Thammasat Uni to procure mRNA, protein subunit vaccines from overseas

[webfact]

 

Amid a sluggish state COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Thailand’s Thammasat University is ready to procure additional COVID-19 vaccines from abroad, to give members of the public and private and public organizations more options.

 

Director of Thammasat University Hospital Dr. Paruhat Tor-udom said on Tuesday that the university’s council has decided to invoke regulations, pertaining to the provision of medical and health services by the university to procure vaccines and related medication, adding that the decision will be published in the Royal Gazette.

 

This will make Thammasat University the sixth agency legally permitted to procure COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to the Disease Control Department, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization, the Thai Red Cross Society, the Chulabhorn Royal Academy and the National Vaccine Institute.

 

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Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thammasat-uni-to-procure-mrna-protein-subunit-vaccines-from-overseas/

 

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[internationalism]

o, that one also behind back of anutin and prayuth - wait how can they spin it.

Which of the Big Persons were involved this time?

So private entities can import independently.

That's exactly what private hospitals wanted to do since the end of the last year, but were stopped by the red tape from the government, who wanted only the locally made AZ and some browned enveloped sinovac on top. 

Where I can sing up (that on top of 10 some other places I have already signed)? I just hope price won't be 888b or 777b as for sinopharm, which did take into account some numerology skills at this revered academic institution

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by internationalism

[Scrotobike]

Ready steady GO - I said GO its green - you are still on stop?

Oh these are not Thai traffic lights - go on red, yellow or go VERY slowly on green

[mtls2005]

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

This will make Thammasat University the sixth agency legally permitted to procure COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to the Disease Control Department, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization, the Thai Red Cross Society, the Chulabhorn Royal Academy and the National Vaccine Institute.

 

And form the linked article...

 

Director of Thammasat University Hospital Dr. Paruhat Tor-udom said on Tuesday that the university’s council has decided to invoke regulations, pertaining to the provision of medical and health services by the university to procure vaccines and related medication, adding that the decision will be published in the Royal Gazette.

 

 

 

Interesting nugget.

 

What is the legal process for allowing an entity to procure COVID-19 vaccines?

 

And why are private organizations prevented from ordering vaccines?

 

Amazing thailand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ChipButty]

8 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

nd why are private organizations prevented from ordering vaccines?

 

Amazing thailand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would make an interesting story if the truth was ever to come out

[khunPer]

If there are vaccine available on the market, why does it need to be imported by alternative channels?

[tingtong]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

 

And form the linked article...

 

Director of Thammasat University Hospital Dr. Paruhat Tor-udom said on Tuesday that the university’s council has decided to invoke regulations, pertaining to the provision of medical and health services by the university to procure vaccines and related medication, adding that the decision will be published in the Royal Gazette.

 

 

 

Interesting nugget.

 

What is the legal process for allowing an entity to procure COVID-19 vaccines?

 

And why are private organizations prevented from ordering vaccines?

 

Amazing thailand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably the same legal process that allowed Prayuth to stop being one of the general of the government, and move into Bkk to be the government?

 

Can't say if Thammasat get the tanks and guns, without this will be a short lived rebellion against the ruling power.

[Rampant Rabbit]

2 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

Ready steady GO - I said GO its green - you are still on stop?

Oh these are not Thai traffic lights - go on red, yellow or go VERY slowly on green

Dont worry Im ordering 10kazillion vaccines  shots, available sometime maybe perhaps fifth quarter of  never, send me your 3000 baht  now, honest it  wil be fine.

[Rampant Rabbit]

31 minutes ago, khunPer said:

If there are vaccine available on the market, why does it need to be imported by alternative channels?

kerchingggg

[Danderman123]

You know how this is going to end. 

 

Sometime around March 2022, Thailand is going to receive 100 million doses due to panic buying now. 

[smutcakes]

So will Thammasat join the Red Cross with their interesting model of acquiring vaccines using tax payers money and then selling some of it on for profit? (sometimes selling it to other tax payer funded entities so tax payers can pay for the same vaccine twice) or will they be using their own funds?

 

If anyone has a better understanding of the Red Cross model where they are not making a profit i would welcome clarification.

[Tony125]

On 8/18/2021 at 10:31 AM, mtls2005 said:

 

And form the linked article...

 

Director of Thammasat University Hospital Dr. Paruhat Tor-udom said on Tuesday that the university’s council has decided to invoke regulations, pertaining to the provision of medical and health services by the university to procure vaccines and related medication, adding that the decision will be published in the Royal Gazette.

 

 

 

Interesting nugget.

 

What is the legal process for allowing an entity to procure COVID-19 vaccines?

 

And why are private organizations prevented from ordering vaccines?

 

Amazing thailand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possibly because as emergency use only and an expiramental drug they can only be sold to another Government. When the US FDA gives full use approval then they can be sold on the open market as a general use drug and ordered like Amoxicillan, Tylenol or Ibuprofen.  Pfizer expects to be given full approval in a few weeks.