Germany’s vaccine donation: A million Pfizer doses to strengthen Thai health ministry

[webfact]

 

Germany has made a vaccine donation of almost one million doses of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine to the Thai Ministry of Public Health, planning to distribute this significant stockpile to Thai hospitals in the forthcoming weeks.

 

This considerable vaccine donation was welcomed by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul during an official handover ceremony at the German embassy yesterday. The ceremony was conducted by Germany’s ambassador to Thailand, Georg Schmidt. Precisely 999,360 doses of the bivalent Pfizer-manufactured Covid vaccine were given to the Thai Ministry.

 

The gesture was warmly appreciated by Charnvirakul. He expressed his gratitude to the German government, emphasizing that the generous vaccine donation mirrors over a century and a half of friendly relations between the two nations.

Germany has continually extended its hand in aid towards Thailand during the pandemic. Beyond contributing to reducing Covid cases in Thailand, Germany has also supported wider Asean region efforts.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo Courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/germany-donates-a-million-pfizer-vaccines-to-bolster-thai-health-ministry

 

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[flyingtlger]

I don't want a vaccination, give me a donation for living expenses....

[watchcat]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Germany has continually extended its hand in aid towards Thailand during the pandemic. Beyond contributing to reducing Covid cases in Thailand, Germany has also supported wider Asean region efforts.

And what have Thailand done (part from waitng for handouts for free vaccin?

[h90]

4 minutes ago, watchcat said:

And what have Thailand done (part from waitng for handouts for free vaccin?

they successful killed small and medium companies and the tourism industry.

 

[KhunBENQ]

Successfully dumped the shelf warmer before expiry date. Pfizer shot in Germany popular like a kick in the shin.

Huge scandalous multi billion contracts of EU with Pfizer. Millions of doses will rot. Compensation payments for non buying expected.

Edited June 23, 2023 by KhunBENQ

[happysoul]

Looking at the picture, M. Georg Schmidt was dressed properly. I wonder if he still asked M. G. Schmidt to go shower ?

 

Ref : Quoting M. Anutin "Many farang dress dirty and don’t shower"

[Pink Mist]

Troll post removed 

[h90]

12 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Successfully dumped the shelf warmer before expiry date. Pfizer shot in Germany popular like a kick in the shin.

Huge scandalous multi billion contracts of EU with Pfizer. Millions of doses will rot. Compensation payments for non buying expected.

yes it is like 8 or 10 shots per citizen in the EU + countries additional ordered some. Contracts made per SMS on the mobile phone and Pfizer Boss is a kiss-kiss friend from Von der Leyen....

[KhunBENQ]

24 minutes ago, h90 said:

Contracts made per SMS on the mobile phone and Pfizer Boss is a kiss-kiss friend from Von der Leyen....

And SMS messages miraculously vanished from her phone.

Incompetent or corrupt.

The effect is the same. 

Multi billion tax payer Euros wasted to fatten Pfizer.

 

 

[h90]

5 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

And SMS messages miraculously vanished from her phone.

Incompetent or corrupt.

The effect is the same. 

Multi billion tax payer Euros wasted to fatten Pfizer.

 

 

she was before defense minister in Germany, where she complete failed. She was on no list at the election...she was truly selected and put in position (everyone from Europe who complain about democracy in Thailand should look at that case).

It is not incompetent OR corrupt. It is incompetent AND corrupt and complete shameless.

 

I do understand that in such a situation you over purchase to be on the safe side. But a lot of the purchase was made when there was no shortage of supply anymore, there was already oversupply.

EU parliament requested the documents and got blackened pages.....That is a huge scandal but no one seems to care.

[smedly]

This man makes me sick, the sooner he is gone the better

 

meanwhile - https://aseannow.com/topic/1298725-alarm-bells-ring-in-overloaded-thai-public-health-system-as-exhausted-doctors-quit-in-droves/

[billd766]

I wonder how many of those million doses will reach the rural hospital and be given to the normal Thai population?

[patman30]

3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Successfully dumped the shelf warmer before expiry date. Pfizer shot in Germany popular like a kick in the shin.

Huge scandalous multi billion contracts of EU with Pfizer. Millions of doses will rot. Compensation payments for non buying expected.

Just like the UK just signed a 10 year contract for 250 million mrna doses per year from Moderna.

[HuskerDo2]

Gee thanks Germany!! Now that the pandemic is over it's so kind of you to send your left over and unused vaccine that's probably close to expiration or already expired to make yourselves look good. 

[h90]

1 minute ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Gee thanks Germany!! Now that the pandemic is over it's so kind of you to send your left over and unused vaccine that's probably close to expiration or already expired to make yourselves look good. 

It is the bivalent one....So it can't be that old...just in Europe no one wants it anymore.

[Pink Mist]

Off-topic unsubstantiated and unsupported claims as well as replies to those posts have been removed.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Germany has made a vaccine donation of almost one million doses of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine to the Thai Ministry of Public Health, planning to distribute this significant stockpile to Thai hospitals in the forthcoming weeks.

Thailand loves freebies.... how is Siam Bioscience doing these days?

[klauskunkel]

Covid - not that urgent anymore, I guess...

Otherwise these health officials, health professionals and diplomats would have worn masks to drive the message home.

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Thailand loves freebies.... how is Siam Bioscience doing these days?

R&D but we're nearly there.

[Pink Mist]

A misinformation post regarding the vaccine has been removed along with a Troll post.  The Vaccine donated was the newer Bivalent Vaccine

 

Germany has made a vaccine donation of almost one million doses of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine to the Thai Ministry of Public Health, planning to distribute this significant stockpile to Thai hospitals in the forthcoming weeks.

 

Please stay on Topic.  Posts will be removed without notice from here on out.

[anrcaccount]

4 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Covid - not that urgent anymore, I guess...

Otherwise these health officials, health professionals and diplomats would have worn masks to drive the message home.

Correct. Not that urgent. It's just another respiratory illness now.

 

"Infection prevention at all costs" is no longer a key public health strategy in most countries, and it appears Thailand is finally joining the rest of the world in following this. 

[ozimoron]

8 hours ago, patman30 said:

Just like the UK just signed a 10 year contract for 250 million mrna doses per year from Moderna.

They're clearly intended to help poor countries to get vaccines under an international agreement struck early on. Ex ept for the US where the then president cut WHO funding for vaccines.

 

It seems some posters here who like to engage in gratuitous Thai bashing can make a pig's ear out of a silk purse.

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/29/covid-vaccines-must-be-redirected-by-september

Edited June 23, 2023 by ozimoron

[Pink Mist]

An Unsubstantiated claim made by a poster has been removed, as well as a troll post

[MrJ2U]

15 hours ago, watchcat said:

And what have Thailand done (part from waitng for handouts for free vaccin?

Same as two years ago.

 

Anutin the rimmer can't seem to place an order unless it's for Chinese vaccines.

 

Ridiculous. 

[onthedarkside]

Vaccine misinformation post along with a number of replies removed

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

R&D but we're nearly there.

Any mention of trials yet?

[CanadaSam]

21 hours ago, patman30 said:

the UK just signed a 10 year contract for 250 million mrna doses per year from Moderna.

 

I don't get it!  The population of the UK is under 70 million.  WHY would they order 250 million doses per year????

[ozimoron]

19 minutes ago, patman30 said:

What Thai bashing are you referring to?
and i assume you are just making this up about the UK intending to help poorer countries via some agreement, where is your source?
The link you posted is in reference to covid jabs in 2021
not the same as what i am referring too
you will notice i stated "mrna doses" not "covid jabs"

 

FYI, nobody cares if you hate Trump, why even bring him into the convo?
Trump lives rent free in your mind LOL

mRNA jabs are covid jabs.

[ozimoron]

Just now, CanadaSam said:

 

I don't get it!  The population of the UK is under 70 million.  WHY would they order 250 million doses per year????

As I explained above, to give to other countries. You know, foreign aid.

[Pink Mist]

A post insinuating the UK signed a deal to receive 250 million MRNA vaccines a year in a deal has been removed as it is Off-Topic.  Additionally, the post as posted is incorrect and as such is misinformation.