More than 1 million COVID-19 jabs given in Thailand on Friday

[it is what it is]

7 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Awesome Thailand, UK/US  never got even close to this percentage of the population in one day. Makes me proud to be Thai, but felt <deleted> after my vaccine on Friday.  

Can't believe there are two negative Normans complaining already. 

 

 

 

this is a marathon, not a sprint. the uk was vaccinating in excess of 250,000 people every day, day after day, week after week, month after month. the whole process was extremely well organised with no large crowds of people, everyone had their time slot - down to the minute, this is why, in the uk with similar population size to thailand, almost 90% of the population has had two vaccinations and over 80% has had one.

 

it's great that you're proud to be thai, but to be honest most people are generally always proud of their citizenship. but imagine how extra proud you would be if the vaccination programme in thailand had gone as well as, for example, in the uk?!

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, it is what it is said:

but imagine how extra proud you would be if the vaccination programme in thailand had gone as well as, for example, in the uk

The UK started much earlier due to the virus being spread by people not wearing masks, but I get what you are saying. 

I feel quite proud of the ones in the UK who are resisting the vaccine.

 

[Cherrytreeview]

4 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

The UK started much earlier due to the virus being spread by people not wearing masks, but I get what you are saying. 

I feel quite proud of the ones in the UK who are resisting the vaccine.

 

The UK started much earlier because they pre-ordered different vaccines.

Including help fund the AZ vaccine development.

Thailand thought it could get a bargain basement price when the world was awash with vaccine.

As usual, the facts get in the way of your daily anti-west bashing.

 

[MrJ2U]

To little to late.

 

They'll be running out soon at this rate.

 

I'm surprised Astra Zeneca hasn't said anything about under the skin injections.

 

 

 

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[MrJ2U]

3 hours ago, it is what it is said:

this is a marathon

This is a slog.

 

 

[wombat]

11 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

So far, Thailand has given some 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the people.

with a population of 57 million the country can now open up

[sucit]

Great. Now open everything up. 

[joecoolfrog]

3 hours ago, gamini said:

Just look at the UK with 10 times more deaths than Thailand. Trump Clone Boris Johnson obsessed with brexit ignores the pandemic. The hyproxity of brits on this forum bashing Thailand when their own country fares so badly is pathetic

Lol what is pathetic is your ridiculous whataboutery , you appear to think , much like the administration you slavishly defend , that we are all morons.

Corruption , incompetence and infantile propaganda are plain to see , only deluded fools or shills are blind to the obvious.

[joecoolfrog]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

The UK started much earlier due to the virus being spread by people not wearing masks, but I get what you are saying. 

I feel quite proud of the ones in the UK who are resisting the vaccine.

 

I suppose that when has no case , trolling is the only resort , not particularly adult though is it.

[BangkokReady]

11 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Awesome Thailand, UK/US  never got even close to this percentage of the population in one day. Makes me proud to be Thai

Did the UK/US ever decide that they needed to try and get whatever percentage doses done in one day as a PR stunt?  This comparison is meaningless if they never wanted to do it.  I think, if anything, the need for Thailand to do this for no reason but to show off is a negative thing (it's not like they're going to keep it at that level).  You're kind of being sucked into the PR exercise designed to make you forget how bad the vaccine roll out has been in Thailand.

[The Hammer2021]

11 hours ago, bobandyson said:

 

What hospital and where?

I was due for my second Astra jab on October 20th at Phayathai 2 hospital but now it's been brought forward to September 30th.

Lucky you

[The Hammer2021]

If this true it's very good news but I don't believe it

[BangkokReady]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

The UK started much earlier due to the virus being spread by people not wearing masks, but I get what you are saying.

The UK started earlier due to ordering and receiving vaccines much earlier.  Thailand could have ordered them sooner also.

[Saraburi121]

Comparing vaccination numbers to your home country is pretty lame at this point.    Good day for Thailand and looks like the vaccinations are more widespread than just the tourist areas.  Lots of reports of foreigners get vaccines in out of the way provinces!  

[Rocking Robert]

The USA only has 56% of the population fully vaccinated yet they go to football stadiums by the millions shoulder to shoulder and no mask and all everyone talks about his vaccines 70% I think I heard immunity is the way to go    By the millions every weekend

[Stargeezr]

The Thais like to do things in a big way on their auspicious days, and the million jab day was certainly an auspicious day.  Expats may not get the concept, but it is another Thai thing.

 

   Fun country to visit, confusing to live in. I still enjoy the roti and other healthy Thai food.

 

     I will be happy when the COVID pandemic is finally under control and all people are vaccinated.

  Geezer

[malthebluff]

Hope they can keep it up if it's TRUEif so  then by the figures quoted in the past if 44% it will only take 22 days to do the remaining 26 million people if out of the 67 million population 15 million are children 

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Yes and easy to achieve if you cut back and cancel vaccinations for the previous four days.

Look at the numbers for the previous days.

The weekly numbers I see lately are better than the UK maintained......

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, Bobydog said:

The principal wording is Doses, vaccine, Covid 19 etc, so were they getting rid of all the Sinovac in that massive effort or using other Vaccines

I suspect a high percentage is Sinovac. The Thais I know seem to all have had #1 as Sinovac, #2 as AZ. 

[goatfarmer]

21 hours ago, KannikaP said:

1,000,000 doses = 2000 at 500 different places. Over a period of 10 hours that is 200 per hour given by say 6 doctors/nurses = 33 doses per hour per doctor = one every two minutes, NON STOP for 10 hours at 500 places. Possible or not?

Where did you get 500 different places? 

[KannikaP]

20 minutes ago, goatfarmer said:

Where did you get 500 different places? 

Divided the million jabs by 2000 a day.

[Neeranam]

13 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

The UK started earlier due to ordering and receiving vaccines much earlier.  Thailand could have ordered them sooner also.

Why on Earth would they order vaccines when there were no cases, despite being the first country to get Covid outside China?

[BangkokReady]

20 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Why on Earth would they order vaccines when there were no cases

Nobody is this stupid.  Come on.

[crazykopite]

And today Monday it states 1.4 million doses were given on Friday that’s a jump of 25%+ somebody is telling porky pies or is it a case of PMF ( see pic )

[Iron Tongue]

On 9/25/2021 at 6:52 PM, Neeranam said:

Awesome Thailand, UK/US  never got even close to this percentage of the population in one day. Makes me proud to be Thai, but felt <deleted> after my vaccine on Friday.  

Can't believe there are two negative Normans complaining already. 

 

 

Really?  You're impressed about numbers?  How about some real ones then?

    The US ramped-up to 4 million+ jabs a day, six months ago, then settled-down to 1 million jabs a day, EVERY DAY.  Even now, the US is averaging 715,000 jabs a day, free to anyone, and "walk-ins" are welcome.

[mtls2005]

3 hours ago, goatfarmer said:

Where did you get 500 different places? 

 

3 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Divided the million jabs by 2000 a day.

 

Last official statement I saw was 993 inoculation centers.

 

 

Not sure what positive effect a vaccine-apalooza has?

 

Postponing vaccines, having larger crowds, forcing medical personnel to work faster, longer all seems silly and useless.

 

 The day after effect... fewer than 1/10th, 112,215 vaccines administered.