Thai army medic in South Sudan dismissed after trying to sell fake COVID-19 vaccine

[webfact]

Thai army medic in South Sudan dismissed after trying to sell fake COVID-19 vaccine

 

 

Thai Supreme Commander General Chalermphol Srisawat has confirmed a news report that an army medic in South Sudan had given injections of harmless plain water, claiming it to be COVID-19 vaccine, to 273 Thai troops on a peace-keeping mission under UN command last year.

 

The army medic, who is a lieutenant, also charged each of the Thai soldiers 20 US dollars for the fake vaccinations.

 

This incident was first reported by the Thailand-based Isra News Agency, quoting a report by Transparency International in England, titled “The Unspoken COVID-19 Vaccine Challenges – Distribution and Corruption”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-army-medic-in-south-sudan-dismissed-after-trying-to-sell-fake-covid-19-vaccine/

 

 

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[Pilotman]

haha how dim were they. 

[YetAnother]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thai army medic in South Sudan dismissed after trying to sell fake COVID-19 vaccine

no charges ? 'justice' in thailand; sold em for 20 usd each, sounds like a little more than 'trying'

[ThailandRyan]

You can not just make this shisha up.  Ingrained corrupt behavior and yet its tolerated until discovered and embarrasses the country, then it becomes an issue.  Monkey see, Monkey Do.  Good for the goose is good for the gander.....I feel sorry for his fellow troops who may have gone and done something that could have compromised themselves believing they were vaccinated.

[Bkk Brian]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

You can not just make this shisha up.  Ingrained corrupt behavior and yet its tolerated until discovered and embarrasses the country, then it becomes an issue.  Monkey see, Monkey Do.  Good for the goose is good for the gander.....I feel sorry for his fellow troops who may have gone and done something that could have compromised themselves believing they were vaccinated.

Yea this happened back in November last year when the Thai army were in the Sudan, they were obviously trying to keep a lid on this. Its just come back and bit them on the foot. 

[chickenslegs]

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yea this happened back in November last year when the Thai army were in the Sudan, they were obviously trying to keep a lid on this. Its just come back and bit them on the foot. 

 

From the linked article, 3 months+ later ...

Quote

 ... the medic in question has already returned to Thailand, but has refused to report to his superior.

Don't they have Military Police here?

[Bkk Brian]

Seven more Thai soldiers, returning from South Sudan, are among 14 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Thailand today.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-records-14-new-covid-19-cases-today-including-7-thai-soldiers-returning-from-south-sudan/

 

Were those above under the impression they had been vaccinated?

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Seven more Thai soldiers, returning from South Sudan, are among 14 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Thailand today.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-records-14-new-covid-19-cases-today-including-7-thai-soldiers-returning-from-south-sudan/

 

Were those above under the impression they had been vaccinated?

Ergo my comment

"I feel sorry for his fellow troops who may have gone and done something that could have compromised themselves believing they were vaccinated."

 

[ChipButty]

9 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

 

From the linked article, 3 months+ later ...

Don't they have Military Police here?

Yes, A bit like the civilian police do nothing all day

[PatOngo]

43 minutes ago, webfact said:

The army medic, who is a lieutenant, also charged each of the Thai soldiers 20 US dollars for the fake vaccinations.

 

 That's expensive water! For one shot they could have bought how many bottles?

[ThailandRyan]

2 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

 

 That's expensive water! For one shot they could have bought how many bottles?

Breaking News, This just In "Perrier used instead"

[Yorkshire Tea]

10 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Yes, A bit like the civilian police do nothing all day

Too busy polishing their helmets ????

 

[RichardColeman]

Promotion for ingenuity pending

[PatOngo]

10 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Too busy polishing their helmets ????

 

I think most of them have ant eaters!

[Moonlover]

When I was in the military, there was no crime considered lower than that of Stealing from your own.

 

 No 'moved to an inactive post' for him. ''The officer was fired from military service and stripped of his medical license, said the supreme commander''.

 

That, in itself is a pretty severe punishment.

 

Edited March 2, 2021 by Moonlover

[RJRS1301]

1 hour ago, Pilotman said:

haha how dim were they. 

So you could  tell if you were injected with water or a vaccine?
 

[PatOngo]

49 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Ergo my comment

"I feel sorry for his fellow troops who may have gone and done something that could have compromised themselves believing they were vaccinated."

 

It's a Thai thing, let them worry about it!

[Pilotman]

Just now, RJRS1301 said:

So you could  tell if you were injected with water or a vaccine?
 

Haha, I would be aware enough to know that my Detachment in Africa would not have a vaccine available yet. 

[PatOngo]

1 minute ago, RJRS1301 said:

So you could  tell if you were injected with water or a vaccine?
 

Anyone with half a brain would know that! 

[Bkk Brian]

57 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

 

From the linked article, 3 months+ later ...

Don't they have Military Police here?

Making it official by charging him would be no good for keeping it under the radar, the fact that he just slipped away and refused to report to his superior says it all. They took the easy option of discharging him, job done.

[RJRS1301]

1 minute ago, PatOngo said:

Anyone with half a brain would know that! 

The vaccine is clear, so how would anyone know? 

I am sure you do not check all the labels of the injectables which have been administered to you by person you trusted

 

[PatOngo]

1 minute ago, RJRS1301 said:

The vaccine is clear, so how would anyone know? 

I am sure you do not check all the labels of the injectables which have been administered to you by person you trusted

 

Does water come with a batch number? With a company brand name? Or would you be ok with 'tap' brand?

[RJRS1301]

3 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Does water come with a batch number? With a company brand name? Or would you be ok with 'tap' brand?

Yes, the sterile water does on each ampoule, and some are multidrawn small bottles with rubber stoppers , holding about 20 mls

however since he probably drew the liquid up with syringes  away from the recipient, why would they check, they trusted him.

Do you ask your doctor to check the ampoule the injectable came in ?
 

Edited March 2, 2021 by RJRS1301

[PatOngo]

28 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Yes, the sterile water does on each ampoule, and some are multidrawn small bottles with rubber stoppers , holding about 20 mls

however since he probably drew the liquid up with syringes  away from the recipient, why would they check, they trusted him.

Do you ask your doctor to check the ampoule the injectable came in ?
 

I have chemo and immuno therapy regularly, I check every batch that goes into me! My life depends on it! It looks like water too!

 

 

Edited March 2, 2021 by PatOngo

[Mr Meeseeks]

They just can't help themselves, can they? ????

[RJRS1301]

3 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I have chemo and immuno therapy regularly, I check every batch that goes into me! It looks like water too!

Well you would be one on the extremely few who do, and mostly the chemo is drawn up away from clients and then run through in the drip or the however the chosen method of administration. Many years in medical field and never once was I asked by a client to view the container/ampoule label 

[Pilotman]

23 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

The vaccine is clear, so how would anyone know? 

I am sure you do not check all the labels of the injectables which have been administered to you by person you trusted

 

I do and always have done so. Even in the Military, I would not put into my body anything that wasn't first explained to me and that I agreed with. 

Edited March 2, 2021 by Pilotman

[PatOngo]

1 minute ago, RJRS1301 said:

 . Many years in medical field and never once was I asked by a client to view the container/ampoule label 

That's how the not so bright get duped with H2O! Astrazeneca, Pfiser, Johnson & Johnson, Sinovac Moonshine. It's not rocket science!

[Pilotman]

9 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I have chemo and immuno therapy regularly, I check every batch that goes into me! It looks like water too!

That is very sensible. I am not one that blindly trusts the medical profession,  as so many do, to their detriment. 

[Cake Monster]

What a total embarrassment for not just the Army, but the Government as well.