2 minutes ago, kennw said:

Testing stations are overloaded most at capacity, Mainly because if the QR reports you in close contact with someone you must get tested (not rapid test). 

As the Grand Orange Pumpkin says-"This is fake News.."

The QR response is to state.."You have been such and such" and gives location.

It then advises that if you are experiencing symptoms to go have a test, and if not,then to continue monitoring your general health.

The testing stations are full of fools who instantly took their masks off,danced in the streets,went to Xmas parties,spruiked "libertarianism" and now have gone screaming to the various State Gov'ts for tests.

 

An internet nation.Dumb as they come.

2 hours ago, chang1 said:

Vaccines don't stop you getting covid19, they greatly reduce how it affects you. In the UK 90% of those in hospital have been vaccinated but not had the booster, 60% are unvaccinated out of a population with 10% unvaccinated. 

90% + 60%  = 150%.

 

You need to invent new figures.

37 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

He knows everything .. (he thinks). but only talks afterwarths, has no idea what is going on and has no knowledge of handling health care.... He could better find something suitable

My guess is that Deputy PM Anutin got the job as Minister of Public Health on 10 JULY 2019 because none of the other coalition party big shots were interested in such a low profile position.

5 hours ago, DavisH said:

Don;t even need to look to Sweden 0 Aust is 80-90% fully vaccinated and had over 65K cases yesterday. Past vaccines are certainly not stopping symptomatic infection. Even it's not clear that boosters are going to help that much in the long run. The death rate will be lower with Omicron, but total deaths may exceed that from the delta wave. 

Or, it’s the unvaccinated who are being infected.

6 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Don;t even need to look to Sweden

No..definitely not..that one died a miserable internet death aeons ago!

17 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

You need to invent new figures.

Not if your name is chang..????

I guess Singh and Leo has got it covered too!

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

OMG, is this man for real or is he that dense....

Yes.

1. Not enough are vaccinated.

2. Even if they were, the vaccine doesn't prevent infection.

 

Try again, blockhead.

When a nation goes out of it's way to avoid any sort of merit based system, and appoints it's leaders based solely on cronyism, this kind of bottom of the barrel creep ends up in a position of leadership. No experience, very little talent, no wisdom, and not a clue in the world that he is disrespected, despised, and that he should just shut up and stay out of sight.

 

Nobody cares what he says, and little that he says means anything, or is based on science. 

2 hours ago, chang1 said:

Vaccines don't stop you getting covid19, they greatly reduce how it affects you. In the UK 90% of those in hospital have been vaccinated but not had the booster, 60% are unvaccinated out of a population with 10% unvaccinated. 

And, as implied by @club Omicron doesn't make you truly sick (in most fully vaccinated cases). Except that in Thailand it makes your finances sick whereas in other countries you relax at home for 7 days...as my sister and her family are right now.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

He said that his continued suspension of the Test and Go for foreigners entering Thailand to the end of the month was designed to keep more virus out.

Which bit of it’s already here and spreads like wildfire doesn’t he understand?

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Anutin - who is neither a scientist or a doctor, just filthy rich - said that Omicron was not as bad as Delta.

This is the best part of the article.

 

He's a lousy human being also.

38 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

When a nation goes out of it's way to avoid any sort of merit based system, and appoints it's leaders based solely on cronyism

It's called a Parliamentary System of government:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system

 

9 hours ago, Mavideol said:

if not a doctor nor a scientist what does he know, why does he keeps opening his mouth

Believe it or not, that is what they are saying in Australia.

it isn’t as aggressive as Delta.

deaths are minimal

and if everyone caught it we would be greatly immunised to further strains

6 hours ago, bradiston said:

Subscription only link. What date is the article? China should be streets ahead on developing an mRNA vaccine by now. Fosun Pharma was a very early investor in BioNTech, pre Pfizer even, and gained marketing and development rights in China. Not sure what happened, or why they went down another route.

 

"BioNTech received a US$135 million investment from Fosun in March 2020, in exchange for 1.58 million shares in BioNTech and the future development and marketing rights of BNT162b2 in China.[159][115]"

 

Full article here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfizer–BioNTech_COVID-19_vaccine

 

Sorry didnt realize it was behind paywall. Here are few free versions, article is from yesterday.

https://www.5gnewsroom.com/2022/01/05/china-rushes-to-develop-an-mrna-vaccine-as-doubts-grow-over-local-jabs/

https://simplyinvestasia.com/china-rushes-to-develop-an-mrna-vaccine-as-doubts-grow-over-local-jabs/

A quick google search would have given you that. It's on reddit as well if you would like to join discussion. 

1 hour ago, jerrymahoney said:

It's called a Parliamentary System of government:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system

 

Not sure that applies when most of the relevant parties are highly compromised, and have evolved out of a military coup. 

7 hours ago, club said:

But their is no problem with 12 Thais gathered around a small table drinking whisky from the same shot glass or 20 Thais gathered around a small Cock fight arena . Then going home to their family and sharing the Covid with them. Now that's dirty 

Thais don't spread covid. They only get infected.

Seriously though, the guy that I've been buying beers from for the past year and a half around the corner puts on a mask to serve me, but not (maskless) Thais. He's been doing it ever since my country of origin started spiking in cases. Yet he knows that I haven't left the country for nearly 2 years.

 

3 hours ago, kennw said:

Yes hospitalization rates are the true indicator, I am in Australia and QR use is manditory everywhere, Testing stations are overloaded most at capacity, Mainly because if the QR reports you in close contact with someone you must get tested (not rapid test). To travel interstate you must get tested. And this is a country where 92% are double vaxed. Hospital rates are down, As are icu cases. Internationals coming in are not the problem for Thailand, they bring in the money and create jobs, Get the vax rate up in Thailand with real vaccines, Stop playing politics.   

Nonsense again

Hospitals in NSW are much closer to capacity due to surging Covid cases than is being admitted by officials, warn doctors and nurses, with one saying the system has “never been this bad”.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jan/03/people-will-die-doctors-warn-covid-surge-is-filling-up-nsw-hospitals

This is a picture from a hospital in norway las month.1 unvaccinated person in the bed..15 doctors and nurses needed...now 70% av pasients is unvaccinated persons

9 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Not sure that applies when most of the relevant parties are highly compromised, and have evolved out of a military coup. 

It's a form of government where you bargain with the heads of the various political parties in order to comprise a majority in parliament. That's how it works.

8 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

It's a form of government where you bargain with the heads of the various political parties in order to comprise a majority in parliament. That's how it works.

You mean he with the largest brown envelope wins, right?

11 hours ago, webfact said:

In 2021 there were 28,000 cases in a day - he didn't want to go back to that so he urged people to follow the rules and protocols.

He is out of his mind and does not want to check data in the UK, US or Israel. US has registered a million infections yesterday with the same amount of vaccination as Thailand.

10 hours ago, EricTh said:

If you just had a cough, slight fever and headache due to Covid for a few days, it's considered mild and shouldn't be worried about it.

Consider yourself lucky.

Vaccinated and getting the virus supposedly gives you super immunity.

 

"Breakthrough infections generate ‘super immunity’ to COVID-19, study suggests"

 

https://news.ohsu.edu/2021/12/16/breakthrough-infections-generate-super-immunity-to-covid-19-study-suggests

47 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

You mean he with the largest brown envelope wins, right?

No.

The vaccines aren't designed to stop the infection, just the severity of the symptoms, so why panic when infections go up. I don't understand the point of getting double vaxed, booster jabbed every other month, and still be <deleted>ting yourselves if you test positive. If you don't trust the vax why are you taking it?

10 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

You want to explain your view on bad David.

Its going to spread quickly, be no doubt, but the deaths are dropping rapidly and hospitalization rates are dropping off in SA and the UK now,and people are recovering in shorter time, it’s much less severe with most people  not knowing they even have it,if you want to see the databases explained watch the daily report from Dr John Campbell, he provides all the links for you as well.

Delta now displaced in SA and almost totally in the UK and rapidly heading that way in Australia and USA, but nowhere have I seen deaths going up and the amount in ICU and requiring oxygen is plummeting 

3 hours ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

He is out of his mind and does not want to check data in the UK, US or Israel. US has registered a million infections yesterday with the same amount of vaccination as Thailand.

The USA has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world but it’s not stopping omicron,most of their best medical experts are saying the same things as the UK,SA Australia and Thailand, it’s a very mild strain expected to peek by the end of January, then the picture will be very much clearer 

50 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

The USA has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world but it’s not stopping omicron

Nope, US may be the lowest among the developed  nations around 60% only. 

11 hours ago, DjSilver said:

So? There should be no restrictions anywhere in the world and also no need for vaccines. Just look how all the other pandemics have been and nature have handled it as it should.

Many people think like this...until they end up on a ventilator.

7 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

It's called a Parliamentary System of government:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system

 

And the Hells Angels is just a motorcycle club.