webfact Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Medical workers load syringes with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) In what seems like a case of “different sides of the same coin”, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry and Thammasat University Hospital have sparred over the collapsed deal for 1.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine offered for free by Poland. What happened? Thammasat University Hospital spent three months preparing the deal in collaboration with Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG), one of many private firms with which it has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs). In late August, Thammasat was given the power to assign a representative to procure or import COVID-19 vaccines. The MoUs allowed private firms to acquire vaccines under the university’s auspices, provided they cover related expenses like transportation and insurance and give the university a portion of the doses imported. Thammasat University Hospital’s aim was to use its share of the donated doses to provide free COVID-19 jabs to people at risk. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/govt-vs-hospital-who-is-right-in-the-row-over-polands-failed-vaccine-donation/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-11-10 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmartyMarty Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 sounds as though the university couldn't get the thought of riches out its head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 The regime has extreme tumescence regarding the private sourcing of vaccines. Not sure why this is? Loss of baksheesh? Loss of face? But it's got to stop. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 its neithers fault, get with the program it s Thailand...no one can accept responsibility 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4MyEgo Posted November 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2021 From what my Mrs told me is that the government wants total control in making the bucks. The university hospital would recoup it's outlay by selling the vaccines which is not allowed as part of Poland's donation of the vaccines, and of course the government is too thick to say hey guys, job well done, we will pay for your costs for getting to Thailand, and donate it to the people, suffice to say the university hospital while trying to make a good deed, made the government loose face, so there goes 1.5 million doses thanks to the bureaucracy of the Thai government at it's finest in not being able to overcome losing face. Welcome to the land of LOF previously known as the LOS. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mtls2005 Posted November 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2021 CRA of course was free to purchase, import and sell Sinopharm for 888 baht/dose. 'Nuff said. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, mtls2005 said: CRA of course was free to purchase, import and sell Sinopharm for 888 baht/dose. 'Nuff said. CRA purchased direct from Sinopharm a Chinese government-owned company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, mtls2005 said: CRA of course was free to purchase, import and sell Sinopharm for 888 baht/dose. 'Nuff said. CRA purchased direct from Sinopharm a Chinese government-owned company. You can read this 3 NOV 2021 article via Google translate but this may not be a simple "brown envelope" matter when there could be multiple Moderna contract violations on whether "donated" surplus Moderna vaccines can then be sold in any manner. https://thestandard.co/mfa-explain-tu-stop-moderna-donation-issue/ Edited November 10, 2021 by jerrymahoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted November 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2021 Just the usual Thailand fiasco. Can't even except and get a free donation... Jeez. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 The government screwed up. There running out of Astra Zeneca and Pfeizer is non existent for many in Issan. I assume they didn't get a kickback or other favors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 I can only wonder if the donation had been arranged with Chula instead - it would have been so much easier to "facilitate" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Google the same story in Polish language on Polish websites ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 the government hates thonburi hospital for trying to bring pfizer a few months ago. Their chairman accused prayuth personally for corruption. But there is also resistance from vax producers itself, who would prefer their vax being oudated and wasted, so they can sell more. There were cases when out of dates had to be disposed. Even this pfizer donated from the USA was only a few weeks to expiry. The rest of this same donation, 1mln doses, are expiring now in the warehouses. Kickbacks are going to governments for purchasing, but in some cases more dosh is coming from obstructing vax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hioctane Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 People need to read the actual article! A private company was facilitating the import for the university. This company was going to pay for the logistics, shipping, etc in exchange for 2/3 of the vaccines which they planned to sell! The Polish government told the Thai government that they couldn’t sell the vaccines. Therefore, the Thai government could not sign off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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