PM sets 2-month 70% vaccination goal for Bangkok

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By Tanakorn Sangiam

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Prime Minister has stressed the importance of the mass vaccination and proactive testing strategies for Bangkok, saying that the target is to vaccinate most of the capital’s population in two months.

 

The Prime Minister revealed the country’s latest vaccination and proactive testing plans, as Thailand continues to face the biggest-ever wave of COVID-19.

 

Speaking after the weekly Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, announced that the country will be starting the mass vaccination program in all provinces on 1st June.

 

With most of the cases emerging in the capital, the Prime Minister said proactive testing and vaccination will remain a priority for the Greater Bangkok Area. The government has set a goal of vaccinating at least 5 million people, or around 70% of the population of the metropolis, in June and July, in the hope of achieving herd immunity.

 

The vaccine rollout in Bangkok will rely mainly on hospitals, plus 25 vaccination centers outside the hospitals.

 

In the entire country, people can make their vaccination appointments on the Morprompt system, or any other system provided by their local administration. Additional vaccines will be provided to vaccination centers outside the hospitals, provided the supply is sufficient.

 

Organizations can make a request to the Ministry of Public Health for group vaccination services, intended for people at higher risk of exposure, such as frontline workers, workers in the aviation industry, teachers, motorcycle taxi drivers, hotel employees, diplomats, businesspersons, and students traveling to schools in foreign countries.

 

The Prime Minister said the government will be focusing on large clusters linked to prisons and construction workers’ camps, with proactive testing, treatment, and isolation.

 

The government has instructed correctional facilities to proactively test the inmates, set up a COVID-19 ward inside the facilities, and refer critical patients for treatment at a specialized hospital.

 

The Prime Minister said the “Bubble and Seal” approach adopted at the prisons will quickly bring the situation under control, while the risk of transmission from prisons to surrounding communities remains minimal.

 

He said the government has ordered the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration to quickly and strictly arrange proactive testing at workers’ camps, factories, and other densely populated establishments.

 

The Prime Minister has also on this occasion thanked medical and public health officials for their relentless work, and thanked the community for the cooperation of the general public.

 

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[colinneil]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Speaking after the weekly Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, announced that the country will be starting the mass vaccination program in all provinces on 1st June.

Bla bla bla, more unachievable targets being set by the man who has totally lost control, lost the plot as well.

[ExpatOilWorker]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

saying that the target is to vaccinate most of the capital’s population in two months.

2 months,  that is entirely plausible, if we start counting in November or December.

Now we just need to survive the killing cluster fields of Bangkok until then.

[clivebaxter]

Another own goal from captain clueless, that is impossible, another day another laugh. 

[Destiny1990]

Not much consistency with the face mask wearing.

[mrfill]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Bla bla bla, more unachievable targets being set by the man who has totally lost control, lost the plot as well.

Makes a change having 'goals' and 'hopes' instead of 'plans', 'wish to' and the usual cliches. They must have a very luxurious thesaurus.

 

Still no actual action of course....

[rtco]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“Bubble and Seal” approach adopted at the prisons

Just shut off the whole prison ... easier that way

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s Prime Minister has stressed the importance of the mass vaccination and proactive testing strategies for Bangkok, saying that the target is to vaccinate most of the capital’s population in two months.

Well MR Prayut the nation is waiting... and waiting, and waiting for your bl**dy vaccines to show up.

[ikke1959]

he has no idea what is saying, not even what he is doing... Go away please before the whole country is like India

[pagallim]

So, 10 million doses in two months.   How many doses are going to be available, and what about the rest of the country?

[Eric Loh]

Come on man, you not Biden. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

target is to vaccinate most of the capital’s population in two months.

 

 

[lujanit]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

lost the plot as well.

more like lost the vaccines

[Thomas J]

To meet this goal, self service vending machines will be located throughout the greater Bangkok area.  You insert your Thai ID card or passport and select you vaccine.  Instructions, syringe, alcohol, wipe will be included with the vaccine. 

 

[Hayduke]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The government has set a goal of vaccinating at least 5 million people, or around 70% of the population of the metropolis, in June and July

 

But the important thing is that when it fails miserably…the Czar will have someone to blame.

 

[CALSinCM]

Take walk-in vaccination centers off the table and funnel the population of BKK through the government hospital system (to hell this those people actually sick with diseases other than Covid).

It will back up like a clogged toilet and it will smell just as bad. 

 

Edited May 19, 2021 by CALSinCM

[sammieuk1]

Only if your wearing metallic lilac can you set such goals ????

[bluedoc]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

With most of the cases emerging in the capital, the Prime Minister said proactive testing and vaccination will remain a priority for the Greater Bangkok Area. The government has set a goal of vaccinating at least 5 million people, or around 70% of the population of the metropolis, in June and July, in the hope of achieving herd immunity

1. Population of Bangkok is 10.7 million.

2. Most cases in Bangkok?? As they don’t test, they don’t know how many. 
3. No testing in the rest of the country. No numbers.

[Pilotman]

Good luck with that ambition, it will not happen.

[realfunster]

THE PRIME MINISTER has ordered police stations to join the integrated efforts to ease Bangkok’s severe road congestion problems within three months.

August 15, 2018

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/politics/30352241

[natway09]

The speech is plausable, the Thais can make this happen as they have, ready to go 600+ 

Innocculation stations country wide 

BUT, BUT BUT,  the local Covid vaccine producer has not released one commercial dose yet, Why does the Government not give us an update on this Company that was charged with the task, & looks awfully like has failed miserably along with swallowing how much of

the peoples money ?

 

[Naturesway]

For these dictatoric decisions and forces above other people the karma will get you all who do this crime against humanity. 

Edited May 19, 2021 by Naturesway

[Justgrazing]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister said the “Bubble and Seal” approach adopted at the prisons will quickly bring the situation under control

 

an' if that don't work 

try bubble and squeak .. 

( with spotted dick for afters )