mikey88 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Hello. Does anyone have any news about the Pfizer or the AstraZeneca vaccine being available at a private hospital....and if so...when. Not the Sinovax.....but one of others? I expect to pay of course... Appreciate your help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagfinnur Traustason Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Last time I heard anything was when they said they stopped the private orders. I do not know if they reverted that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 email from Bumrungrad last week said cannot do yet as nothing approved here yet, they can put you on a list 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 How could they? They aren't approved yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey88 Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 A bit slow aren’t they.....they’re approved everywhere else.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Should never be able to get it in early days as supply should be going to essential workers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orton Rd Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, mikey88 said: A bit slow aren’t they.....they’re approved everywhere else.... Just an excuse for them not being able to provide any, apart from Chinese one nobody in their right mind would want Edited February 24, 2021 by Orton Rd 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mackayae Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 FDA has approved Sinovac. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flare Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 The only info I've seen was in the paper that can't be linked here... It said Thonburi medical centers (which, like many Thai medical facilities, ordered ahead of the anticipated approval) plan to offer both shots of the AZ vaccine for 3200bt. This was in mid-January, so no starting date was announced. The initial price could change or be different (higher) elsewhere, especially in the early days. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graym Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guderian Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 The slow approval here is presumably because somebody in the corridors of power is still trying to figure out how best to extort the most money from the vaccines. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4MyEgo Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 Let me know when the Johnson and Johnson vaccine lands here, sounds very promising with the variant strains as well from what I have read. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 2 hours ago, mikey88 said: A bit slow aren’t they.....they’re approved everywhere else.... Exactly, and will be one of the reason that the word 'failure' will be stamped on the Thai response to covid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, mackayae said: FDA has approved Sinovac. Only for emergency use I believe - the same as elsewhere. Not the same as hospitals providing to paying customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojothai Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Checked with the hospitals I use and none have any system of registration. Bumrungrad included. Even the Thonburi healthcare group contact center have no knowledge of starting any registrations. I called them FYI. The Vibhavadi Hospital are taking registrations, but have a very long list already. Vibhavadi Hospital Tel 02 561-1111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aomelia Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 7 hours ago, mikey88 said: Hello. Does anyone have any news about the Pfizer or the AstraZeneca vaccine being available at a private hospital....and if so...when. Not the Sinovax.....but one of others? I expect to pay of course... Appreciate your help. Ask The PM where to get it , he found it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Frobisher Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Bumrungrad sent out a survey link two weeks ago, which was asking whether I was interested in getting a vaccine now, sometime later, or not at all. Then it asked for comments, so I made it clear that Sinovac, Sputnik-V, or anything made in Indonesia, India or Thailand would be a no. So, if they import Moderna, J&J or Pfizer/BioNTech then I guess I'll hear from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domdom Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Hello, Contacted one month back Bangkok Pattaya Hospital.. They answered they keep my e mail and will contact me when they will have vaccines but had not ordered anything yet. Pattaya International hospital answered they have not taken any decision yet. I personnaly am interested (after consulting a friend doctor really competent in vaccines) in Pfizer or Sputnick (After hearing secondary effects of Astra Zaneca and its only 50% efficiency I don t want to go for it).. Not interested either in chinese one Have a nice afternoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fvw53 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 9 hours ago, mikey88 said: Hello. Does anyone have any news about the Pfizer or the AstraZeneca vaccine being available at a private hospital....and if so...when. Not the Sinovax.....but one of others? I expect to pay of course... Appreciate your help. one can suspect the Chinese government of many manipulations but not that they would allow distribution of an inferior vaccine which would damage not only their population but then also their economy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 So the first vaccine the PM ordered was SinoVac but he's personally taking the A-Z vaccine (likely produced in India)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly07 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Wufluvac and Astra Zeneca both approved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skorts Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I checked with Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai last Friday. Their response: “For the COVID-19 vaccine, we have not a plan for the COVID-19 Vaccine yet and our Head Quater office has not announced this issue yet”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickmondo Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 7 hours ago, jackdd said: How could they? They aren't approved yet. wrong. Astrazenica has been approved for ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 9 hours ago, mikey88 said: Hello. Does anyone have any news about the Pfizer or the AstraZeneca vaccine being available at a private hospital....and if so...when. Not the Sinovax.....but one of others? I expect to pay of course... Appreciate your help. I feel pretty sure that as and when a vaccine is made available privately or even publicly for Joe public to pay for it will be shown in the biggest boldest font known to humankind, so rather than asking here may I suggest you do the same as everyone else and check the following daily: Thaivisa, The Nation & The Bangkok Post, that way you'll know as much as the rest of us ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 It's not like we're in a hurry here in Thailand. Considering the speed (or lack thereof) of things moving thus far, I don't expect availability of vaccines at private hospitals before the 3rd quarter of this year. I won't even bother to register with any hospitals at this point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I was expecting people to start asking about when Private hospitals would start supplying vaccines at a good cost I do think expats in Thailand will be expected to pay but I think we should waIt and see what vaccines will be available and at what cost Instead of trying to guess the out come 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3STTW Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 The UK govt are talking about exporting a bunch of surplus vaccines to various countries under the COVAX scheme, yet there are swathes of Brits around the world who have received their appointments but can't get back due to the ongoing travel restrictions. It would be make sense if the UK govt took their expats into consideration and distributed the AZ vaccine via their embassies. Fat chance. Thankfully Sinovac appears to be effective against new strains. What we need to know is if expats of a certain age will be treated in the same way as the general Thai population, it seems unlikely at this juncture and I can imagine that the vaccine will be only be available at a vastly inflated cost. I can pay Bht7k for me and the missus but I'm sure many expats cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 2 hours ago, 3STTW said: The UK govt are talking about exporting a bunch of surplus vaccines to various countries under the COVAX scheme, yet there are swathes of Brits around the world who have received their appointments but can't get back due to the ongoing travel restrictions. It would be make sense if the UK govt took their expats into consideration and distributed the AZ vaccine via their embassies. Fat chance. Thankfully Sinovac appears to be effective against new strains. What we need to know is if expats of a certain age will be treated in the same way as the general Thai population, it seems unlikely at this juncture and I can imagine that the vaccine will be only be available at a vastly inflated cost. I can pay Bht7k for me and the missus but I'm sure many expats cannot. Re your last paragraph & possibly the last sentence, where did you get the Baht 7k from ? Is that for one person or both ? Is that the total for 2 shots each ? And why are you so sure that many expats cannot afford it ? I have trouble understanding your post on so many levels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Bumrungrad sent me an email asking if I was interested in a vaccine for CV19 plus any other family members as and when they get it. So I said yes and they have put me on their list of potential customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HullyGully Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 My understanding is AZ have agreed the vaccine can be made in Thailand, I think AZ audited the Thai Company and the government agreed to upgrade the facility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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