[Biggest thing to fear is fear itself]

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

Does Covid affect our hearing or is it more deadly for deaf people? I am serious, all news reports about Covid have a deaf translator. 

 

 

In the US, government announcements almost always have a sign language interpreter. 

[Biggest thing to fear is fear itself]

29 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Come on.  If the death certificate says cause of death was CV19, then it was CV19

My 80-year-old sister died last January. 

Over the last few years, she had been in and out of hospitals, numerous times, for complications of COPD. This round she stayed at home. She was bed ridden for a few weeks. For months before that, she spent most of her time "resting".

Her last bout culminated with a night with 3 strokes, dying from the 3rd. 

Her husband tested positive for covid. She tested positive for covid. Her husband was a symptomatic. She exhibited no symptom differing from her previous bouts with COPD.

My brother-in-law asked the attending EMT, an MD, so she will be another covid statistic. To his surprise, the MD said no, cause of death will be noted as stroke. He continued to say that if she had been an hospital patient, the cause would have been covid, ... BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL GETS $30K for expenses treating covid patients. 

If the death certificate says "stroke" it's "stroke"! 
 

[Biggest thing to fear is fear itself]

1 hour ago, Jeffr2 said:

You're a well known covid denier. 

And, you're a well known paranoid ...

I don't deny it's existence; I just don't buy into all the fear mongering. 

[Biggest thing to fear is fear itself]

44 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

It's been proven most countries under count cases and deaths.

Link please ...

[Printing or Embroidering T-shirts/Caps]

If online pans out, there are a couple shops in MBK.

[Foreigners will definitely get vaccine in Thailand; urged to register from August]

38 minutes ago, placnx said:

Attached is from Biotechnology Innovation Org to Biden. It's quite sensible. Item 3 supports the PEPVAR proposal, which is described in this link: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/opinion/world-covid-vaccines.html

If they give politicians money, maybe Biden will listen to sensible advice, rather than advice from people who have superficial delusory ideas like patent waivers at WTO, which would not get vaccines into arms sooner. Whether Thailand gets Moderna in August or next January depends on Moderna production capacity expanding on schedule at their contract manufacturers.

BIO Letter to President Joseph Biden - May 3 2021_0.pdf 171.54 kB · 0 downloads

The same theme as the opioid manufacturers used to get congress to open/expand the flow. 
 

Yes; all these roadblocks and bottlenecks are bad for business. 

[Foreigners will definitely get vaccine in Thailand; urged to register from August]

30 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

I've spoken with many in the US.  Every one says jabs are widely available.  With some places giving goodies out as an incentive to get one.  Love the idea of Ohio.  A million dollar lottery.

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/05/13/996445109/ohio-raises-the-stakes-to-boost-vaccinations-offers-5-1-million-drawings

 

You see, in the US, all the politician were paid off in advance. So, it's a direct distribution pipeline. 

[Foreigners will definitely get vaccine in Thailand; urged to register from August]

20 hours ago, sandyf said:

Enlighten us, which countries have used that policy.

My friend in NY walked inti a CVS, signed up, and got his shots. 

[Do not feed cats inside the condo property, what is their legal right to do this ? who is this condo manager, how to get rid of him ?]

On 5/12/2021 at 11:30 PM, Scott said:

Abusive posts removed and one member on suspension.   Keep it civil.  

 

But samtab is so entertaining ...

[Anutin defends taxes on vaccines imported by private hospitals]

If this doesn't demonstrate it's all about the money, I don't know what would. 

[Thailand Remains in US Watch List]

5 minutes ago, Flying Saucage said:

 

I guess most of the stuff there is imported from China, except most clothes.

 

 

42 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

Explanation for Thailand remaining on US IP watchlist on Page 65 at:

 

https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2020_Special_301_Report.pdf

Read simple1's link. We're not only talking heavy manufacturing. 

Worldwide, most "real" stuff is imported from China. And, the concern is not only the manufacture, but also access, sale, and distribution. 

There is millions of baht of domestically pirated software, DVDs, CDs, and "designer" goods available at the venues I cited.

[Thailand Remains in US Watch List]

2 hours ago, Flying Saucage said:

Never heard that in Thailand anything technically demanding is illegally copied other than T-shirts.

Never been to MBK, Pantip, or Klong Thom then. 

[Single dose of AstraZeneca vaccine could result in 96.7% immunity in 4 weeks]

On 5/3/2021 at 7:20 PM, snoop1130 said:

The study results were published by Dr. Yong Poovorawan, an expert virologist from Chulalongkorn University, on his private Facebook page.

 

All anyone needs to know!

[Expats over 60 and with underlying conditions can register for free Covid vaccinations in June & July]

Confused? 

[Expats over 60 and with underlying conditions can register for free Covid vaccinations in June & July]

My wife's most current hospital actually contacted her about registration. She's holding off for a bit. She doesn't like that, in order to register, she needs to authorize the release of her medical records to the Thai government. 

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[SURVEY: Vaccine roll out, will it be successful?]

Right now, my mother-in-law, well into the priority age group, registered and is scheduled for her first jab in July.  

Then there is the required (non-scheduled) follow-up required 3 weeks later. 

Since the initial roll-out is such a clusterdump, why would anyone believe the 3 week follow-up will happen on schedule?

What's the prognosis with no, or a very delayed, follow-up? 

[Bangkok Bank Opening an Account in NY]

15 hours ago, Bradmeister said:

Amazing how many people replied to an OP with no posts and from no where. 

 

How many posts are required before one deserves a reply? 

[As vaccination booking opens in Thailand, who can get jabs and how?]

19 hours ago, Wiggy said:

Not for the dirty foreigners though. 

Not sure where they will fit in the queue, but those dirty foreigners are eligible. 

[People in Thailand look set to be restricted in choice of vaccine]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He stressed that all vaccines are safe and can save people equally.

 

According to my cardiologist who, unlike Anutin, is an actual doctor, the different vaccines have varying degrees of efficacy. 

[Shopping Malls and Retail Stores to Stock up Goods for Increasing Demand]

Makro Samsen was almost empty today. Had checkout people calling customers to open lanes.

I will say they did seem to be stocking up. Many of the isles were closed off for forklift manoeuvres, while others were clogged up with pallets of goods to be shelfed. 

[Please Do Not be like this Guy]

 

1 hour ago, sqwakvfr said:

I could tell by the look on her face that she was disappointed.

Just possibly it was the fact that the king's face is on the currency. At least inthe past, Thais have taken the handling of money very seriously because of that. 

[Thailand’s prime minister asked to reconsider another national lockdown]

1 minute ago, 10baht said:

How about disease infected THAIS who do not need a neg. test 72 hour before flying in.

New here, heh?