The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ready to start administering Pfizer vaccine to 12 to 18-year-olds who are among high risk groups in 437 schools operated BMA from September 21st, said Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang today (Tuesday).

 

Registration for vaccination, via QR Code, began on Monday and will close tomorrow.

 

The governor said that all the students with any of the seven specified underlying diseases must be assessed by their doctors and have a document describing their illness, which can be a doctor’s certificate.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkoks-at-risk-school-students-to-be-jabbed-with-pfizer-from-sep-21/

 

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What about the old people that are dying in the hundreds/thousands?

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

What about the old people that are dying in the hundreds/thousands?

That many? Really? Link?

and the working class is forgotten??? Many people have registered already, but months waiting to get a jab....and still no appointments..

Thai govt should jab the 50 and above first before the young ones. They are the ones who is at greater risk of dying if infected.

Just Bangkok?

 

The other people get whatever mix we have available at the moment.

 

 

If i recall the BMA operates their own somewhat independent jab system - hence why we see the national Mor Phrom app and the web based Thai Ryan Jai used somewhat side by side.  but to be fair, I’ve never seen a concrete explanation of the exact differences between the two and the necessity for such… but that aside.. that’s what I can gather..

 

My guess here.. my guess only.. is the BMA is lining things up for some kind of school reopening (ie some form of face-to-face) come the start of term 2 for public schools - which would be early November.

 

By starting kids being jabbed in September, that gives them around 6 weeks or so to get as many jabbed (what would be first jab only) by November 1.

 

I don’t disagree that from a medial basis, i would also think that it be wise to first finish (or at least get a lot farther along) with groups who might be more “at risk” … but i think that how the jab process/schedule and priorities list is developed and implemented is far far from being wholly medically driven and is hugely impacted by political, economic and other forces that may have priorities that aren’t aligned medically.

 

 

11 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

What about the old people that are dying in the hundreds/thousands?

Too late?

9 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

and the working class is forgotten??? Many people have registered already, but months waiting to get a jab....and still no appointments..

The issue is not enough vaccines... they like to say they are targeting specific groups so it looks like they are doing something.

Just like opening apps for people to register, and then the app surprisingly fails.

9 hours ago, EricTh said:

Thai govt should jab the 50 and above first before the young ones. They are the ones who is at greater risk of dying if infected.

Yesterday the government said 143,000 children have been infected with Covid.

I think everyone has the right to a vaccine, alas the governments poor programme has deemed that not possible.

4 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Yesterday the government said 143,000 children have been infected with Covid.

I think everyone has the right to a vaccine, alas the governments poor programme has deemed that not possible.

Of course you're right and they are talking about at risk kids here, the ones with underlying illnesses. It should be extended nationwide not just Bangkok

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Too late?

Probably ????

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

ready to start administering Pfizer vaccine

This should be of interest to Mr. Chinese Ambassador!!

16 hours ago, H1w4yR1da said:

That many? Really? Link?

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

13,511 deaths to date.

According to press reports (lots) the majority are over 50 years old.

Edited September 8, 20214 yr by Tropicalevo

17 hours ago, H1w4yR1da said:

That many? Really? Link?

yes really. duckduckgo is your friend.

Reuters Graphics

On 9/7/2021 at 10:20 PM, H1w4yR1da said:

That many? Really? Link?

Well let me see - over 10,000 dead and according to the CCSA about 70% are old sick. Means 7,000

Why do you need a link - watch the news.

17 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Probably ????

Never too late to save one life - that one old person who gets a vaccine instead of, say, a fit 18yo in the latest letterbox.