120 expats in Cha Am receive Pfizer vaccines

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath went to Cha-Am hospital yesterday afternoon where the vaccination of foreign residents was picking up pace.

 

They pictured two older men with passports in hand sitting side by side as they waited to get their Covid-19 inoculations. 

 

The media reported that the teams were led by hospital director Prakasit Chomcheun and were for a first lot of 120 foreigners who had registered for their first jab via expatvac.consular.go.th.

 

They had received email confirmation. They received Pfizer jabs.

 

These vaccinations were part of a 150,000 lot that were specified for foreigners residing in Thailand that was a donation from the US.

 

Meanwhile 700 more Thais got Sinopharm from the Chulabhorn Royal Institute at Cha-Am Hospital.

 

Since August 11th 4,728 Thais had received this vaccine and vaccinations would continue to 15,000 in moves to inoculate the population ahead of reopening the area to tourism. 

 

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[topt]

Not much room at the inn?

The vaccinations being given at Central Festival Pattaya were at least very socially distanced. 

 

Good to see progress elsewhere though 

[rockinrobin]

It must of been for over 60s only as I registered 1st Aug and as a sprightly 58 year old who lives in Cha-am, have heard nothing.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The media reported that the teams were led by hospital director Prakasit Chomcheun and were for a first lot of 120 foreigners who had registered for their first jab via expatvac.consular.go.th.

Picking up pace?

[chilly07]

Do get rid of the Cigna link!

[csmith]

Got my 1st Pfizer today in Chiangmai …. Impressed with the organisation at McCormick Hospital … kudos to the staff.

BTW …. Only for Expats apparently.

2nd Pfizer shot will be in 3 weeks

[jvs]

I am one of those 120,yes not much (not any) social distancing but i am happy that

i did receive a Pfizer shot,next one sept 14.

 

[Peterphuket]

I was one of them, and yes there was not much place.

We'll got the second next month the 14e

[brianthainess]

Well woopy doopy doo, for those 120, meanwhile us in the sticks, wait to hear where ours are that were donated from our countries. 

[IraqRon]

I have given up getting it.  Although I am a plus 70 yo American expat on non  o visa  retirement extension of stay, I was barred from the party due to not being able to add the extension page along with the photo of my american passport.  I don't do this sort of thing often and never at all for this situation.

I am dissapointed that the web site has not corrected their dropping of many folks in my same situation.

Yet I know of others that gamed the systems by walking in to other than their home districts, getting two jabs of sino and az total and now registered on this site and being approved for Pfizer.