By Subhabhong Rarueysong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that Thailand’s vaccine stockpile will top 125 million doses by the end of the year as vaccination picks up pace across all segments of the population.

 

Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said security of vaccine supply and a steady rate of vaccinations were essential for restarting the economy. The nationwide inoculation drive is speeding up as more vaccine arrives and the rollout will be accelerated to cover all population segments so the country can return to normality.

 

He said the first shots now covered 44.45% of the population and 57.44% of the target groups. A total of 16.6 million people, or 23.9% of the population, have received two shots. COVID-19 vaccinations in Thailand have surpassed 50 million doses after a record 1.44 million were administered on Friday.

 

Meanwhile, Thai ambassador to the United States, H.E. Manasvi Srisodapol, said US authorities will call a meeting of the Thai-US working group next week, to discuss how to proceed with the US donation of an additional million doses of vaccines to Thailand. Previously, the group met to discuss the delivery of the first batch of 1.5 million doses donated by the US.

 

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22 minutes ago, webfact said:

23.9% of the population, have received two shots.

It's a long way to 70%. And a significant proportion have probably gotten the Chinese stuff, that might prove to be completely worthless. 

Why are they stockpiling them - get them into peoples arms.

Never a good idea to stockpile vaccines, as they can only be stored for a small amount of time.

Having a stockpile is like a pilot saying "plenty of runway behind us".

Don't they realise people are screaming out to get vaccinated and trying to get life back to some form of normality.

64 million = population of Thailand. 125 million "stockpiled doses".  23.9% fully vaccinated. Another million vaccinated on Friday, Sept. 24th. Either the virus is 10 times more dangerous than the worldwide death-rate indicates, or the vaccines (excluding the Sinovac) really don't protect that much, so more and more inoculations have to be given.  Having received plenty of vaccine inoculations in my life, IMO this situation is different than anything, I have ever heard of. Reminder, this is only an opinion from observation.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said security of vaccine supply and a steady rate of vaccinations were essential for restarting the economy.

Shame he left it so late, this year could have been so much better.

3 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

It's a long way to 70%. And a significant proportion have probably gotten the Chinese stuff, that might prove to be completely worthless. 

Makes you wonder why the stock-pile and not getting onto people.

1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

Never a good idea to stockpile vaccines, as they can only be stored for a small amount of time.

Yeah but it sounds good to the uneducated.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that Thailand’s vaccine stockpile will top 125 million doses by the end of the year

At best they can administer one million per day... I hope the shelf life holds up to that?

7 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

At best they can administer one million per day... I hope the shelf life holds up to that?

Six months storage life..... if they get close to that they can repay Japan and Nepal.

Does it occur to anyone that the word 'stockpile' might be a mistranslation? And what he actually said might possibly have been "We will have ordered and received in total ... ".

Stockpile probably means acquire. Everyone knows how Thai to English translation is not always accurate.

 

At 1M+ doses a day, the optimist in me says they could possibly reach 70% by December.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

by the end of the year

You can't get vaccines that don't yet exist in Thailand into arms.

35 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Makes you wonder why the stock-pile and not getting onto people.

It probably means recieved.

USA and Japan have been donating and supplying some of there doses to other countries, as people are refusing to take vaccines in America and Japan. Quantity I do not know.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that Thailand’s vaccine stockpile will top 125 million doses by the end of the year

 

I've read several different versions of this "story" where the minister was pontificating at Friday's vaccina-palooza, and all are a bit different. 

 

I think the 125 mm figure includes any/all vaccines from Feb onwards, the bulk of which are due in Q4. And he now refers to vaccines as inactivated (sinopharm, sinovac and AZ) or mRNA. And he lumps different vaccines into different categories on a whim. Not sure if he's just incapable of comprehending the details, or is deliberately obfuscating the facts to perpetuate a more positive view? Probably just incompetence.

 

This is the most recent chart I have...I think a large-ish order for sinopharm was placed since this was publsihed.

Edited September 27, 20214 yr by mtls2005

53 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Makes you wonder why the stock-pile and not getting onto people.

The Dump will be full of these Chines vaccines as not many want them.

2 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

It's a long way to 70%. And a significant proportion have probably gotten the Chinese stuff, that might prove to be completely worthless. 

yep, according to TNN in their daily report, almost half of those jabbed so far are with Chinese vaccines.  Some have now gotten a 3rd shot and some even a 4th shot.  Hopefully, the new free shipment from the US of Pfizer will go to school kids around the country and not just to BKK.

 

Some troll posts have been reported and removed.

Has anyone told Anutin that he is a part of the problem and not the solution? If he and his cronies, underlings, helpers and assistants would have done his job, then the entire country would have been vaccinated over already. 

5 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

It's a long way to 70%. And a significant proportion have probably gotten the Chinese stuff, that might prove to be completely worthless. 

Not worthless when you see the reductions in deaths and hospitalization daily. Vaccines or all types prevent such dire conditions. 

Try traveling abroad on Sinovac.

Apart from the issues raised in earlier posts - what is the expiry date of all these vaccines?  Several months ago there was a report that Hong Kong was giving away millions of China-made vaccines, because their expiry date was approaching and not many people in Hong Kong wanted the China-made vaccines.

5 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

It's a long way to 70%. And a significant proportion have probably gotten the Chinese stuff, that might prove to be completely worthless. 

On top of the boosters everyone will need.

 

Hopefully I don't see a beaming Anutin announcing another huge order of Sinovac.

 

The government had announced no more Sinovac until the second generation comes out.

 

Then two days later the ordered 12 million more doses.

 

If they really want to help the economy and the people there goals should be to vaccinate 100% of the population.  

 

They should also use mRNA vaccines approved for travel in the USA and Europe.

 

The obstacles the Chinese vaccines have are more detriment to the economy than these fools realized.

2 minutes ago, JimHuaHin said:

Apart from the issues raised in earlier posts - what is the expiry date of all these vaccines?  Several months ago there was a report that Hong Kong was giving away millions of China-made vaccines, because their expiry date was approaching and not many people in Hong Kong wanted the China-made vaccines.

There written on the bottle in crayon.

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Makes you wonder why the stock-pile and not getting onto people.

This may be the answer?

https://www.facebook.com/messenger_media/?thread_id=1210774644&attachment_id=131599672476650&message_id=mid.%24cAAAAAB4dzCOCU3EIJF8Iis9CNWlh

Looks like they are getting ready for that Jan 28  weekend leading up to -- Feb 1 2022 reopening. Good on them.   

This time next year you'll be free to buy the vaccine of your choice at most private hospitals. It's just a case of staying safe and navigating the choppy waters between now and then. Good luck with the voyage!

45 minutes ago, mberbae said:

Try traveling abroad on Sinovac.

50 countries accept Sinovac and Sinopharm. Not every travellers want to go to EU or USA.

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/travel-list-of-eu-countries-accepting-sinovac-vaccine-as-proof-of-immunity-for-entry/

1 hour ago, vandeventer said:

The Dump will be full of these Chines vaccines as not many want them.

Over 50 million already administered, and a million on one day, predominately Sinovac, says otherwise.