Prayut: 70% of population will be vaccinated by year end

[webfact]

 

Thailand's embattled prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha continued to insist that the country was on track in its vaccine rollout. 

 

Channel 3 TV news reported that the PM said that 100 million doses would be in the arms of people in Thailand by the end of 2021. 

 

That's 50 million people thus meeting the declared target of 70% of the population. 

 

So far only about two million doses have been secured. 

 

Much of the rest is counting on AstraZeneca being produced by Siam BioScience in Thailand - 61 million doses have been promised. 

 

These will be given to the aged and those with underlying health conditions - 16 million doses - starting in June.

Only after this initial stage will other people get the vaccine. 

 

The PM said that this month 3.5 million doses of the Chinese produced Sinovac will be available to administer to frontline workers and those in high risk areas. 

 

 

The rest of the rollout will be made up of Pfizer (5 to 20 million doses) and Sputnik V, Johnson and Johnson and Sinovac between 5 and 10 million each. 

 

Thailand's vaccine rollout has been criticized for its slow pace with fears that local production may not be able to meet needs, something the government denies.

 

Much rests on whether Siam BioScience can come through with the 61 million doses that are due to start becoming available next month. 

 

Vaccines in the private sector have been mired in regulatory holdups with one major Bangkok hospital - Vibhavadi - today abandoning plans to offer the Moderna vaccine, notes Thaivisa. 

 

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[ezzra]

OK I'm first to response and my response is: Fat chance, hog wash, rubbish and a pipe dream, empty statement that were all to before...

[4MyEgo]

[darksidedog]

Were I a gambling man and it were legal, I would be putting my shirt on them falling short of the target. Very short actually.

[RandolphGB]

Yes, vaccinated with a Chinese saline solution. Just look at the Seychelles and how ineffective the China jab has been.

[cclub75]

OK 2 doses for all by the end of the year.

 

But what about... the third dose ?

 

UK will start it in september, for people over 50 years old. And UK is using AstraZeneca a lot.

????

 

Source : https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9543645/THIRD-jab-50s-winter-Covid-boosters-given-alongside-flu-vaccinations.html

[bluesofa]

17 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Were I a gambling man and it were legal, I would be putting my shirt on them falling short of the target. Very short actually.

It could be a long sleeved shirt too. No danger of having to roll the sleeves up for an injection.

[JohnOFphon]

Imbecile  in a Thai silk shirt.

[Sticky Rice Balls]

9 minutes ago, JohnOFphon said:

Imbecile  in a Thai silk shirt.

aka How to be a successful Thai in business, without really trying.........Amazing Thailand ????   Where image is everything and education not required

[DLock]

Lets say he has 3million jabs by the end of May.

 

That leaves 97million jabs in 7 months = 13.8million jabs per month = 461k jabs per day.

 

If Thailand was able to do 100k jobs per day, Id be really impressed.

 

I think they will be lucky to be at 30million jabs (15million vaccinated).

[impulse]

As reluctant as I'd be to take Sinovac, I'd be even more reluctant to take the Thai made AZ.  They're under so much pressure to put something out that there's no telling what they may stoop to.

 

[internationalism]

just yesterday moderna was names as the one for expats at private hospitals.

today it has disappeared from the PM list and the mentioned hospital withdraw from distributing this very same vax.

 

for 100mln doses this year they would have to give some 15mln per month. Judging by the present advances in distribution, it looks pretty difficult

[mtls2005]

I think setting aggressive goals, and then doing everything in your power, and with a singular focus of the entire "government" and military, is called for right now.

 

However jabbering on about unreasonable goals, and doing very little to work towards those, is more in line with the regime leader.

 

50 million fully vaccinated by year end sounds like it came from TAT.

 

Stop talking, make a plan, communicate the plan, execute the plan.

 

Thank goodness he never had to defend the Kingdom.

[bluesofa]

20 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

I think setting aggressive goals, and then doing everything in your power, and with a singular focus of the entire "government" and military, is called for right now.

 

However jabbering on about unreasonable goals, and doing very little to work towards those, is more in line with the regime leader.

 

50 million fully vaccinated by year end sounds like it came from TAT.

 

Stop talking, make a plan, communicate the plan, execute the plan.

 

Thank goodness he never had to defend the Kingdom.

'Thank goodness he never had to defend the Kingdom.'

The last man who tried to, capitulated in five hours in December 1941.

[ikke1959]

Ok.. let's believe him.. give him the credits, but if it is not true. he will be hanged on the Sanam Luang place in public for lies , conspiricy and bringing the country in danger...

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[VMKW]

2 hours ago, RandolphGB said:

Yes, vaccinated with a Chinese saline solution. Just look at the Seychelles and how ineffective the China jab has been.

Exactly! Over 30% of new infections had Covid after 2 jabs Sinovac!

[holy cow cm]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

So far only about two million doses have been secured. 

 

Much of the rest is counting on AstraZeneca being produced by Siam BioScience in Thailand - 61 million doses have been promised. 

Point 1 = 2 Million jabs no one wants. Loser!

Point 2 = Get richer scheme.

[BritManToo]

"Prayut: 70% of population will be vaccinated by year end"

 

If betting weren't illegal, I'd be prepared to risk money on the number being less than 10% of the Thai population.

[Excel]

He must rank as the most incompetent liar on the planet right now.  Someone compared him with Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, for his comment "what tanks, I see no tanks". At least that Iraqi went on to surrender. Prayut will not go that easily until his master decides otherwise. 

[Excel]

3 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

aka How to be a successful Thai in business, without really trying.........Amazing Thailand ????   Where image is everything and education not required

Guns are a big asset though.

[shady86]

Would anyone believe this fool anymore? 

[bluesofa]

19 minutes ago, Excel said:

He must rank as the most incompetent liar on the planet right now.  Someone compared him with Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, for his comment "what tanks, I see no tanks". At least that Iraqi went on to surrender. Prayut will not go that easily until his master decides otherwise. 

Saeed al-Sahhaf, also known as Comical Ali.

So what adjective fits in with Prayut?

farcical, funny, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical.

If I was asked, I'd go for farcical Prayut or hysterical Prayut.

 

'Prayut will not go that easily until his master decides otherwise.'

It appears that farcical Prayut is available on the HMV label at an ineffective government near you.

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Channel 3 TV news reported that the PM said that 100 million doses would be in the arms of people in Thailand by the end of 2021. 

[bluesofa]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Channel 3 TV news reported that the PM said that 100 million doses would be in the arms of people in Thailand by the end of 2021. 

They then went on to confirm the PMs track record in order to back up his claim:

From 2017 with the high-speed Chinese railway which is due to open Bangkok to Korat any day now.

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016957-construction-bids-for-high-speed-train-project-in-coordination-with-china-to-be-completed-in-2018/

 

After the débâcle with the Covid call centre problems, his resolution in 2015 to introduce 911 as the main emergency number.

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/840525-thais-will-soon-dial-911-as-universal-emergency-number/#comments

 

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[zhounan]

This is the usual story based on a total ignorance of herd immunity put about by paid doctors and media and television puppets.

[Brunolem]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

So far only about two million doses have been secured

2 million doses secured in 4 months...only 98 million left to be secured by month end...piece of cake!

 

Add the administration's incompetence to the people's reluctance, and a 30% target by year end appears optimistic...

Edited May 7, 2021 by Brunolem

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, Brunolem said:

2 million doses secured in 4 months...only 98 million left to be secured by month end...piece of cake!

 

Add the administration's incompetence to the people's reluctance, and a 30% target by year end appears optimistic...

'administration's incompetence'  Now if you'd said 'administration's incontinence, I'd have known you were talking about Prawit.

[Thorix]

I wonder if this carnage is really necessary.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand's embattled prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha continued to insist that the country was on track in its vaccine rollout

On track and on it's way.

[ALAN1503]

OMG ....Yes the earth is flat