Thailand's Health Minister denied entry to Switzerland for WHO meet after vax with Sinovac

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Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that Thailand's netizens were having a feeding frenzy after Thailand's DPM and Health Minister - the much criticized Anutin Charnvirakul - was denied entry to Switzerland to attend an important World Health Organization meeting. 

 

The minister - who started the pandemic calling foreigners "dirty", continued with various protocol breaches and tame denials and presided over the early debacle of slow vaccination now has a country ban on his CV.

 

The minister was one of the first to get a Sinovac jab at the end of February in a much publicized PR stunt with PM Prayuth Chan-ocha to persuade the public about vaccines like Sinovac before locally produced Astra Zeneca vaxes were ready in June.

 

The Swiss authorities deemed that two doses of Sinovac and one booster with AZ were enough to bar the minister. 

 

Anutin spent yesterday bigging up his role in the pandemic and waxing lyrical about how Thailand had the options of many different vaccines to fight different strains during the pandemic.

 

But he was forced to admit that he couldn't go to Europe until he got a fourth booster shot and that this will have to be an option for others who needed to travel for business and leisure purposes. 

 

Daily News published examples of netizens poking jibes at the minister amid a plethora of "5555's" - hahahaha's in the Thai language.

 

One suggested ironically that the minister might send a construction worker in his place.

 

While another just went with "Som" - short for the phrase "som naam na" or 'serves you right'.

 

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[pkrv]

Priceless!

[Geoffggi]

Made my day .................LOL

[poskat]

a nice reality check for this clown

 

turns out that thai big shots arent such big shots once beyond thailand's borders

 

anutin- "dont you know who I am?"

the world- "dont know and dont care"

[ThailandRyan]

Antin puts the A in Amazing ???? 

[asiasurfer]

My double lol of the day ????. Not just for not having the right vaccine, but also for the lack of planning his journey. Thank you Switzerland. ????

[Willy Wombat]

He should of put on his doctors coat to prove his credentials 

[asiasurfer]

Does this mean Switzerland will be removed from this "safe country" list? ????

[RafPinto]

????????????

 

OH DEAR.

 

Don't you know who I am?

 

The builder in charge of Health.

 

I am famous and love foreigners too mut.

[RafPinto]

This post should be made "best one" of the year and a copy handed over to each visitor of the LOS.

 

Oh Anutin, love you too mut.

[RafPinto]

20 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Antin puts the A in Amazing ???? 

You mean "Anton"?

[RafPinto]

????

[John Drake]

15 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Yep, that's seems to be the plan, the never ending booster shot for profits, for life ... 555

"French aged 65+ now need BOOSTERS to keep Covid pass"

https://www.rt.com/news/539830-france-covid-booster-pass/

"Booster jab every 6 months? 1.5mn double-dosed & recovered Israelis lose Green Pass privileges as stricter Covid-19 rules kick in"

https://www.rt.com/news/536447-israel-covid-green-pass-new-rules/

This is starting to get worrisome. Vaccination today. Vaccination tomorrow. Vaccination forever.

[Digitalbanana]

5 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

26 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Antin puts the A in Amazing ???? 

You mean "Anton"?

I was thinking Amazing was the word needed correcting/replacing.

[Pravda]

This is sure funny, but at least he didn't lie about taking Sinovac.

[ThailandRyan]

21 minutes ago, pkspeaker said:

so what? you gotta have 10 vax shots before you can travel now?

He did not have a jab that was recognized and accepted by Switzerland, does that make sense now...

[jerrymahoney]

Well that also puts to rest any suggestion that the Deputy PM had surreptitiously obtained 2 doses of either Pfizer or Moderna

[RafPinto]

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

He did not have a jab that was recognized and accepted by Switzerland, does that make sense now...

Must be a typo.

 

He did not have a "job"..... you mean or better, "qualification".

 

Just wondering if the "chinese" were aloud in.

[JonnyF]

Me when I read this.

 

[darksidedog]

It really is comical that the "Health Minister" of a country gets denied as his personal efforts at being safe are considered short of the acceptable mark.

Given his foul mouthed racist tirades since this started he truly does deserve the laughter and embarrassment this has caused.

[mahtin]

Not like he was turned back at the border. He simply had to admit he can't go with his present vax history.

[Bkk Brian]

5 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Me when I read this.

 

99.9% of all posters when they read this I guess ????

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

It really is comical that the "Health Minister" of a country gets denied as his personal efforts at being safe are considered short of the acceptable mark.

Given his foul mouthed racist tirades since this started he truly does deserve the laughter and embarrassment this has caused.

One has to wonder what the fallout will be here in Thailand. I am sure he was also going to go skiing while there, poor chap drinking beer from the keg of the Saint Bernard will have to wait.

[Gottfrid]

This satisfaction is free! Fantastic! Actually I would have been willing to pay to get this news!

[ThreeEyedRaven]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The minister - who started the pandemic calling foreigners "dirty", continued with various protocol breaches and tame denials and presided over the early debacle of slow vaccination now has a country ban on his CV.

You have to say the amount of evidence of his incompetence and lack of suitability for a role which requires a brain is ever growing.

[RafPinto]

Was the "Chinese" health minister attending?

Just curious.

[Bkk Brian]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

But he was forced to admit that he couldn't go to Europe until he got a fourth booster shot and that this will have to be an option for others who needed to travel for business and leisure purposes. 

Switzerland is not a member state of the European Union (EU) ????

[RafPinto]

Sale of sub-standard vaccines....

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Funniest so far this year.

[Conquerbrqvilok]

Finally Switzerland have enough courage to revenge 

Best regards from COMO-ITALY few meters from swiss federation