​​​​​​​All Employees in Thailand’s Malls and At-risk Businesses Must Be Vaccinated by October 1st

[webfact]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Health has announced that all employees in malls and other at-risk businesses will need to be vaccinated by October 1st, when the “COVID-Free Settings” (CFS) measure rolls out.

 

Department Director-General Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai said, starting next month, all employees in CFS should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and take an antigen test every 7 days. Employees in CFS, who have had only one dose of vaccine, will need to test negative and undergo a risk assessment before being allowed to work.

 

According to the Department of Health, customers who have not had both doses may also need to present a negative antigen test results to enter malls.

 

Under the CFS measure, shopping malls and other businesses must have a contingency plan to control any outbreaks of COVID-19 immediately. All business owners must also make quarantine preparations, to ensure speedy isolation and treatment of any employees who contract the virus.

 

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[marcusb]

All these deadlines for vaxes being announced, do they have enough vaccines?  

[smedly]

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

According to the Department of Health, customers who have not had both doses may also need to present a negative antigen test results to enter malls.

so now we are going to have 80% of the population excluded from shopping unless they have a negative test 

 

seriously ....................................... this is lunacy 

 

all for what - a few bus loads of Chinese tourists that won't be coming

 

get your own house in order first Thailand 

[RJRS1301]

I personally am a supporter vaccine, and have been fortunate to have two non Sino injections.

 

What I find questionable are the ethics underlying decisions about mandating vaccines for persons outside of health department employees, and other para health professions (dental, physio, ambulance, police etc), people make free choices to work in these professions.  

In making mandatory vaccines for others, we are creating further divides in  community. Persons who for whatever reason do not vax  including health concerns will have less freedom of movement and restricted choices of services and entertainment.

 

This is another clear divide and forms a less equal class of people, which will lead to more social unrest, dislocation of services, more stigma.

  This concern applies for all governments making similar regulations across the world.

 

[EricTh]

Vaccinated in time for the opening to Chinese tourists? Incidentally, Oct 1 is China's long holidays. No wonder they picked that date.

 

 

[Kadilo]

25 minutes ago, smedly said:

so now we are going to have 80% of the population excluded from shopping unless they have a negative test 

 

seriously ....................................... this is lunacy 

 

all for what - a few bus loads of Chinese tourists that won't be coming

 

get your own house in order first Thailand 

This is referring to employees working in malls not people going shopping. 

[John Drake]

And on 2 October, all water must flow uphill.

[John Drake]

1 minute ago, Kadilo said:

This is referring to employees working in malls not people going shopping. 

"According to the Department of Health, customers who have not had both doses may also need to present a negative antigen test results to enter malls."

[Kadilo]

4 minutes ago, John Drake said:

"According to the Department of Health, customers who have not had both doses may also need to present a negative antigen test results to enter malls."

I stand corrected, although I can see that getting dropped. 

 

Gonna be a busy couple of weeks vaccinating by the look of things. 

Edited September 16, 2021 by Kadilo

[samtam]

3 minutes ago, John Drake said:

"According to the Department of Health, customers who have not had both doses may also need to present a negative antigen test results to enter malls."

Yes, but..."may also need"... The usual loopholes through which juggernauts can drive.

[John Drake]

1 minute ago, Kadilo said:

I stand corrected.

 

Gonna be a busy couple of weeks vaccinating by the look of things. 

In 14 days some three quarters of the population will need these antigen tests in order to go buy a pair of underwear.

[pikao]

Tyranny step by step

[samtam]

55 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s Department of Health has announced that all employees in malls and other at-risk businesses will need to be vaccinated by October 1st, when the “COVID-Free Settings” (CFS) measure rolls out.

 

Department Director-General Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai said, starting next month, all employees in CFS should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and take an antigen test every 7 days. Employees in CFS, who have had only one dose of vaccine, will need to test negative and undergo a risk assessment before being allowed to work.

...and we're back to one dose being OK, subject to antigen tests every 7 days. Covid will of course pause for those 7 days between tests.

[samtam]

27 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Vaccinated in time for the opening to Chinese tourists? Incidentally, Oct 1 is China's long holidays. No wonder they picked that date.

 

 

That notwithstanding, Chinese are not coming for their long holiday, when they have to return to China with 21 days quarantine.

 

21 days plus the as-yet-to-be-decided, [as it's a massive 2 weeks away, maybe 4 weeks away], before anyone knows what the quarantine is for arrival in Thailand...21 + 14, or 21 + 7. Either way, China's long holiday is not that long. At best it's 14 days.

Edited September 16, 2021 by samtam

[jacko45k]

9 minutes ago, John Drake said:

And on 2 October, all water must flow uphill.

Well there is as much chance of that as getting it to flow away from the problem areas. 

[Kadilo]

9 minutes ago, John Drake said:

In 14 days some three quarters of the population will need these antigen tests in order to go buy a pair of underwear.

There’s always the cheapos down the local market if they get desperate. 

[BobinBKK]

1 hour ago, marcusb said:

All these deadlines for vaxes being announced, do they have enough vaccines?  

I read another article this morning that stated that only 30 some odd % of people have received 2 does of vaccine in Bangkok. People are already working in malls and the general public is also shopping. Typical mind set of these people doing the exact opposite of what should have been done...

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Department Director-General Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai said, starting next month, all employees in CFS should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Hows the priority roll out for the elderly and those with underlying diseases going?

[ezzra]

1 hour ago, marcusb said:

All these deadlines for vaxes being announced, do they have enough vaccines?  

No.. but since when not having the items stopped all those talking heads for saying what they feel they must say to feel important?...

[BobinBKK]

1 hour ago, samtam said:

...and we're back to one dose being OK, subject to antigen tests every 7 days. Covid will of course pause for those 7 days between tests.

If Anutin says so, then it must be true ???? 

[rott]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Well there is as much chance of that as getting it to flow away from the problem areas. 

According to flat-earthers the Mississippi already does, or must do if the earth is round. 

I am not one, before you kick off. ????

[fondue zoo]

I can't help but think they still don't understand how the vaccines work.

[poskat]

This is all so thai...

in their zeal to be able to sit at the adult table they are instituting policies the industrialized countries are in the midst of doing, without recognizing that these countries are doing these show proof of vaxx to overcome the vaccine hesitancy of many people.

 

here, no one is avoiding getting vaxxed, they dont have the opportunity to do so.

 

so they are screwing the people twice about vaccines, first they dont provide them, then when they say without it you cant do X,Y,Z...

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, marcusb said:

All these deadlines for vaxes being announced, do they have enough vaccines?  

No, which is why the above tests in the post won't happen.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Hows the priority roll out for the elderly and those with underlying diseases going?

Too late for some.

[Deli]

Vaccination does not stop the spread. Period. What can stop madness ?

[RJRS1301]

1 minute ago, Deli said:

Vaccination does not stop the spread. Period. What can stop madness ?

However it does reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death. 

[Stargeezr]

Do not despair , all you expats. If you have gotten your 2 shots of some sort of vaccine, it is likely

that you will not die if you contract COVID, but again no guarantees, because if you have other

ailments, well....   Anyway In Alberta Canada, the 4th wave has put the province in an emergency state as the hospitals

are basically full.   There is spikes of COVID cases among the unvaccinated crowds of people who will not get the

vaccine. even though it is free and available to all who want a jab.  Restrictions have been set by the government

for all residents in the province, and more restrictions will likely be announced next week.  Stay cautious and

hope that Thailand does not open up sooner than it is safe to do so.  Winter is coming though and soon the northern

countries will be getting freezing temperatures, and people will be wanting to escape Winter for sure.

   Geezer

 

[riclag]

 Moderna vax  hold outs,  probably in the hundreds of thousands, won't be goin to the mall ,unless they don't mind getting tested! Probably  charge for a test too.

[TooMuchTime]

1 hour ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

Do not despair , all you expats. If you have gotten your 2 shots of some sort of vaccine, it is likely

that you will not die if you contract COVID, but again no guarantees, because if you have other

ailments, well....   Anyway In Alberta Canada, the 4th wave has put the province in an emergency state as the hospitals

are basically full.   There is spikes of COVID cases among the unvaccinated crowds of people who will not get the

vaccine. even though it is free and available to all who want a jab.  Restrictions have been set by the government

for all residents in the province, and more restrictions will likely be announced next week.  Stay cautious and

hope that Thailand does not open up sooner than it is safe to do so.  Winter is coming though and soon the northern

countries will be getting freezing temperatures, and people will be wanting to escape Winter for sure.

   Geezer

 

We need more government in our lives!!  Who else will look out for our best interests!!