Covid Vaccine Shortage?

[Man Mart]

Does anyone know if there is a Covid vaccine shortage in Thailand, and if so, what is being done to rectify the situation? Yesterday, I was unable to get vaccinated at neither the government hospital in Surin, or the local Surin private hospital as they both had no vaccine in stock. Is this a local situation or a national one? I wish to get a vaccination booster shot before travelling to Europe for a month.

[CharlieH]

Not a forum support desk issue.

 

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[FritsSikkink]

Had a Moderna bivalent booster a couple of weeks ago in BKK, Pfizer was not available at my location. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

3 hours ago, Man Mart said:

Does anyone know if there is a Covid vaccine shortage in Thailand, and if so, what is being done to rectify the situation? Yesterday, I was unable to get vaccinated at neither the government hospital in Surin, or the local Surin private hospital as they both had no vaccine in stock. Is this a local situation or a national one? I wish to get a vaccination booster shot before travelling to Europe for a month.

 

It's hard to know much about those kinds of things, because the Thai Ministry of Public Health doesn't do a very good job of publicizing just where and when COVID vaccines are going to be available to the public, especially outside of Bangkok.

 

Assuming you're in Surin, the best thing to do probably is to try to contact the province's Public Health main office, and ask them if they have any local vaccination sites that are up and running at present.

 

You can also try installing the QueQ mobile app on an Android mobile phone if you have one, as the Thai government seems to be using that to provide location specific info on vaccine center sites around the country.

 

 

Failing that, you could consider a trip to Bangkok, where the vaccines still seem to be available at various locations and at various times, such currently as the Central Pinklao shopping center:

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1879396775766989

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=638648128298125&set=p.638648128298125&type=3

 

And it sounds like the vaccination center at CentralWorld in BKK is going to continue into June:

 

"Extended service hours in June ????
Central Group and Central World Shopping Center in conjunction with the Department of Health Bangkok Opening a COVID-19 vaccination service unit To the general public in a walk-in form, Moderna (Bivalent) vaccination service, supporting 2 species #Free!

???? will be open every Friday, Saturday, Sunday between 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25, and 30 June 2023.
⏰ From 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. at the 5th floor, Atrium zone (in front of the entrance to CENTRAL @centralwOrld), Central World.
???? Those who are interested can walk-in to register at the service point. by preparing the following documents
• Thai people: original ID card
• Foreign residents or work in Thailand: original passport or alien card (pink card)"

 

https://www.facebook.com/bma.health/posts/pfbid0TiJXKfYYFejM7jSX6SW4SYRZ1yxuLVNxpUV8X6vpe8LtSHR1QRM8MC783gFV4E3Xl

 

 

Edited May 26, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The advocacy group Democrats Abroad in Thailand recently sent out an email listing a variety of local COVID vaccination sites, with their list translated from original Thai language reports in the local news media....

 

The following are the several outside Bangkok locations listed in their emailed report:

 

"Lopburi Cancer Hospital
Monday - Friday (except public holidays) at the OPD (Health Checkup Clinic)
Pfizer vaccine

 

Chonburi Cancer Hospital
Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Outpatient and Diagnostic Radiology building, 1st floor Pfizer vaccine

 

Ubon Ratchathani Cancer Hospital
Monday - Friday (in office hours) outpatient nursing
Moderna and Pfizer vaccines

 

Chiang Mai Prasat Hospital
Monday - Friday (except public holidays) at the outpatient building
Pfizer purple cap (monovalent) and bivalent vaccines, and LAAB

 

Vachira Phuket Hospital
Phone: 076-361234
https://www.thephuketnews.com/covid-booster-jabs-still-available-says-vachira-chief-87921.php