Free Moderna booster dose for over 70s, pregnant women at Thai Red Cross Society

[snoop1130]

Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP

 

The Thai Red Cross Society is offering free Moderna vaccine shots as a booster for people who are over 70 and women who are at least 12-week pregnant and at least 18 years old.

 

To be eligible for the free booster COVID-19 vaccine dose you must have already received two doses of either AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna vaccines with the second dose given before July 31st. Alternatively you need to have received two Sinopharm or two Sinovac doses, with the second administered before September 30th.

 

Those who are interested can subscribe now by logging onto https://trcs-booster.kcmh.or.th to select vaccination dates on November 24th, 25th or 26th.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/free-moderna-booster-dose-for-over-70s-pregnant-women-at-thai-red-cross-society/

 

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[mark131v]

Blimey needed to read that twice 'free moderna booster dose for over 70's pregnant women' sure fire way to save money that one...

[JetsetBkk]

3 minutes ago, mark131v said:

Blimey needed to read that twice 'free moderna booster dose for over 70's pregnant women' sure fire way to save money that one...

Yes, "comma" not "apostrophe"!  

[heybruce]

Free Moderna for already vaccinated people while unvaccinated people who paid for Moderna months ago are still waiting.

[Jingthing]

17 minutes ago, heybruce said:

Free Moderna for already vaccinated people while unvaccinated people who paid for Moderna months ago are still waiting.

They shouldn't have waited. They could have had Astra Zenica or Sinovac with a booster.

[heybruce]

8 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

They shouldn't have waited. They could have had Astra Zenica or Sinovac with a booster.

Should they also write off the thousands they pre-paid for Moderna?

[Jingthing]

7 minutes ago, heybruce said:

Should they also write off the thousands they pre-paid for Moderna?

I think many people prepaid thinking they couldn't get anything else earlier. They could have. Personally I have zero understanding or sympathy for people that have waited for a perceived "better" vaccine for several months, going without any vaccination which HAS BEEN AVAILABLE in the meantime. Of course people should get what they paid for in general but this is a very specific and historic situation. 

Edited November 17, 2021 by Jingthing

[heybruce]

8 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I think many people prepaid thinking they couldn't get anything else earlier. They could have. Personally I have zero understanding or sympathy for people that have waited for a perceived "better" vaccine for several months, going without any vaccination which HAS BEEN AVAILABLE in the meantime. Of course people should get what they paid for in general but this is a very specific and historic situation. 

At the time many people prepaid there was nothing  available or only Chinese vaccines which many people don't trust.  Thai people who were desperate to get back to work dipped into remaining savings to pre-pay for Moderna thinking they could get vaccinated earlier that way.  Now they are being told they can get a combination of Chinese and western vaccinations while the Moderna they paid for is being given to already vaccinated people.

 

In short, Thai people are being screwed by their government, again.

 

BTW:  The AZ-Chinese combo has only been widely available across the country recently.  At the same time it became available hospitals were telling the pre-paid crowd teasers that Moderna may be available soon.  This presents a dilemma for the pre-paid crowd--write-off thousands (which is a lot of money for many of them) and take the lower quality vaccinations now, or wait and hope that maybe the Moderna really will be available soon.

[Tracyb]

7 hours ago, heybruce said:

Free Moderna for already vaccinated people while unvaccinated people who paid for Moderna months ago are still waiting.

Right!?  How screwed up is that?

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Thai Red Cross Society is offering free Moderna vaccine shots as a booster for people who are over 70 and women who are at least 12-week pregnant and at least 18 years old.

I bet this will make those who bought and are still waiting for Moderna shots spit.

[wwest5829]

8 hours ago, heybruce said:

Free Moderna for already vaccinated people while unvaccinated people who paid for Moderna months ago are still waiting.

Yes, I received the twoPfizer shots as a retired Expat from the USA donation. Stepdaughter now has had her two Pfizer shots through her school. Thai wife? Still awaiting the Moderna vaccine we paid for months ago …

[mtls2005]

Of the initial 1.9 mm dose order, the TRC was said to be interested in 1.0 mm for their own use. They said they would be using them for under-served people. TRC would administer these for free. TRC is essentially a quasi-government organization, but not part of the MoH. It is ruled separately.

 

~ 600,000 have been delivered, another ~ 1.4 mm said to be due on/before 31 Dec.

 

Not sure exactly how much the TRC skimmed off that first lot? My SWAG would be 100,000 ~ 150,000 doses.

 

 

 

Edited November 18, 2021 by mtls2005

[Mango Bob]

Is this only for Thai people or also do Americans counts since in most case we gave you the vaccine for free and like always get nothing back in exchange.

[Rinrada]

"must have already received two doses of either AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna vaccines with the second dose given Before July 31st"...last shot was September 30th...otherwise would have had a go..⌛

 

[Jen65]

12 hours ago, heybruce said:

Free Moderna for already vaccinated people while unvaccinated people who paid for Moderna months ago are still waiting.

you pays your money and takes your chance !!

[Jen65]

1 hour ago, Rinrada said:

"must have already received two doses of either AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna vaccines with the second dose given Before July 31st"...last shot was September 30th...otherwise would have had a go..⌛

 

likewise .  I will keep the website address and see if I can apply in 2 months time if they still have this offer and vaccine  

[Chris.B]

12 hours ago, heybruce said:

Free Moderna for already vaccinated people while unvaccinated people who paid for Moderna months ago are still waiting.

and whose fault is that?

[Chris.B]

12 hours ago, Jingthing said:

They shouldn't have waited. They could have had Astra Zenica or Sinovac with a booster.

No they couldn't, they were offered Sinovac followed by Astra Zenica. Boosters have not been universally approved for Thailand yet.

[Chris.B]

3 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

~ 600,000 have been delivered, another ~ 1.4 mm said to be due on/before 31 Dec.

 

That 1.4 million doses are said to be delivered by the end of November.

 

https://www.facebook.com/gpoth.official/photos/a.878202732568375/1747393688982604/

 

 

 

[Chris.B]

3 hours ago, Mango Bob said:

Is this only for Thai people or also do Americans counts since in most case we gave you the vaccine for free and like always get nothing back in exchange.

Well the online form is asking for a 13 digit ID number, do you have one? ????

[Rinrada]

Yes...13 digit ID number on my Pink Card..????️‍♂️.

[RobU]

I read the headline as

 

Free Moderna booster dose for over 70's  pregnant women

 

Amazing the difference a comma makes????

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

16 hours ago, heybruce said:

Free Moderna for already vaccinated people while unvaccinated people who paid for Moderna months ago are still waiting.

 

the Moderna doses for unvaccinated folks who previously paid for future doses via private hospitals have begun to trickle out, based on various posts here.

 

My Thai wife, unvaccinated at present, reserved and paid for a pair of Moderna doses a month or two back via a private hospital in BKK. Yesterday, she got an SMS from the hospital advising her to come for her first Moderna shot tomorrow/Friday.

 

I'm also on that same hospital's list for a booster shot following two AZ doses earlier this year. But the hospital made it clear they've put the unvaccinated folks to the front of their Moderna queue, and those seeking booster shots such as myself later in line.

 

Edited November 18, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[Deli]

We all know that the Clowns in charge screwed up big time. Otherwise months ago the headline would have been: Free quality vaccine for everybody now !

 

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, Jen65 said:

you pays your money and takes your chance !!

Chances here in Thailand were a little high..... paying in advance is always a risk, don't do refunds, money is spent already. 

[heybruce]

On 11/18/2021 at 9:32 AM, Deli said:

We all know that the Clowns in charge screwed up big time. Otherwise months ago the headline would have been: Free quality vaccine for everybody now !

 

As I understand it, a Thai pharmaceutical company with the right connections (big time connections) got the exclusive right to manufacture AstraZeneca in Thailand.  Since then the priority was to restrict future competition for this company, regardless of the cost to the nation.

[SantiSuk]

I guess those who qualify for this Red Cross offer who live in or close to Bangkok and who bought their Moderna already, but then got free vaccination before 30 Sep (Sinovac/pharm) or 31 July (AZ/Pf) may now go for this free offer and hope to onsell or give away their prepaid dose(s) later.

 

I doubt there will be many of these though. Few who paid would have jumped across to Chinese doses and there was not a lot of AZ/Pf around before 31 July.

 

I guess there are many like me. I bought 4 doses of Mod but jumped at free AZ thru Intervac - dosed in August & October. Family got tired of waiting for free good stuff and the repeatedly deferred Moderna and decided to pay for Sinopharm last dosed a couple of weeks ago.

 

Hopefully our Moderna doses arrive at an appropriate time for boosting. We are not in the current batch queue so maybe a qst quarter batch next year will work.

 

However, sorry to all you shadenfreude expats out there who relish the thought of those who could afford to pay losing out. None of us in my family care a damn if we end up 'losing' the money. What's gone is gone and if you can afford to buy it's unlikely its loss will have broken the bank. I personally would enjoy giving away my doses to less fortunate friends or local needies if that's the ultimate outcome.

Edited November 20, 2021 by SantiSuk

[Jen65]

On 11/20/2021 at 4:36 AM, heybruce said:

As I understand it, a Thai pharmaceutical company with the right connections (big time connections) got the exclusive right to manufacture AstraZeneca in Thailand.  Since then the priority was to restrict future competition for this company, regardless of the cost to the nation.

nothing surprises me here