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TNN quoted a Ministry of Health official as saying that 89 million doses of vaccine against Covid-19 had now gone into the arms of people in Thailand. 

 

And it was revealed which ten provinces had not reached even a 50% figure of first dose vaccination among its residents.

 

They are:

 

Nakhon Phanom

Nong Bualamphu

Sakon Nakhon

Bung Kan

Kalasin

Yasothon

Surin

Roi-Et

 

All these are in the north east of the country.

 

The others are Mae Hong Son in the north and Samut Sakhon in the central region.

 

Thailand is conducting a push to make sure that 100 million doses are completed by national father's day, December 5th, with measures being undertaken to get particularly hesitant people jabbed. 

 

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Here's the bottom 10 with the least number of double vaccinated people:

 

Yasothon 37.0%

Roi Et 36.7%

Sisaket 36.5%

Maha Sarakham 36.1%

Sakon Nakhon 35.6%

Mae Hong Son 34.3%

Kalasin 34.2%

Nakhon Phanom 34.2%

Bueng Kan 32.6%

Nong Bua Lamphu 32.4%

 

https://covidtracker-th.netlify.app/

 

Tell them Lottery winners are those that have been vaccinated and watch the stampede ! ????

How strange that it is only provinces located in Isaan, that has been left out. Just cement the fact of human value and how they look upon it.

So, this is confirmation that resources were sent to other provinces first. Evidenced by Buriram not being on the list as it received special treatment.

Bangkok 100.8% vaccinated

 

Excellent work

And if / when bars are allowed to open ever again, where do most of the staff come from ??

Apart from Buriram, most provinces on that list.

1 hour ago, rbkk said:

So, this is confirmation that resources were sent to other provinces first. Evidenced by Buriram not being on the list as it received special treatment.

Mmmm can only give you my experience but I live in Kalasin province and got my first AZ (NOT SINOVAC) shot first week in July.  I am over 60, which may contribute, but the hospital rang, said they have a stock of vaccine but many locals were refusing so they started looking at farang on the list.

 

My FIL refused to be vaccinated until his youngest daughter offered to pay him 1,000 baht per shot.  Make what you will of that.

 

Something else I have noticed up here is the locals having no idea about current affairs.  I have never seen a newspaper during the 8 years here let alone someone reading one.  The TV channel is changed when the news comes on to whatever Thai soapy is available.  Everything is word of mouth and mostly wrong,  For example yesterday was the end of our rice harvest where all the workers get together for a feed and a few drinks.  No masks were to be seen.  About 4 or 5 of the men were drinking lao khao, all from the one glass as per usual, and when another worker rolled up wearing a mask, he was told it was not necessary because everyone was vaccinated.

Since I spend most of my time in Isaan—I can tell you why so many Provinces have low vaccination rates.  Up until about one week ago, these people had only SinoVac as a first shot.  And up until about six weeks ago, they were offered only SinoVac for both shots.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientists to understand the government tried to use up SinoVac on the Isaan people.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

TNN quoted a Ministry of Health official as saying that 89 million doses of vaccine against Covid-19 had now gone into the arms of people in Thailand. 

70+ million population in Thailand, they say they want 100 million done.

How about 2x doses for everyone which would conservatively mean 140 million.

At 89 million it's woefully low.

 

1 hour ago, ourmanflint said:

Bangkok 100.8% vaccinated

 

Excellent work

Yeah I noticed that too.

 

Good Job on that extra 0.8% over the top effort

1 hour ago, Isaan sailor said:

Since I spend most of my time in Isaan—I can tell you why so many Provinces have low vaccination rates.  Up until about one week ago, these people had only SinoVac as a first shot.  And up until about six weeks ago, they were offered only SinoVac for both shots.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientists to understand the government tried to use up SinoVac on the Isaan people.

There are at least some western countries (including Australia) that accept both Chinese vaccines for entry without quarantine. 

If I absolutely had to get vaxed it would be one of those old style vaccines. 

1 hour ago, LukKrueng said:

There are at least some western countries (including Australia) that accept both Chinese vaccines for entry without quarantine. 

If I absolutely had to get vaxed it would be one of those old style vaccines. 

Accepted by the UK too. Yes the 'Chinese cr@p' monika stuck and blighted the vaccination rates, certainly around the Isaan area where I live. I believe the mantra bled accross from being a 'chinese cr@p - no way' mantra into a resistance to any vaccine amongst some, particularly the elderly.

7 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

How strange that it is only provinces located in Isaan, that has been left out. Just cement the fact of human value and how they look upon it.

As Isaan has always been stereotypically looked down upon through officialdom and societal eyes.

4 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

Since I spend most of my time in Isaan—I can tell you why so many Provinces have low vaccination rates.  Up until about one week ago, these people had only SinoVac as a first shot.  And up until about six weeks ago, they were offered only SinoVac for both shots.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientists to understand the government tried to use up SinoVac on the Isaan people. They worried only about the "tourism provinces".

..... may I add: and other REMOTE Provinces; i.e. Mae Hong Son!  I, as a falang, was excluded at all. If I would have needed  the vaccine/s urgently, I had to go to the private hospitals in Chiang Mai (4 hours by car! and CM a dark red zone).

 

Now it's changing  (I guess, after  an "overwhelming" delivery of better and redundant vaccines).

 

Today I had a nice talk with the young and open minded director of our amphoe hospital.

And think of the children. Family transmission, into schools & teachers. The vax figures are not accurate until kids get jabbed.

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Thais rejecting anything that is free takes some believing.

6 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

Since I spend most of my time in Isaan—I can tell you why so many Provinces have low vaccination rates.  Up until about one week ago, these people had only SinoVac as a first shot.  And up until about six weeks ago, they were offered only SinoVac for both shots.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientists to understand the government tried to use up SinoVac on the Isaan people.

Also, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that 2 Sinovac are much better than nothing.

Besides, the statistics is up to date and refers to first jab, while you say they stopped offering Sinovac 6 weeks ago. Plenty of time to get a first shot.

 

So while you may be right that the gov't tried to offload Sinovac to Isaan, the fact remains that quite possibly many people there believe more in amulets and lottery numbers than in science.

1 hour ago, arithai12 said:

 

So while you may be right that the gov't tried to offload Sinovac to Isaan, the fact remains that quite possibly many people there believe more in amulets and lottery numbers than in science.

Fact or possibly?

13 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

How strange that it is only provinces located in Isaan, that has been left out. Just cement the fact of human value and how they look upon it.

All the people I know in the Isaan don't want AstraZeneca or Sinovac. They want Pfizer!

6 minutes ago, meauwnam said:

All the people I know in the Isaan don't want AstraZeneca or Sinovac. They want Pfizer!

Oh, so you are saying it´s special people and it´s their own fault? Or how should I understand such an intelligent post from a person that apparently knows half of the Isaan population?

Confused why do we all call it a vaccine when it is not, it is gene therapy mRNA in trial stages. It doesn’t stop you from getting the flu nor does it stop you from spreading the flu. Gibraltar 100% all faxed yet they are the highest with the flu same as Israel. Anyone 

17 hours ago, rbkk said:

So, this is confirmation that resources were sent to other provinces first. Evidenced by Buriram not being on the list as it received special treatment.

Yep. Secrets and unspoken things. 

Would there be influential MPs or Ministers from old Buriram?

16 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

Since I spend most of my time in Isaan—I can tell you why so many Provinces have low vaccination rates.  Up until about one week ago, these people had only SinoVac as a first shot.  And up until about six weeks ago, they were offered only SinoVac for both shots.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientists to understand the government tried to use up SinoVac on the Isaan people.

No that is incorrect.  Try to look past the China hating and it will be clear to you.  I am in Isaan and since July the vax has been first shot Sinovac followed by AZ as second.  For the last 2 months or more its been AZ  for 1st and second.  Over 60's such as myself and those with ailments such as my wife with diabetes, have been both AZ starting from 6 July which is the date promised by the govt.  They havnt been using Sinovac for a while here.

15 hours ago, LukKrueng said:

There are at least some western countries (including Australia) that accept both Chinese vaccines for entry without quarantine. 

If I absolutely had to get vaxed it would be one of those old style vaccines. 

There are over 50 countries that accept 2 jabs of Sinovac now including the UK, Australia and the USA.  

16 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

Since I spend most of my time in Isaan—I can tell you why so many Provinces have low vaccination rates.  Up until about one week ago, these people had only SinoVac as a first shot.  And up until about six weeks ago, they were offered only SinoVac for both shots.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientists to understand the government tried to use up SinoVac on the Isaan people.

I live near Yasothon and I've had 2 Pfizer jabs and my wife 1 Sinovac and 1 AZ.

17 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

I live near Yasothon and I've had 2 Pfizer jabs and my wife 1 Sinovac and 1 AZ.

In our province, it has recently changed to AZ then Pfizer.  Since we have prepaid 4 doses of Moderna—we continue to wait.  And yes, I got my Pfizer shots in Sept.  Wife won’t risk the AZ/Pfizer mix.

My good friend, a girl from northern Isan, received the first Sinovac vaccine in October.  She received an injection from Astra Zeneca last week.  And on January 18, she was assigned an injection of Pfizer...

A somewhat strange mix of vaccines.  Moreover, after each injection, my friend loses a week of her life due to severe headache, fever and fainting ...

22 hours ago, rbkk said:

So, this is confirmation that resources were sent to other provinces first. Evidenced by Buriram not being on the list as it received special treatment.

And why ever not? Surely it makes sense that those regions with the highest population density should get priority when it comes to vaccination, because they are the regions where the virus is going to spread more readily. And if you look at the table posted by @Bkk Brian above, (repeated here) you can see that those regions have been prioritized.

 

I live in Sakon Nakhon where the infection rate has been very low, only 1,143 known local transmissions. All the rest, about, about 6,300 were imported from the likes of Bangkok.

 

With social distancing being a natural result of rural living and a population that is not very mobile, the virus has a much harder time getting a toehold. So whilst the vaccination rate might be low, the region does not appear to suffering any ill affects.