6 hours ago, buick said:

i think that comment is a bit over the top.  the thai's don't have a massive testing program, we all know that.  but what they do have is sufficient to know whether someone has died from covid or not.  i'm going to assume that most die in the hospital where they are being treated for covid.  maybe the thais under count the deaths a bit, but it has nothing to do with their testing program. 

You do know what they say about "assuming", right?   

 

I think that's a giant leap of faith, believing that  "most people die in the hospital where they are being treated for Covid".  I think it's actually more than likely that people who are sick with Covid are not making their way to the hospital, and then dying at home... and they're not being counted as part of the Covid death statistic.  That's just my opinion, but I think it makes more sense, inasmuch as many people really don't like the idea of ending up in a field hospital.  It would make more sense that they'd rather just hope for the best, hope they don't have Covid, hope it passes, and just stay at home.  And when they die, is it in the system's best interest to claim that their death was not from Covid. 

 

Again, just my opinion, but I think my opinion is buttressed by seeing what the authorities are doing to present lower daily cases (not counting certain tests).   

 

Let me be clear: I think that Thailand is finally doing a good job trying to play catch-up.  But we can't ignore the fact that there were serious mis-steps in the beginning, and most of the problems could have been avoided with a little clear thinking and some proactive planning.   And now that we're where we are, I think we need to just be patient until enough people are properly vaccinated (with a good vaccine) so that we can reopen for business.  That means Astra, Moderna, Pfizer....  and that probably means the end of the year.   I'm glad they've ratcheted up the vaccination program, but I'd like everyone to be patient until the proper percentages are reached.  Then we can open up.  And I'd like everyone to acknowledge the fact that the country really didn't do so well in the beginning.   

60m Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Ordered for Booster Shots

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, attended a ceremony together with representatives of AstraZeneca (Thailand) for the signing of the contract to acquire the 60 million doses of the vaccine to be used as the third and booster shots for people next year.

 

Under the contract, the company must deliver 15 million doses in the first quarter of next year, 30 million doses in the second quarter and 15 million doses in the third quarter.

 

Pending the contracted delivery, if AstraZeneca successfully develops the second generation of its COVID-19 vaccine, it must allow Thailand to switch to the new vaccine.

 

The contracted acquisition costs Thailand about 18 billion baht. (TNA)

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Thailand reports 11,646 new COVID-19 cases and 107 more deaths

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand on Thursday (September 30) reported 11,646 new COVID-19 cases, 10,887 recoveries and 107 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1233526-thailand-reports-11646-new-covid-19-cases-and-107-more-deaths/

 

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