infected by Covid-19 and at least one died. A better strategy is needed if Thailand wants to realise herd immunity this year."

 

He does not mention that about 700,000 Thai medical workers received the 2x Sinovac dose from April to July 2021 and that the Delta variant arrived Thailand mid May 2021.

 

"The 618 cases were among the 677,348 medical staff who had received two doses of the Chinese-developed coronavirus vaccine between April to July, government data show. Among those infected are a nurse who died and a health-care worker in critical condition."

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/12/coronavirus-latest-updates/

 

 

can you imagine if in the U.S. we had the same vaccine hesitancy in the early 50's for the Polio vaccine.  we would all be wearing braces today

Edited August 8, 20214 yr by malibukid

Each province's daily domestic COVID-19 cases update in Thailand on Sunday

Total: 19,627

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10158189075487050

24 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Very polite of you not to mention the golden goose. AKA Phuket Sandbox

I did actually.  The Sandbox was included in etc.

46 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Must be the weekend....rest days?

 

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

DAY 54: 480,155

DAY 55: 194,342 <— Saturday

DAY 56: 180,552 <— Sunday

DAY 57: 332,299

DAY 58: 379,271

DAY 59: 383,607

DAY 60: 670,834

DAY 61: 647,571

DAY 62: 198,527 <— Saturday

 

TOTAL: 16,378,114 doses

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424253121274863618

Thailand's Vaccine Tracker (Aug. 8, 2021) About 6.7% of the population is fully vaccinated. 15,843,283 (+155,992) people have received the first dose, while 4,438,168 (+31,445) have been fully inoculated. #วัคซีนโควิด19 #COVID19 #ล็อกดาวน์ #KE

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1424266690997547008

 

6 Aug 1PM Expatvac Update

Total registered 43,048 (w/ complete procedures/docs)

60+: 9,332

 

TOP 5 provinces:

BKK: 16,551

Chonburi: 6,429

Chiang Mai: 3,961

S’prakarn: 1,526

Nontaburi: 1,424

 

https://twitter.com/SangratTanee/status/1424264518410985474

 

6 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The Thai government has been trying to secure more vaccines and accelerate vaccine roll-out to create herd immunity. It aims to vaccinate around 70 percent of the nearly 70 million population by the end of the year.

According to Anutin were well on the way  to reaching that target... whatever that means?

Outside of Bangkok & Phuket I doubt if it's even reached 5%

1 hour ago, ourmanflint said:

You know the rules...

 

£1 in the jar

Sorry I mistakenly reported you for miss quoting me. My apologies for this as you didn't. I'm getting on a bit of a report thing here and had a bit of a hare trigger. Once again I apologise. When it comes to the trolls on here now I will not hesitate though. You are trying to turn adult discourse in to childish non rational, bickering arguement. You know who you are as do the rest of us on here.

48 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Each province's daily domestic COVID-19 cases update in Thailand on Sunday

Total: 19,627

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10158189075487050

BKK went down about 1000. That's where the main drop in daily infections came from. "Officially" of course.

Edited August 8, 20214 yr by dinsdale

1 hour ago, VBF said:

Possibly similar to the UK where numbers often appeared to drop over weekends due to less reporting over weekends?

Is that what you mean?

An artifact is when the numbers are impacted by shortages of labor for testing, or processing of samples, usually related to a weekend, or when there is simply too much to be dealt with.

 

it could said that, broadly speaking, Thailand’s numbers of cases are an artifact of low testing.

35 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Thailand's Vaccine Tracker (Aug. 8, 2021) About 6.7% of the population is fully vaccinated. 15,843,283 (+155,992) people have received the first dose, while 4,438,168 (+31,445) have been fully inoculated. #วัคซีนโควิด19 #COVID19 #ล็อกดาวน์ #KE

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1424266690997547008

 

For the Govt to achieve its target of 100m does by yr end, it will take an average of 543,000 doses per day over the next 147 days.

 

This last week which included low numbers for Sat/Sun together with highs of over 600,000 for two days, saw on average of 398,000 doses for the week.

 

The Govt will have to maintain 600,000 doses per day during the weekdays and up the workload at the weekends.

 

It can be done.

 

 

Let's put things in perspective. I was considering a runner back to Florida until I looked at the data;

 

Florida Saturday ;   population 22M /  24,000 new cases / 88 deaths / 50% fully vaccinated

Thailand    ''          ;         ''           66M /  22,000       ''            / 218    ''       /  6 %         ''

 

Florida ;   Total cases   2,700,000  /  Total deaths 40,000  /  182 deaths per 100,000

Thailand;          ''               675,000  /           ''              6,000  /    9       ''         ''         ''

 

In Florida 92% of over 60 years old fully vaccinated which explains a lower death count. Thailand is on course to have 60+ vaccinated equal in 45 days or less. I have decided to take my chances here in Thailand for two more months then if no improvement run like hell.

17 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

An artifact is when the numbers are impacted by shortages of labor for testing, or processing of samples, usually related to a weekend, or when there is simply too much to be dealt with.

 

it could said that, broadly speaking, Thailand’s numbers of cases are an artifact of low testing.

I think continual use of this word doesn't really add to anything. I believe in and of itself it has by the very nature of over use become an artifact.

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Watching the morning news today showed temples with backlogs of bodies as well. 

The local temple was backed up so they burned one body in a field. No different to burning a dead animal. Disgusting.

7 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

First time in 5 days new cases dip below 20k. Total of 19,983 new infections, with 350 of those from prison and 19,633 in the community. 138 COVID deaths recorded.

 

The above new cases does not include new counts from rapid tests.

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 6th Aug) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases from daily official announcements. 

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand
 

Are we just seeing another of those Plateaus prior to another barrier being broken.

One event was on June 9th for several Days before numbers went above 10 K

There was one of these events for a few Days on June 25th and the numbers stalled before rising above !5 K

Another event was on July 1st for a few Days again a stall before 20 K 

Could we be seeing the stall before 25 K possibly.

I sincerely hope not, but the worst has to be expected, as the Virus has progressed with very few obstacles placed in its path in the way of restrictions or Vaccines Etc

51 minutes ago, jazzdog32095 said:

Let's put things in perspective. I was considering a runner back to Florida until I looked at the data;

 

Florida Saturday ;   population 22M /  24,000 new cases / 88 deaths / 50% fully vaccinated

Thailand    ''          ;         ''           66M /  22,000       ''            / 218    ''       /  6 %         ''

 

Florida ;   Total cases   2,700,000  /  Total deaths 40,000  /  182 deaths per 100,000

Thailand;          ''               675,000  /           ''              6,000  /    9       ''         ''         ''

 

In Florida 92% of over 60 years old fully vaccinated which explains a lower death count. Thailand is on course to have 60+ vaccinated equal in 45 days or less. I have decided to take my chances here in Thailand for two more months then if no improvement run like hell.

Another set of numbers to consider:

Total tests given:

Florida: 33,639,977

Thailand:  8,129,670

 

Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

For the Govt to achieve its target of 100m does by yr end, it will take an average of 543,000 doses per day over the next 147 days.

 

This last week which included low numbers for Sat/Sun together with highs of over 600,000 for two days, saw on average of 398,000 doses for the week.

 

The Govt will have to maintain 600,000 doses per day during the weekdays and up the workload at the weekends.

 

It can be done.

 

 

Can it be done with a lack of vaccines?  How many vaccines are on hand right now?

4 minutes ago, Misty said:

Another set of numbers to consider:

Total tests given:

Florida: 33,639,977

Thailand:  8,129,670

Total cases to date:

Florida   2,770,817
Thailand  756,505

 

Considered.

7 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

The above new cases does not include new counts from rapid tests.

 

Yes, I mentioned this yesterday.

 

 

7 minutes ago, Misty said:

Another set of numbers to consider:

Total tests given:

Florida: 33,639,977

Thailand:  8,129,670

 

Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 The deaths / 100,000 is huge and they need no test

47 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The local temple was backed up so they burned one body in a field. No different to burning a dead animal. Disgusting.

The smaller temples in smaller villages do not have crematoriums.  15 years ago my now ex wife's great grandmother died in a very small village outside of Sakhon Nakhon. After 3 days of ceremonies and monks chanting they carried her from the house to the small temple and put her casket on top of logs which had been placed in the area behind where the monks sat.  Then family and Monks walked around pouring oil and fuel from inside Coconuts on the casket and the logs. The grandfather or son of the great grandmother then lit the fuel soaked logs and the family and friends stood around as it went up in flames.  After the roaring fire died down the fireworks were lit off and then candy was thrown out for the children to celebrate her passing.  The next morning the family went back to the location and picked through the ashes and saved out the small bone fragments and teeth which were placed in a box.  I know it sounds morbid and disgusting but that's how they did it.

Edited August 8, 20214 yr by ThailandRyan

8 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Can it be done with a lack of vaccines?  How many vaccines are on hand right now?

I think the most important factor is limiting deaths. Thailand is going to achieve vaccinating 60+ in a relatively short period of time.

2 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

The smaller temples in smaller villages do not have crematoriums.  15 years ago my now ex wife's great grandmother died in a very small village outside of Sakhon Nakhon. After 3 days if ceremonies and monks, they carried her from the house to the small temple and put her casket on top of logs in the area behind where the monks sat.  Then family and Monks walked around pouring oil and fuel from inside Coconuts on the casket and the logs. The grandfather or son of the great grandmother then lit the fuel soaked logs and the family and friends stood around as it went up in flames.  After the roaring fire died down the fireworks were lit off and then candy was thrown out for the children to celebrate her passing.  The next morning the family went back to the location and picked through the ashes and saved out the small bone fragments and teeth which were placed in a box.  I know it sounds morbid and disgusting but that's how they did it.

Is digging a 6ft hole any better? 

8 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Let me say this before certain others on this forum do.

 

Hopefully this drop represents the peak. 

It represents the weekend

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Sorry I mistakenly reported you for miss quoting me. My apologies for this as you didn't. I'm getting on a bit of a report thing here and had a bit of a hare trigger. Once again I apologise. When it comes to the trolls on here now I will not hesitate though. You are trying to turn adult discourse in to childish non rational, bickering arguement. You know who you are as do the rest of us on here.

 

 

Glad we have you keeping us all safe 

3 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Is digging a 6ft hole any better? 

Not much different I would say.  The bone fragments here and ashes are normally put inside of a tall Buddha style obelisk which line a wall at the Wats. A picture of the deceased is then placed on a piece of marble and cemented into the opening.  Families visit them just like we in the west visit grave markers or headstones where the caskets are buried 6 feet down.

The positive side is the Government has totally prioritized jabbing those most at risk. Once 50% of health workers and 60+ are vaccinated the death numbers should come way down. Cases not resulting in death we can all live with for some time.

The heart-rending picture of a nurse hugging her bereaved Covid-19-infected pregnant friend went viral on social media on Saturday. #COVID19 #nurse #ThailandNews #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40004375

8 hours ago, dinsdale said:

By 70% does this mean partly of fully vaccinated? 

If you look at the MOPH graphic all will be clear

There have been some 15,862,187  receiving only one Dose, and are only partially Vaccinated

And a further 4,671,486  who have received both Doses, and are therefore fully Vaccinated

A Farmers Mile from 70 % of the population Vaccinated thus far.