New Committee Will Help Government Speed up Vaccine Distribution

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By Subhabhong Rarueysong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Industry has announced that a public/private committee for COVID-19 vaccinations in industrial estates has been set up to help the government achieve its goal of administering 500,000 vaccine doses daily.

 

Industry Ministry Permanent Secretary Kobchai Sungsitthisawad said the new committee is scheduled to meet today, regarding vaccination venues as well as to discuss cooperation with the private sector, which has vowed to help officials speed up vaccine distribution.

 

According to the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), a survey found 59 of 62 industrial estates nationwide can be used as vaccination venues. The Industry Ministry plans to administer vaccines to those who work in and outside industrial estates, as well as villagers who live in nearby communities.

 

IEAT is cooperating with the Disease Control Department to plan daily vaccine distribution, to ensure strict hygiene standards are maintained throughout the process.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-05-18

 

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[Rampant Rabbit]

committees,  guaranteed  to  fix  everything.

[colinneil]

Set up all the committees you want, will do no good talking, action is what is needed not useless words.

[law ling]

A complete vax-distribution plan should have been established months ago. This last-minute fumbling around is not a good look ... hardly speaks of competent planning.

[Fex Bluse]

Yes, another Thai committee! This is the missing secret ingredient. 

[Orinoco]

i'm sure they will get there in the end, LOL.

 

[Excel]

Another committee so that spineless individuals can not be held responsible.

[Destiny1990]

 The comitee  will conclude in about 3 months time that there was a lack of advance planning.

[damascase]

Ahhh, a Committee to speed up the distribution of something Thailand does not have?

[ikke1959]

Committee and committee and meeting and meeting and waiting waiting  for approval for negotiation for locations, and hope, and aim and talk  and so on with as a result more delays.. Where is the Pfizer, the Sputnik V that all was available, Johnson and Johnson.. all still waiting somewhere??? Moderna at the end of this year we know now.. and in the meantime...nothing happens only more Sinovac that nobody wants. 6,3 million people applied out of 70 million... please make a committee to find out why this is 

[mtls2005]

Notice that it doesn't say

 

"New committee will be responsible for vaccinations".

 

 

Just that it will "speed up" some non-existent process.

 

Is now one responsible? Don't bother answering. 

 

 

 

[mfd101]

In my long experience as a bureaucrat I never knew a committee that speeded up anything.

 

Individual officers are appointed/promoted to senior positions to make decisions & supervise their implementation. They should take responsibility to make those decisions and implement them, and they are then accountable for the outcomes.

[NCC1701A]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Set up all the committees you want, will do no good talking, action is what is needed not useless words.

Yes, but what is for lunch?

That's the question. 

[trainman34014]

Don't forget the 'Panel' to oversee the 'Committee' and 'Probe' the matter !

[khunpeer]

2 hours ago, law ling said:

A complete vax-distribution plan should have been established months ago. This last-minute fumbling around is not a good look ... hardly speaks of competent planning.

you used 2 words that are not known in Thai language: 

1 competent

2 planning

this chaos is what you get when incapable militairy do politricks...

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Ministry of Industry has announced that a public/private committee for COVID-19 vaccinations in industrial estates has been set up to help the government achieve its goal of administering 500,000 vaccine doses daily.

Another bl**dy committee.... Jeez

[clivebaxter]

what happened to the Covid Tsar who was meant to get things done?

[Excel]

Just now, clivebaxter said:

what happened to the Covid Tsar who was meant to get things done?

He is inundated with paperwork currently ensuring all his bank accounts are up to date in tax havens for when he makes a bolt for it.

[clivebaxter]

54 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

Don't forget the 'Panel' to oversee the 'Committee' and 'Probe' the matter !

 

You missed out 'mull' over the ploblem

[JomtienRay]

Great news.. now we can wait with baited breath the formation of the sub committees and the advice groups reporting to them.. 

[natway09]

This is one area that does not need a committee.

Thais are very good at getting things done like this 

They will set up 800 venues across Thailand & with 6 nurses working in each + the back up crews for registration, supply,disposal of medical waste etc,

With the private Hospitals chipping in it can & will be done

BUT, NOTHING CAN HAPPEN UNTIL THE VACCINE IS AVAILABLE IN SUFFICIENT NUMBERS

[mfd101]

3 hours ago, clivebaxter said:

what happened to the Covid Tsar who was meant to get things done?

The Thai peasant rumour mill says (for whatever that's worth) that his days are numbered. Yellow Persons looking elsewhere (yes, but where? Donald Trump perhaps?)

[bluedoc]

7 hours ago, colinneil said:

Set up all the committees you want, will do no good talking, action is what is needed not useless words.

Bring in the army. Oh! Sorry they are already in charge.

[Brunolem]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

government achieve its goal of administering 500,000 vaccine doses daily

Or 15 million monthly, with 70% of the population vaccinated in 3 months...a target no country has achieved, not even close.

 

Thailand may reach 500,000 shots a day when bitcoin reaches 500,000 dollars...which won't be anytime soon...

 

Meanwhile the members of the committee will collect their well deserved fees and enjoy their perks...

[Bradmeister]

Pick up the "Bat Phone" and call Joe. 

 

He's already chatted with the PM in Canada.

 

Joe promised 50 million doses of Vaccine by the end of next month.

 

That amount would certainly go a long way in Thailand.   Thats what ....about 10 X Smaller in Square Kilometers than Canada.

 

We can have military transports distribute throughout Thailand in less than 48 hours. Inoculation centers in under 24 hours. 

 

 

No one is picking up the " Bat Phone" in Joe's office? Jing Jing? 

 

Ok, who <deleted> off Senator Duckworth last year? 

 

[poskat]

the committees findings: get a lot of vaccine and jab people with it

[SouthernMan3]

So much negativity folks.

Do you think that helps ?

Does it make you feel better to B#*&h about Thailand ?

And don't try telling me Thailand this......and Thailand that.

I've been here for over 30 years and have seen a lot.

 

If it makes you feel good or you think that it helps to complain, go right on ahead.

Me, I don't live my life that way.

[Sheryl]

I actually think it is good that other Ministries and sectors are stepping in.

 

We are also seeing health authorities in some provinces, together with provincial administrators, taking  matters in their own hands.

 

In addition to filling a void, by setting up vaccination venues they increase the pressure on the central government to get vaccines in.

 

There is no question that the central government mishandled this badly, everyone knows it, but what matters now is where we go from here. This (the epidemic and the associated restrictions) seriously needs to end, the only way out is through vaccination, and whatever it takes to make that work, I'm all for it.

 

 

[SouthernMan3]

2 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

I actually think it is good that other Ministries and sectors are stepping in.

 

We are also seeing health authorities in some provinces, together with provincial administrators, taking  matters in their own hands.

 

In addition to filling a void, by setting up vaccination venues they increase the pressure on the central government to get vaccines in.

 

There is no question that the central government mishandled this badly, everyone knows it, but what matters now is where we go from here. This (the epidemic and the associated restrictions) seriously needs to end, the only way out is through vaccination, and whatever it takes to make that work, I'm all for it.

 

 

I agree completely !!!

[herfiehandbag]

A committee to speed things up!

 

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