Thailand vaccine rollout finally picking up pace - media publishes 10 stats you need to know

[webfact]

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai media Sanook published ten statistics from the vaccine rollout in the country as given to them by Dr Sirirerk Songwilai of the Ministry of Further Education.

 

Here they are:

 

1. Thailand has now administered 20 million doses of vaccine. The first 10 million took 124 days but the second 10 million took just 36 days (a near three and a half times improvement). 23.9% of people have received at least one dose and 6.7% have had two. 0.3% have had three; these are medical personnel. 

 

2. Four brands of vaccine have been used:

 

Sinovac 48.77% of all doses

Astra Zeneca 43.95%

Sinopharm 7%

Pfizer 0.28%

 

But in terms of the number of people 1.5 million more people have received Astra Zeneca compared to Sinovac. 

 

3. Six vaccines have been registered for use and two more are in the process of being approved. 

 

4. The most jabs administered in a single day was 670,000 last Thursday, 5th August.

 

5. Phuket has administered the highest percentage of jabs with 75.9% getting one jab and 59.2% two jabs. In Bangkok the figure is 70.2% one dose and 14.9% two doses. 

 

Both Bangkok and Phuket have succeeded in vaccinating 80% of over 60s. 

 

Samut Prakan has vaccinated 80% of people with seven underlying health conditions.

 

6. Thailand ranks 4th in ASEAN in its total vaccine rollout numbers and 5th in terms of percentage.

 

7. Thailand ranks 27th in the world in terms of vaccine numbers administered. 

 

8. Thailand has 30 million doses of vaccine:

 

Astra Zeneca12.8 million

Sinovac 12.5 million

Sinopharm 5 million

Pfizer 1.5 million

 

China has donated one million Sinovac, Japan 1.05 million AZ, Britain 0.42 AZ, and US 1.5 million doses of Pfizer.

 

9. Vaccine can reduce the amount of death. A study of 819 who died from Covid-19 showed that 74.5% had not been vaxxed at all and only two cases had had two doses. 

 

10. There are four vaccines currently under research and development in Thailand and in human trials. 

 

ChulaCov19 at Chulalonkorn University. 

 

HXP-GPOVac a collaboration of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation and Mahidol University.

 

COVIGEN  produced by Bionet-Asia Co. Ltd

 

and

 

Baiya SARS-CoV-2 Vax 1 made by Baiya Phytopharm Co. Ltd and Chulalongkorn University.

 

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[nahkit]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket has administered the highest percentage of jabs with 75.9% getting one jab and 59.2% two jabs. In Bangkok the figure is 70.2% one dose and 14.9% two doses. 

And the figures for Isaan?

[brommers]

These figures are hardly illuminating. What I and the rest of the country needs to know is why are we not seeing the 1 million vaccinations per day promised by Anutin! 

[Guderian]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The first 10 million took 124 days but the second 10 million took just 36 days (a near three and a half times improvement).

Come on, keep up the good work and maybe you can do the third 10 million doses in just 10 days, which would also be three and a half times improvement!

[internationalism]

way to go - another 80% of target group to be vaccinated.

 

please don't count this 48% sinovac - not working for delta.

 

and they are moving goalposts - increasing herd immunity from 70% to 85% or higher.

At some stage vaccinating kids - at least those with underlying (there are few over 100kg, but many with 35 body mass index.

And giving booster to all sinovac takers 

 

[SmartyMarty]

Here’s hoping Anutin didn’t produce these figures. A slow start but now gathering pace thanks to the millions who have cried out and criticised those in charge.

[itsari]

6 minutes ago, SmartyMarty said:

Here’s hoping Anutin didn’t produce these figures. A slow start but now gathering pace thanks to the millions who have cried out and criticised those in charge.

Slow start that is now costing lives .

[wensiensheng]

Was it 70% of the population to be vaccinated in Phuket for the sandbox scheme to kick off? Because the 59.2% quoted in the OP indicates they jumped the gun somewhat.

[HappyExpat57]

26 minutes ago, itsari said:

Slow start that is now costing lives .

And killing the baht.

[Scrotobike]

1 hour ago, nahkit said:

And the figures for Isaan?

I doubt the authors know what/where Issan is. I live here and I know of no one who has had a vax. I am sure there are some....somewhere.....

[itsari]

5 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

And killing the baht.

Baht can come back to life , Covid casualties'  have no chance of that 

[placeholder]

55 minutes ago, internationalism said:

please don't count this 48% sinovac - not working for delta.

 

Being less effective is not the same thing as ineffective. I remember when Sinovac was being denounced after one study showed it had a 51% effectiveness, but when a study showed that the Biontech-Pfizer vaccine had a 39% effectiveness against the delta variant, that doesn't seem to have figured in the thinking of those clamoring for that vaccine. There have been no large scale clinical studies released on the effectiveness of Sinovac in preventing serious symptoms and death in those infected with the Delta variant. What is so hard to understand about that?

[Almer]

1 hour ago, nahkit said:

And the figures for Isaan?

Where?

[Rimmer]

Conspiracy troll post removed

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, nahkit said:

And the figures for Isaan?

Not on the Radar apparently.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

But in terms of the number of people 1.5 million more people have received Astra Zeneca compared to Sinovac. 

Finally got my first jab this  morning.. Astra Zeneca.

Had registered my details on a provincial website, which in an automated reply said wait for an appointment via sms or email.

However next door to me is a vocational building which is being used two days a week as a vaccination site, a friend called me to say that I could walk-in with the printed out copy of the reply plus my passport today, I got accepted.

Astra Zeneca for both jabs, as I waited 30 minutes to leave they gave me my next appointment end of Oct so about 10 weeks.

All ages were there, with a mix of Sinvac or AZ depending on age or underlying issues.

Very well organised, social distancing maintained on seated areas inside, nurses moving along the aisles so people did not move.

 

[RobU]

1 hour ago, placeholder said:

Being less effective is not the same thing as ineffective. I remember when Sinovac was being denounced after one study showed it had a 51% effectiveness, but when a study showed that the Biontech-Pfizer vaccine had a 39% effectiveness against the delta variant, that doesn't seem to have figured in the thinking of those clamoring for that vaccine. There have been no large scale clinical studies released on the effectiveness of Sinovac in preventing serious symptoms and death in those infected with the Delta variant. What is so hard to understand about that?

WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations

 Vaccine efficacy results showed that the vaccine prevented symptomatic disease in 51% of those vaccinated and prevented severe COVID-19 and hospitalization in 100% of the studied population.

[Havenstreet1940]

Give it a rest please!

[Sydebolle]

Problem is homemade, not Chinese, British or American rooted - just wait and see! 

[ArcticFox]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

9. Vaccine can reduce the amount of death. A study of 819 who died from Covid-19 showed that 74.5% had not been vaxxed at all and only two cases had had two doses. 

 

Source?  We hear that all the time especially from politicians.  Personally I'd like to see the study and source data.

[HaoleBoy]

China has donated one million Sinovac, Japan 1.05 million AZ, Britain 0.42 AZ, and US 1.5 million doses of Pfizer.

 

How much J&J did the French donate for their citizens?

How much ?? did the Swiss donate for their citizens?

How much Sinovac did the Chinese donate specifically for their citizens (or is that included in above figure?)?

 

Make mention that the Aussies donated $68 million for Covid related something.

[MrJ2U]

Thailand ranks at the bottom (122) for vaccines distribution.

 

 

[placeholder]

3 hours ago, ArcticFox said:

Source?  We hear that all the time especially from politicians.  Personally I'd like to see the study and source data.

How about these? I got more if this isn't enough.

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Newsroom/Articles/ID/2879/New-data-reveals-COVID-19-impact-on-unvaccinated

https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20210629/almost-all-us-covid-19-deaths-now-in-the-unvaccinated

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2021/07/22/403863/texas-has-seen-nearly-9000-covid-19-deaths-since-february-all-but-43-were-unvaccinated-people/

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0806-vaccination-protection.html

[Neeranam]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

7. Thailand ranks 27th in the world in terms of vaccine numbers administered. 

Will done Thailand! 

 

[Neeranam]

8 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

I doubt the authors know what/where Issan is. I live here and I know of no one who has had a vax. I am sure there are some....somewhere.....

I know many foreigners who have had it, Central Khon Kaen mostly. 

 

[placeholder]

3 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Will done Thailand! 

 

What about in terms of percentage of the population? How does it compare to its neighbors? I think the only neighbor it's beating is Myanmar.

[Kadilo]

10 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I know many foreigners who have had it, Central Khon Kaen mostly. 

 

My gf and her family far out in Isaan have all been jabbed and second appointment booked. No problem at all. 
 

Of course they are not telling the Centres which one they should be getting and picking and choosing and whinging when it’s unavailable which probably makes a difference. 

Fantastic effort from all involved so far. 500,000 plus a day takes some doing. 

 

Has 30 million available

That’s odd. Some posters keep saying there’s only 10 million. 
 

Keep up the good work. Things will improve soon. 
 

 

Edited August 10, 2021 by Kadilo

[Bkk Brian]

8 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

My gf and her family far out in Isaan have all been jabbed and second appointment booked. No problem at all. 
 

Of course they are not telling the Centres which one they should be getting and picking and choosing and whinging when it’s unavailable which probably makes a difference. 

Fantastic effort from all involved so far. 500,000 plus a day takes some doing. 

 

Has 30 million available

That’s odd. Some posters keep saying there’s only 10 million. 
 

Keep up the good work. Things will improve soon. 
 

 

Not odd at all. Those posters are quoting the officials, see link below, and the 30 million quoted in the OP is the total amount so far since the start of the roll out including the stock for August.

 

10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, mainly AstraZeneca and Sinovac, will be distributed across Thailand in August, with Bangkok receiving 1.25 million, according to the Public Health Ministry.

 

[SmartyMarty]

15 hours ago, itsari said:

Slow start that is now costing lives .

So no different to most western countries then?

[DaveSamutP]

Figures are not believable but who cares. Nobody can verify them.