Second lot of Pfizer booster jabs to reach their destinations on Saturday

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

what makes you think that

Pattaya, the Land that Time Forgot.  Most of the locals departed leaving mainly foreigners tottering about empty sois in search of vaccines.

[thailand49]

7 hours ago, smedly said:

what makes you think that

Just my opinion that currently this month or next there just isn't enough the reason many of the private hospital are asking for accountability of the 1.3-5 Million doses given by the U.S. as you read the numbers don't add up even for the Thais they are first going to all the front line Thai workers throughout the country. From another article there is another 2 million? doses being donated by the U.S. to arrived end of the year? 

 

Since I have your attention:  I caught the Van service from Pattaya ( Sukhumvit/Pattaya Klang)  this morning at 4:45 am, 140 baht although the Van a bit old the lady driver wife who goes along took my temperature and spray me down with alcohol prior to pointing where to sit. Although the Van can carry 10 plus the journey we never had more than six all sat apart social distant I got to Bang Na around 7:25 am, from there caught a motorbike taxi to Medpark for 100 baht. 

 

When I arrived, told to go down to the other side of the building by now it was 7:55 AM, there was around 50 people in front of me majority seem to be Thai or Asians.  Once the door opened there were 3 ladies checking everyone in once I got close enough still 20 or so in front of me another lady ask how old was I responded 69 and there for the PFIZER I was moved to the front since I was over 60 not a handsome man any longer but nice to get some VIP treatment for being old!  Minutes later I was given a number escorted in to take a seat to have my BP taken, minutes later I was at a desk to enter my information and confirm I was getting the PFIZER filled out a health questionaire signed over your life and walked over to the booth for PFIZER only, there were booths for the SinoPham and AZ. once in the booth she confirms your identity and pinch done given paperwork back walked around corner to hand in paperwork and told to go into rest area for 30 minutes. Once name was called back to area to getting your BP taken a final time everything record handed documents with next appointment for 2nd shot 3 weeks.

 

I was out the door in a taxi back to Ekaimai for return trip back to Pattaya at 9:05 am,  140 baht paid walked over to the Van it was the same couple who brought me to Bang Na LOL,  back at the house in Pattaya by 12:30 PM just in time for lunch so far so good just a sore arm. 

[RubbaJohnny]

With 40k registered has any single TV member themself or heard of any foreigner receiveing an appointment from the web sign up 

 

I tend more to the cock up (snafu in simplified Angrit) rather than consiracy view of life.

These are unprecedented times and the health service is under pressure.

Having live here in 2 millenia I am pretty confident all important and well conneced folks have already got all teh jabs they need for now and have the cash resources.

Even they other than the very top tier isolated bubble realize mass vaccination is desireable as they have have servants drivers nannies maids, gardeners who mix with common folk like us at the market , garage , pharmacy.

 

Living far from BKK and any city I must just be careful and wait and see what turns up, I quite expect it may be 2022, if self adminstered sprays or tablets become available be great, but of course would still need a clinical proof to fly anywhere?

 

Keep safe folks, most of us expats have more space, comfort, cash and options than the locals so we need count our blessings.

 

 

Edited August 14, 2021 by RubbaJohnny

[smedly]

49 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

Just my opinion that currently this month or next there just isn't enough the reason many of the private hospital are asking for accountability of the 1.3-5 Million doses given by the U.S. as you read the numbers don't add up even for the Thais they are first going to all the front line Thai workers throughout the country. From another article there is another 2 million? doses being donated by the U.S. to arrived end of the year? 

 

Since I have your attention:  I caught the Van service from Pattaya ( Sukhumvit/Pattaya Klang)  this morning at 4:45 am, 140 baht although the Van a bit old the lady driver wife who goes along took my temperature and spray me down with alcohol prior to pointing where to sit. Although the Van can carry 10 plus the journey we never had more than six all sat apart social distant I got to Bang Na around 7:25 am, from there caught a motorbike taxi to Medpark for 100 baht. 

 

When I arrived, told to go down to the other side of the building by now it was 7:55 AM, there was around 50 people in front of me majority seem to be Thai or Asians.  Once the door opened there were 3 ladies checking everyone in once I got close enough still 20 or so in front of me another lady ask how old was I responded 69 and there for the PFIZER I was moved to the front since I was over 60 not a handsome man any longer but nice to get some VIP treatment for being old!  Minutes later I was given a number escorted in to take a seat to have my BP taken, minutes later I was at a desk to enter my information and confirm I was getting the PFIZER filled out a health questionaire signed over your life and walked over to the booth for PFIZER only, there were booths for the SinoPham and AZ. once in the booth she confirms your identity and pinch done given paperwork back walked around corner to hand in paperwork and told to go into rest area for 30 minutes. Once name was called back to area to getting your BP taken a final time everything record handed documents with next appointment for 2nd shot 3 weeks.

 

I was out the door in a taxi back to Ekaimai for return trip back to Pattaya at 9:05 am,  140 baht paid walked over to the Van it was the same couple who brought me to Bang Na LOL,  back at the house in Pattaya by 12:30 PM just in time for lunch so far so good just a sore arm. 

thanks for that - great report 

[GroveHillWanderer]

On 8/13/2021 at 12:22 PM, ezzra said:

I'm yet to hear of any of my Thai friends and their families getting vaccinated, not to mention any foreigners i know as well... but someone/someones getting those millions of shots...

OK, that's one snippet of anecdotal evidence.

 

Here's another -  my wife, three of her friends and two of her sisters have been vaccinated (first dose only). Another sister-in-law just got her second dose (AZ, after getting SinoVac first).

 

I've had my first dose, as have my four closest expat friends here. My stepson and his wife are going to Bangkok tomorrow to get vaccinated.

 

Obviously, I can't say whose experience is more typical.