Anutin: Vaccination of foreigners living in Thailand has been expanded to the provinces

[10baht]

6 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Lucky you, I'm Thai in the centre of a large city, and can't get a vaccine, meanwhile foreigners all around me can. 

And lucky you having a government that is not providing vaccines for everyone sooner. Even for those under a certain age. Everyone needs to be vaccinated, but the most vulnerable need to go 1st. The aim is to save lives. So get in line and wait your turn. 

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, Dialemco said:

Thailand is doing utmost to secure supplies of available vaccines as quickly as possible

And only a year late, so at the back of the queue. Last to order, last to receive.

[Aussieroaming]

Bangkok, registered and sweet f all for me so far. Registered on multiple sites. More Anutin spin and lies, or rather fake facts again.

[Mike k]

Yeah right! I'm still waiting for my appointment after successfully registering under the latest government scheme 

[UTH001]

6 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Lucky you, I'm Thai in the centre of a large city, and can't get a vaccine, meanwhile foreigners all around me can. 

Your post sounds a tad bit racist to me. First of all, it is not true that 'foreigners all around me can', whether you are in the 'center' of a large city or not. 360,000 foreigners have been vaccinated so far. half being Burmese (see yesterday's news). At the same time, over 9 Mio Thais have been vaccinated (at least one shot so far). And I am sure you are aware that the stipulation of the very generous gift by the kind people of the USA states that 10% of the 1.5 Mio Pfizer doses have to go to foreigner living in Thailand. Which means 1.35 Mio go to Thai Nationals. And I find it very sad that there seems to be a need for such a stipulation!

[riclag]

Its about time ,for Ch Sake.

Just got  a call from the private in Udon to report Monday for my free Pvacc (donation from the USA)  on Monday between 10am -12,at Rajabhat University in Udon Thani!

Edited August 20, 2021 by riclag

[Neeranam]

6 minutes ago, UTH001 said:

Your post sounds a tad bit racist to me. First of all, it is not true that 'foreigners all around me can', whether you are in the 'center' of a large city or not. 360,000 foreigners have been vaccinated so far. half being Burmese (see yesterday's news). At the same time, over 9 Mio Thais have been vaccinated (at least one shot so far). And I am sure you are aware that the stipulation of the very generous gift by the kind people of the USA states that 10% of the 1.5 Mio Pfizer doses have to go to foreigner living in Thailand. Which means 1.35 Mio go to Thai Nationals. And I find it very sad that there seems to be a need for such a stipulation!

In what way racist? I'm talking about nationalities, not races. 

 

I'm not interested in stats, I am just sharing my experience. I, as a Thai, can't register for a vaccine and foreigners in my city, of the same age can. 

[Forza2002]

37 minutes ago, Presnock said:

Yesterday received via email appointment for Pfizer jab, 930 at McCormick Hospital, CM.  I followed instructions, confirmed my appointment and arrived at McCormick by 0900 today.

Was that appointment through registration on Expatvac? What age are you?...

Cheers.

[GreasyFingers]

7 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

So what vaccine are upcountry expats likely to receive? Sinovac or AZ? 

Or will the plan be Sinovac followed by AZ.

The old China phobia, give it up for a while. Up here the Thais get Sinovac and us falangs got AZ already.

Yesterday they vaccinated 4000 at the sub-district school auditorium.

[aussienam]

They need to make it easier for people with comorbid conditions, placing them at higher risk of death, to register without having to produce costly medical certificates, that many do not have.  Prescriptions should suffice as evidence.  A prior post I read of someone being quoted near 15,000 THB for a medical examination to prove his condition, so that he could merely register and upload the document, is ridiculous. 

Edited August 20, 2021 by aussienam

[Jiggo]

6 hours ago, internationalism said:

"The meeting also discussed vaccines that have arrived from foreign countries so far - Japan has sent Astra Zeneca, China Sinovac and the US Pfizer."

missed those donated 410k AZ send by the UK several weeks ago.

where are they now?

Did you not see the photos of our Ambassador and his cronies hugging the Union Jack when it arrived, yer probably sent it back after????????

Edited August 20, 2021 by Jiggo

[Bangkok Barry]

I registered with the British Embassy, two Thai government sites including the one which this week refused me and so many others. And several weeks ago at my local hospital, which was yet another course we were advised to take.

 

After the turn-back this week I asked my wife to check our status at the local health clinic in the village, who had been passed our details from the hospital. That clinic has a system of five volunteers who were tasked with walking around and telling folk that they could receive the vaccine. They didn't bother telling us, apparently only their own relatives and <deleted> everyone else. Now, after my wife went in person to the clinic, we know that we can receive Sinovac followed by AZ on Saturday, Sunday or Monday at the local hospital.

Of course, neither vaccine is any use for travelling to Europe or the UK so for me international travel without quarantine isn't possible. When I do need to travel, not until next February, who knows what the situation will be, And it will be to Dubai, not Europe or the UK so, again, who knows what the rules will be then in each direction. 

 

Anyway, bottom line is that I could have been vaccinated weeks ago but they just didn't bother to tell us. Is there anything, anything at all in Thailand that functions as it should?

 

EDIT: I'm 73 next month. Happy birthday to me.

Edited August 20, 2021 by Bangkok Barry

[UTH001]

4 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

The old China phobia, give it up for a while. Up here the Thais get Sinovac and us falangs got AZ already.

Yesterday they vaccinated 4000 at the sub-district school auditorium.

"Up here", Thais over 60 get AstraZeneca too, by the way. I don't think it has anything to do with being Thai or not!

[DrJack54]

5 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

The old China phobia, give it up for a while

What phobia.

I simply asked what vaccine was being used upcountry. 

BTW given a choice between jabs Sinovac or AZ what would you select?

Yeah .....thought as much

[GreasyFingers]

1 minute ago, UTH001 said:

"Up here", Thais over 60 get AstraZeneca too, by the way. I don't think it has anything to do with being Thai or not!

THE 74yo FIL got Sinovac, I got AZ so different for different provinces.

[david555]

4 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I registered with the British Embassy, two Thai government sites including the one which this week refused me and so many others. And several weeks ago at my local hospital, which was yet another course we were advised to take.

 

After the turn-back this week I asked my wife to check our status at the local health clinic in the village, who had been passed our details from the hospital. That clinic has a system of five volunteers who were tasked with walking around and telling folk that they could receive the vaccine. They didn't bother telling us, apparently only their own relatives and <deleted> everyone else. Now, after my wife went in person to the clinic, we know that we can receive Sinovac followed by AZ on Saturday, Sunday or Monday at the local hospital.

Of course, neither vaccine is any use for travelling to Europe or the UK so for me international travel without quarantine isn't possible. When I do need to travel, not until next February, who knows what the situation will be, And it will be to Dubai, not Europe or the UK so, again, who knows what the rules will be then in each direction. 

 

Anyway, bottom line is that I could have been vaccinated weeks ago but they just didn't bother to tell us. Is there anything, anything at all in Thailand that functions as it should?

Anyway traveling from Thailand now requires anyway a quarantine  vaccinated or not ..! and on top test's .....by arriving  at least to E.U.  country's 

 

So for that matter which vaccines is for the moment no importance 

Edited August 20, 2021 by david555

[GreasyFingers]

Just now, DrJack54 said:

What phobia.

I simply asked what vaccine was being used upcountry. 

BTW given a choice between jabs Sinovac or AZ what would you select?

Yeah .....thought as much

Your question has been asked and answered a hundred times on the various topics so if you are up to date you would know or just regurgitating the phobia.

As to the choice between Sinovac and AZ I did not care. But having read of the problems with the mRNA vaccines in America I will not be having one of them.

[judokrab]

7 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I thought, just for a second, that some might be happy and grateful, with praise for Anutin. Sadly, no. 

I wonder if its because of the mistranslated news report about 'dirty' foreigners by the English gutter press. 

What mistranslation? I read the original quote in Thai.

 

[judokrab]

31 minutes ago, Forza2002 said:

Was that appointment through registration on Expatvac? What age are you?...

Cheers.

They vaccinated 142 foreigners on Thursday at McCormick (over 80 years old, via expatvac), and are doing the over 75 year-olds today (Friday).

[BestB]

True statement but with a little twist . Vaccines are still mainly for over 60 and 7 underlying conditions , everyone else still waits unless can get creative ????

 

 

 

 

[Neeranam]

6 minutes ago, judokrab said:

What mistranslation? I read the original quote in Thai.

 

I'm talking about the English translation, he never said, "dirty farang". 

[judokrab]

4 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I'm talking about the English translation, he never said, "dirty farang". 

Yeah. What he was was even worse. He called us "ไอ้พวกฝรั่ง".

That could be translated as "bstrd Farang". And the word "ไอ้" carries connotations of being less than human: animals. Thus the "dirty" connotation.

(The word "bstrd" above to bypass the censor.)

Edited August 20, 2021 by judokrab

[Chris.B]

8 minutes ago, BestB said:

True statement but with a little twist . Vaccines are still mainly for over 60 and 7 underlying conditions , everyone else still waits unless can get creative ????

 

 

 

 

You begrudge the vulnerable groups having priority so they can avoid death by Covid? 

 

 

[kennw]

7 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I thought, just for a second, that some might be happy and grateful, with praise for Anutin. Sadly, no. 

I wonder if its because of the mistranslated news report about 'dirty' foreigners by the English gutter press. 

You must have a very short memory, have you forgotten past performance, and may be pressure from the foreign embassies may have something to do with it

[kennw]

1 hour ago, 10baht said:

And lucky you having a government that is not providing vaccines for everyone sooner. Even for those under a certain age. Everyone needs to be vaccinated, but the most vulnerable need to go 1st. The aim is to save lives. So get in line and wait your turn. 

What's you age? any diseases, over 100kg?

[CALSinCM]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The Standard reported on yesterday's meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in which Anutin said that he had been following through on PM Prayuth Chan-ocha's policy of treating Thais and foreigners the same in the vaccine rollout. 

First?  Define "Foreigner?" 
Do you mean foreigners as in Burmese immigrants working for a Thai company?  Ok. So you currently have about 50% of that population vaccinated.  Why?  The obvious - Thai corporations must not shut down or lose money.  But!  According to my Thai wife Burmese are getting shots first because if they don't get shots, "They will go out and make Thai people sick."  So now we also know the propaganda fed to the average Thai via Thai MSM - "Don't complain about Myanmar factory and constitutions workers getting their shots first.....it protects Thais."  Well of course, as well as Thai corporate revenue streams and profit margins.

So great!  "Foreigners country-wide are not being discriminated against when it comes to vaccinations" and then show an nice graphic showing the total number of "foreigners" who have had a shot.   Impressive!!!
Now dear farangs, especially out here in bum-struck Thailand.  I'm not talking Muang Chiang Mai but really out in the provinces.  Are 50% of the EU, UK, US, AU, NZ, RU, and elsewhere vaccinated right now?  Waddayathink?  Are vaccines even available.  How about Chiang Rai where foreigners of European descent are routinely told, "Not for you farang.  Thai first, you last."  Bob's your uncle though if you are a foreigner working in a Lamphun factory.

So there are foreigners and ฿฿฿Foreigners฿฿฿.  You would think the former is whom the country would cater to.  No no no.  Expat of European decent are foreigners (little f).  We inject upwards of 1M THB into the economy each year.  Screw foreigners. 
฿฿฿Foreigners฿฿฿ are <deleted>-poor Burmese who bring in revenues for Thai corporations and who the Thai public think are "Dirty people from Myanmar who will give you Covid-19 so they need vaccinations NOW."

Well there you have it.  Anutin is right!    ฿฿฿Foreigners฿฿฿ are being given vaccinations.  The rest of us?  Well, Thailand will tell us just what our own countries tell us - "<deleted> off."

[david555]

10 minutes ago, kennw said:

You must have a very short memory, have you forgotten past performance, and may be pressure from the foreign embassies may have something to do with it

I guess if they did not showed real interaction on vaccinating foreigners as negotiated by America , they would not receive no further shipments from USA ......, as it became very quick a almost " show example " of vaccinating foreigners with Pfizer by a few days already.... ????

 

Another shipment was/is expected soon from USA 

Edited August 20, 2021 by david555

[riclag]

I got my Pvacc (appointment for monday) through a Mvacc sign up at the private in Udon in May ! My Mvacc shot will be transferred over to another family member 

Edited August 20, 2021 by riclag

[mommysboy]

I don't have any faith in the system: Thailand always exemplifies how not to do something well.  It's the way it is and will likely never change.

 

I just live one day at a time. I'm keeping myself fit and taking precautions.  I'm resigned to the fact that I will get covid19 because we have workers in the house, and kids are all around.  Fingers crossed, and fXXx the lot of 'em.

 

 

[KhonKaenAde]

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

In what way racist? I'm talking about nationalities, not races. 

 

I'm not interested in stats, I am just sharing my experience. I, as a Thai, can't register for a vaccine and foreigners in my city, of the same age can. 

Where in KK is this possible, the State Hospitals openly state Thais first, foreigners when all the locals are vaccinated. The Apps currently offering registration for foreigners advise for over 60’s or pregnant or anyone with underlying conditions. As I posted earlier it’s taken 6 months or so for my Wife who is under the age of 60 to secure a vaccination. I feel sorry for anyone of any Nationality who is unable to secure a vaccination, but foreigners did not set up you National or Local procedures for acquiring vaccinations, suggest you take your moaning to the Health Authorities in Khon Kaen, then maybe they will pull the plug on vaccinations for Foreigners, that should make you happy and feel equal, as clearly your upset by people other than Thais having access to vaccines