Thai people more willing to take COVID-19 vaccine than anyone else

[rooster59 18,799]

Thai people more willing to take COVID-19 vaccine than anyone else

 

Image: Reuters file photo

 

Thais are more willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 than those from any other country.

 

According to a poll conducted by YouGov, 83 percent of Thai people are willing to take the vaccine when it becomes available to them.

 

After Thailand, the study found that Britain and Denmark, at 80 and 70 percent, respectively, was where willingness to take the vaccine was high. 

 

Least likely to take the vaccine were the Polish and French, the study found.

 

The study said that there was distrust in France with regards to taking vaccines.

 

The news comes as Thailand is about to start issuing vaccinations against COVID-19.

 

Starting next month, frontline health workers and those deemed most vulnerable will be given the vaccine.

 

By April, the Thai government says it will have vaccinated 1 million people, while the second phase of vaccinations will begin in May and will eventually see 26  million people vaccinated.

 

 

The third phase of vaccinations will begin in early 2022 and will see 70% of the general population vaccinated so that herd immunity can be developed.

 

Earlier this week, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health gave approval for local authorities to pay and run their own vaccination programs.

 

On Thursday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration suggested that it will spend as much as 10 billion baht on vaccinating 5 million of the capital's residents for Covid-19. 

 

In Pattaya, the resort’s mayor Sontaya Khunpluem met with local officials to discuss plans  to vaccinate 120,000 of the city’s inhabitants at a cost of 80 million baht.
 

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[Artisi 16,083]

Of course they are. - - trained from birth to take hundreds of unnecessary medicines everytime they visit the Dr, or over the counter supplies from every pharmacy in the country. 

[madmitch 11,555]

Seems like it's not only Thailand that organises totally pointless polls.

[Laughing Gravy 14,683]

1 hour ago, madmitch said:

Seems like it's not only Thailand that organises totally pointless polls.

I agree but they are the hub of it.

[Blue Muton 3,052]

Covidiots incoming......

[HashBrownHarry 1,955]

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

Of course they are. - - trained from birth to take hundreds of unnecessary medicines everytime they visit the Dr, or over the counter supplies from every pharmacy in the country. 

Most of the Thai's i know seldom visit a doctor.

 

Example, wife of 16 years has never been since we've been together.

[Dagfinnur Traustason 1,443]

That also makes them quite naive.

[DavisH 4,190]

3 minutes ago, Dagfinnur Traustason said:

That also makes them quite naive.

Better than a stupid US covidiot !

[AgMech Cowboy 1,339]

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

Of course they are. - - trained from birth to take hundreds of unnecessary medicines everytime they visit the Dr, or over the counter supplies from every pharmacy in the country. 

 

17 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

Most of the Thai's i know seldom visit a doctor.

Example, wife of 16 years has never been since we've been together.

Same with my wife, kind of. She's been to see Doctors (baby, women's problems, etc.), but she's not big on pills.

[Dagfinnur Traustason 1,443]

26 minutes ago, DavisH said:

Better than a stupid US covidiot !

First, can you please define the real meaning of the new trend word "covidiot".

After that, do they only exist in US, or are they spread over the world?

Last, when did I say it was worse?

[ukrules 21,575]

Wow, Thailand number 1, this seems to happen very often.

[PGSan 386]

Maybe we could get hold of the unneeded stocks now in France quite soon then!  Please.

[Artisi 16,083]

2 hours ago, HashBrownHarry said:

Most of the Thai's i know seldom visit a doctor.

 

Example, wife of 16 years has never been since we've been together.

Smart lady,  many that I know are off to the Dr for the most minor problem. 

 

 

Edited January 16 by Artisi

[tifino 8,760]

maybe just maybe they think their 'natural immunity' extends to bettering the Vaxx side effects?

[gafdtomaka366 51]

When one gets a shot:

 

  * there'll be risk of cathing the virus still

  * there's no guarantee of safety of a vaccine 5-10 years down the road, in terms of side-effects that would affect one's heath

  * there's no guarantee of safety even in the short term (50-60% efficiency)

  * one doesn't know how harmful would be the actual virus otherwise - whether or not harmful at all

  * or whether or not one has already contracted it and recovered, with no symptoms that is, and thus has immunity

  * one still has to wear a mask

  * basically, after a shot, nothing will change for the better, but possibly only for the worse

 

I don't understand something. Why would one, an average person with no deseases, normal immunity, want a vaccine?

Edited January 16 by gafdtomaka366