Thammasat abandons plan to get 1.5m doses of donated vaccine from Poland

[HaoleBoy]

First, the US donated 1 million doses of Pfizer never got to Thailand due to paperwork (they say) ...

Now, the Poland donated 1.5 million doses of Moderna is not coming.

 

Outside of Bangkok, the vaccination rate is under 50% and many provinces have asked for vaccines and are not getting them.  Why???  Who knows, but this is shameful and should be reported by news outside of Thailand.

[jacko45k]

It isn't red tape here, but a very solid red brick wall!

[Paul Henry]

The answer to all of this incompetence and corruption is in the hands of the Thai people.

[elgenon]

13 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sad, that this government isn't a "All hands on deck" government but instead a " in it for ourselves" government. The prayut government does not want to be upstaged by anyone it appears.

How much would Poland have to give the Thai government officials so they could give Thailand the 1.5 million doses for free?  

[Skeptic7]

"LAND OF PAPERWORK" can't be bothered with all that pesky paperwork! 

[mtls2005]

I think someone wants all Moderna to go through the Moderna-->Zuellig Pharma-->Zuellig Therapeutics-->GPO baksheesh trail. 

 

 

[4MyEgo]

Un fkn believable....these clowns are are the scum of the lowest of the lowest of low life's. I could see one of their own Thai's drowning, and they would probably stare on saying, we need to get a letter confirming that we are recognised as your official representative to help you. 

 

But without that letter....

 

 

 

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The hospital said that it had contacted the Thai Foreign Ministry in Bangkok, requesting a formal letter to confirm its status, adding that it had informed the ministry that all the expenses for the delivery of the donated vaccine would be borne by the university.

Great work...  shenanigans still on-going on behind government doors.

[hotchilli]

8 minutes ago, Skeptic7 said:

"LAND OF PAPERWORK" can't be bothered with all that pesky paperwork! 

 

[1duckyboy]

13 hours ago, ukrules said:

All that matters is the paperwork.

 

Without the paperwork and the rubber stamps, nothing happens, ever.

I disagree. Required, redundant paperwork is merely a stalling technique until enough people get their beaks wet in the deal. 

[DUNROAMIN]

13 hours ago, greenmonkey said:

My God... I mean seriously... what will it take before the Thais say 'enough is enough'!???

Never happen, way of Thai thinking, worst than sheep.

[Tarteso]

Thais are waiting for vaccines..

Shockers, Rotters..Incompetent

[grandpa]

"Sorry no-one to sign the letter of authority here as the PM is out saving the world!"   What a disgrace!

[Mark17AA]

If there is one thing this pandemic has revealed is the total self centered "only if I benefit" approach this government has, previously they could hide behind other distractions, but now its clear for the whole world to see.

[thailand49]

Again?  wasn't this the problem with the 2nd donation of Pfizer from the U.S.?  Government said they never got the request when the story broke out all of a sudden Oh? there it is?  Busted!

 

This goes on day after day, hundred if not thousand of entitled leaders falling all over themselves doing nothing and the results are evident as hell!  As people indicates the left  has no idea what the right is doing the country is so broken that every province and every district fall under one flag but go through the day doing whatever it wants and under their own rules no real plan no real goal although it is like this throughout the world one would expect more from a country who unofficial logo is the Land of Smiles.

 

I'm sure if we go back a few months and none of the leaders had gotten any of their vaccine particular the donation of Pfizer which these same leaders were the first in line for the booster the Moderna would already be here in Thailand. ????

 

 

[Joules]

The explanation for this is quite simple:  Moderna is barred by the US Corrupt Foreign Practices Act from offering the grease needed to smooth the way.

[nickmondo]

i cant bring myself to comment any more than i am doing now

we all know what was missing..........and that is why the paper was not given

[smutcakes]

15 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sad, that this government isn't a "All hands on deck" government but instead a " in it for ourselves" government. The prayut government does not want to be upstaged by anyone it appears.

Just see how quick the letter would be provided if the CRA or Thai Red Cross requested a letter....

[Flink]

15 hours ago, fangless said:

Those pesky missing and or empty brown envelopes again I suspect!

Yep, next week's news, government official coordinates with Polish government to recieve 1.5 million doses of Moderna. 

[khunpa]

Why does Thailand need any donations????

 

They clearly have money to spend on submarines, weapons, huge railway-projects and other useless stuff.

 

At the same time they expect stuff for free from Farang countries, who they further exploit if their citizens decide to live or invest in their country. They don’t even care about their own population.

 

Don’t give them anything!! Let them learn to spend their own money wisely instead.

 

 

[Wullie Mercer]

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Exactly this... 

 

Someone in a position of ‘decision making power’ is simply outright refusing to ‘approve’ this until he receives his rightful back-hander....  in Thailand (along with many countries) no one is in these positions without the expectation to profit through graft, its so common they target these positions with a sense of entitlement towards the back-handers.... 

 

It's disgusting and hopefully, now that the media are aware of this ‘the person’ blocking this charitable deal will be embarrassed into doing the right thing...

 

......From the Hub of Misunderstandings.....  it was all a misunderstanding... 

 

 

Don't forget they have to get back the money they had to pay to get the position of "decison making power" in the first place111

[Surasak]

14 hours ago, worrab said:

This story should be released to the world press so everyone can see the low regard this Government has towards its population! Absolutely disgraceful that brown envelopes should be involved yet again whilst Thailand still suffers with Covid. 

It has already been done. How it will be received I know not, or acted upon I know not.

[fangless]

12 minutes ago, Flink said:

Yep, next week's news, government official coordinates with Polish government to recieve 1.5 million doses of Moderna. 

The problem is that I believe that is exactly what will happen except the contract will be for less than 1.5m so that;

a) it does not seem to be the same contract!! and

b) he can sell the remainder privately.

[Tonypandy]

15 hours ago, ukrules said:

All that matters is the paperwork.

 

Without the paperwork and the rubber stamps, nothing happens, ever.

Don't forget the money

[vandeventer]

Maybe we have too many Chinese vaccines with yesterdays expirer dates?

[PEE TEE]

15 hours ago, HOAX said:

Unbelievable ????‍♂️

No its not 

[jerrymahoney]

So why is Poland giving away Moderna vaccine to anybody?

 

Poland facing COVID-19 'explosion' says health minister

 

WARSAW, Oct 20 2021 (Reuters) - Poland has seen an explosion of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two days and if the current trend continues drastic steps will be needed, the health minister said on Wednesday, after the country reported over 5,000 daily cases for the first time since May.

 

"Over the last two days we have seen an explosion of the pandemic," Adam Niedzielski told a news conference, adding that next week daily cases could be "well above" 5,000.

[Sydebolle]

What a load of pr1cks is running this country; asking for a friend .......

Yawn........

[chilli42]

Maybe a blessing in disguise.  The Scandinavians are not red hot on this vaccine and Japan has a load of it that bound for the trash as it turned out to be contaminated.

[Grusa]

12 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Again shows the Government its incompetence........

Again shows the Government its incompetence mendacity..........