Thailand’s Health Ministry Explains Decision to Purchase another 12 Million Doses of Sinovac

[snoop1130]

 

The Thai Public Health Ministry has issued updated data, on the continued use of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine and its efficacy, to support the decision to purchase another 12 million doses.

 

Department of Disease Control’s director for emergency health hazards and diseases Dr. Chawetsan Namwat said all vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), including Sinovac, are good enough to reduce critical symptoms and death, which is the prime focus of vaccines and should not be devalued.

 

He said the key point right now is the provision vaccines to people en masse as fast as possible, to control the disease and reduce loss of life. Using a combination of vaccines is the answer to mass inoculations and to enhancing people’s immunity faster than two doses of a single vaccine.

 

Dr. Chawetsan added that a study of front-line health workers showed two shots of Sinovac offered 72% protection against COVID-19 infection and 98% protection against death. The study was conducted between May and July on 3,906 medical personnel working with COVID-19 patients.

 

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[Mavideol]

he Anutin has screwed up big time and anything and everything coming out of his mouth is just more rubbish BS.... surprised he didn't explain the kick backs from Sinovac, that should have been interesting 555

[Gottfrid]

They can just stop! There is no explanation for such stupidity.

[RotBenz8888]

6 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Using a combination of vaccines

Penny finally dropped? 

[DLock]

Mr CP will be pleased.

 

Help offset all the losses on the closed 7/11's.

[smedly]

36 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Using a combination of vaccines is the answer to mass inoculations and to enhancing people’s immunity faster than two doses of a single vaccine.

yet another deflection and misleading statment - it should read like this

 

Using a combination of vaccines is the answer to mass inoculations and to enhancing people’s immunity faster than two doses of  sinovac vaccine - the as yet the untested combination is all we have because we messed up big time in vaccine procurement

[Scrotobike]

"Using a combination of vaccines is the answer to mass inoculations and to enhancing people’s immunity faster than two doses of a single vaccine."

 

So sinovac and then the other CCP vaccine is better than 2 Moderna or 2 Pfizer or 2 AZ?

Really and this is not fake news?

[fondue zoo]

It looks to be all about showing higher vaccinated numbers with a vaccine that is perhaps easier to obtain.

Single jab is "vaccinated"

 

Did they say which strain they tested against?

[chalawaan]

The Ministry boss who is mates/or under the sway of the mystery 15% Thai/Chinese owner of Sinovac told/bribed them to order it!

 

The presser on here, is a crock of dip, as usual. because, who else but Africa is ordering this garbage?

[worgeordie]

When is the Sputnik vaccine coming, then they could add that into the mix????

regards worgeordie

[tingtong]

5 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

They can just stop! There is no explanation for such stupidity.

There is, of course!

It is called the brown envelope!

Edited August 18, 2021 by tingtong

[DavisH]

3 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

"Using a combination of vaccines is the answer to mass inoculations and to enhancing people’s immunity faster than two doses of a single vaccine."

 

So sinovac and then the other CCP vaccine is better than 2 Moderna or 2 Pfizer or 2 AZ?

Really and this is not fake news?

No. They are referring to sinovac + astrazeneca. Antibody titers are similar to that of 2 az. 

[MrJ2U]

When I read about this I was floored.

 

They have no boundaries.

 

Its so bad.  Big protests tomorrow scheduled.

 

Thai are sick and tired of this completely inept government.

 

There sick of the love affair with China and its low efficient vaccines.

 

Time for change!

 

 

[placeholder]

9 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

"Using a combination of vaccines is the answer to mass inoculations and to enhancing people’s immunity faster than two doses of a single vaccine."

 

So sinovac and then the other CCP vaccine is better than 2 Moderna or 2 Pfizer or 2 AZ?

Really and this is not fake news?

It wouldn't be fake news if that's what was said, but it wasn't.

[Scrotobike]

3 minutes ago, placeholder said:

It wouldn't be fake news if that's what was said, but it wasn't.

That was a quote from the article - clearly a mix of vaccines is better than one.

[Scrotobike]

6 hours ago, DavisH said:

No. They are referring to sinovac + astrazeneca. Antibody titers are similar to that of 2 az. 

The article does not specify which vaccines - and says faster....

[placeholder]

17 minutes ago, Scrotobike said:

That was a quote from the article - clearly a mix of vaccines is better than one.

Here's what you wrote:

"So sinovac and then the other CCP vaccine is better than 2 Moderna or 2 Pfizer or 2 AZ?

Really and this is not fake news?"

How is that a quote? How does that actually represent what was said? Please, find the quote that supports what you claim was said.

[Gottfrid]

7 hours ago, tingtong said:

There is, of course!

It is called the brown envelope!

Same, same same! Never tired of that comment. Can´t you at least change color?

[Scrotobike]

37 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Here's what you wrote:

"So sinovac and then the other CCP vaccine is better than 2 Moderna or 2 Pfizer or 2 AZ?

Really and this is not fake news?"

How is that a quote? How does that actually represent what was said? Please, find the quote that supports what you claim was said.

Yes so a mix between 2 CPP vaccines is better than Pfizer?

Really?

[cyril sneer]

They will continue to order Sinovac however bad the statistics get

[Tarteso]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

on the continued use of the Chinese Sinovac

Bring more wood..????

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Thai Public Health Ministry has issued updated data, on the continued use of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine and its efficacy, to support the decision to purchase another 12 million doses.

It's all they can get this year.... due to a governmental screw-up

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Using a combination of vaccines is the answer to mass inoculations and to enhancing people’s immunity faster than two doses of a single vaccine.

As it's all we have.

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

They can just stop! There is no explanation for such stupidity.

You can't fix stupid.

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, worgeordie said:

When is the Sputnik vaccine coming, then they could add that into the mix????

regards worgeordie

Entering orbit as we speak

[mikebell]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said the key point right now is the

balance in his bank book.

[Thailand]

No need to explain, the reason is obvious to the dumbest of the dumb.

[Mickeymaus]

Perhaps it is still to early for me but I don't understand. 

 

"“From May 1 to July 31, some 3,906 medics contracted Covid-19. Approximately 2,154 of them received two Sinovac jabs at least 14 days prior to infection,” he said""

 

"Thaweesub said Sinovac’s efficacy in preventing infection after two doses is generally 72 per cent, which is considered fairly effective."

 

How does he get to 72 percent? 

 

He also says:

 

"Meanwhile, the infection prevention rate of AstraZeneca vaccine after a single dose is 88 per cent and after two doses 96 per cent." 

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40004826

 

 

Not everyone is that optimistic. Here an example from Forbes (and there are other sources) :

 

"Two doses of AstraZeneca were found to be 74.5% effective at preventing symptomatic alpha infections, and 67% for delta." 

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/07/21/study-finds-pfizer-and-astrazeneca-vaccines-effective-against-the-delta-variant---as-long-as-you-get-both-doses/?sh=58132ac6480b

 

As I said already. It is still very early for me. Perhaps I will understand all this better after several coffees. 

[crazykopite]

Question ! Has the good Doctor had two different vaccines ! Answer ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[suestra29]

Why?? Could it be brown envelopes as many suggest or is it to do with hidden payments for military hardware?. There must be a reason why they are overpaying on this and the test kits. Both items are suspect/useless