webfact Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 306,580 people across Thailand were inoculated against COVID-19 today (Monday) as the country kicked off the mass vaccination operation, to contain the spread of the pandemic, which has infected a total of 151,023 people during the third wave, which started on April 1st this year. While the prime minister had said, earlier today, that a contract had been signed for the purchase of 25 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that the Ministry of Public Health is “expected to sign term sheets” for the procurement of 20 million doses of Pfizer and just five million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines later this week. The minister also said he had not been informed about some hospitals having to postpone vaccination appointments today adding, however, that they must provide an explanation if there are such delays. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/306580-covid-19-vaccine-doses-administered-on-first-day-of-mass-vaccination/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-06-08 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Laughing Gravy Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, webfact said: 306,580 people across Thailand were inoculated against COVID-19 today Great if they have but call me a skeptic due to the habitual fudging of numbers in the COVID pandemic and anything else. 33 minutes ago, webfact said: The minister also said he had not been informed about some hospitals having to postpone vaccination appointments today adding, however, that they must provide an explanation if there are such delays. I am looking forward to how this will be spinned. Edited June 7, 2021 by Laughing Gravy 11 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marvin Hagler Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 If the numbers are true (which I doubt) then they will run out of vaccines in 6 days. 11 1 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tingtong Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Don't want to spoil the party, but even keeping this speed of 300k a day jabs... 130 days = 40 million 1st shot + 130 days = 40 million 2nd shot Take out 1 day a week, and some public holidays....that is a full year... And only if, and that is a big IF everything keeps on this speed, which it may not. 23 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FarFlungFalang Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said: Great if they have but call me a skeptic due to the habitual fudging of numbers in the COVID pandemic and anything else. I am looking forward to how this will be spinned. They have already spun it around so that the hospitals have to provide reasons why the Health department won't supply enough doses to them. 16 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post damascase Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 I find these numbers very hard to believe. Everywhere inocculaion appointments have been canceled due to lack of vaccins. 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dialemco Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Good start but a long way to go believe that the J&J requires only one shot so if they can increase supply would be good news. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wensiensheng Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 2 hours ago, tingtong said: Don't want to spoil the party, but even keeping this speed of 300k a day jabs... 130 days = 40 million 1st shot + 130 days = 40 million 2nd shot Take out 1 day a week, and some public holidays....that is a full year... And only if, and that is a big IF everything keeps on this speed, which it may not. Keep this speed up? It will come to a juddering halt in 6 days when the vaccine runs out. 4 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post herfiehandbag Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 Yesterday evening they were claiming 143, 116 (billed as nearly 150,000, it's not, it is over 140,000 but never mind the Primary 4 maths error when rounding to the nearest 10,000!). This morning it leaps to 306, 580! That is quite a discrepancy, even for this bunch! 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Udox Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 I don't get it. For several months we have been told (to great fanfares) how the Thai produced AZ vaccine will save everyone, with millions of doses rolling off the production line, yet every other day we hear of millions of other vaccines being sourced and purchased (or donated) from other countries. It doesn't add up. 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SmartyMarty Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 Once upon a time in a land far, far away.......... 4 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dutchman Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 They sell it to the philipines as well, knowing there is a shortage. Time to fit in private hospitals for moderna pfizer for those who want to pay for it 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadan Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Juggling the Crystal balls ???? - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 4 hours ago, webfact said: While the prime minister had said, earlier today, that a contract had been signed for the purchase of 25 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that the Ministry of Public Health is “expected to sign term sheets” for the procurement of 20 million doses of Pfizer and just five million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines later this week. So it looks like AZ in Thailand hasn't either come up with the goods, or Prayuts dream of 100% of production here staying in Thailand didn't pan-out. Now they're scrambling signing contracts for other vaccines which is what they should have done last year. 17 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 23 minutes ago, Udox said: I don't get it. For several months we have been told (to great fanfares) how the Thai produced AZ vaccine will save everyone, with millions of doses rolling off the production line, yet every other day we hear of millions of other vaccines being sourced and purchased (or donated) from other countries. It doesn't add up. Simple... AZ produced in Thailand wasn't for the sole benefit of Thailand... which is what Prayut hoped for. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 24 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said: Yesterday evening they were claiming 143, 116 (billed as nearly 150,000, it's not, it is over 140,000 but never mind the Primary 4 maths error when rounding to the nearest 10,000!). This morning it leaps to 306, 580! That is quite a discrepancy, even for this bunch! They can boast this daily figure today to make themselves look like saviours of the nation, but this was the first day when vaccines were available. Give it a couple of weeks when it's not readily available and then wait for the second jabs to compound the issue, then see where this shambles ends up. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udox Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Simple... AZ produced in Thailand wasn't for the sole benefit of Thailand... which is what Prayut hoped for. As the saying famously goes: 'Money #1' 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post realfunster Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 4 hours ago, webfact said: The minister also said he had not been informed about some hospitals having to postpone vaccination appointments today adding, however, that they must provide an explanation if there are such delays. Dear Minister, We cancelled appointments today, as we don’t have any vaccine. We believe this is due to the fact that you have <deleted> up the vaccine procurement process. Please consider this the explanation as per your request. Sincerely, Hospital Director 10 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tandor Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said: Great if they have but call me a skeptic due to the habitual fudging of numbers in the COVID pandemic and anything else. I am looking forward to how this will be spinned. ...be all done and dusted by tomorrow evening at this rate. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) Explanation if there is one? Most likely hospital will use one given by himself " not enough vaccine to go around " ???? This government are dart throwers at some point you hope one of their ideas and dreams goals actually come close to hitting the board that is what is left in their bag of ideas? They have come to the point of no return with vaccines in sight they can't turn back and go back to full lock down it is all piece meal. As outsider all you can do is pray that whatever vaccine is being used works well enough it lowers the numbers those who can't or want to wait for more proven vaccines have herd immunity as only protection. ???? Edited June 8, 2021 by thailand49 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracyb Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Asshats. The lot of them! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mtls2005 Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 Mighty impressive, this coming from a full-time critic of the regime. At this rate they'll push through the available stock in less than two weeks. So here's hoping the next shipment (mid-month) rolls in. Obviously a long, long, long way to go, and made even more arduous when you consider yesterday's efforts need to be repeated in 16 weeks. So, a great start but it is a marathon. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post realfunster Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 24 minutes ago, dutchman said: They sell it to the philipines as well, knowing there is a shortage. Time to fit in private hospitals for moderna pfizer for those who want to pay for it I thought it was well known (obviously not) that they have to distribute some AZ from Siam Bioscience to others under the AZ licensing agreement. AZ didn’t just decide to give their IP to Thailand for their own use, it is meant to be relatively fairly distributed amongst other SE Asian countries. Apart from that, if everyone took the ‘I am alright Jack’ attitude to vaccines, where do you think Thailand and the rest of the developing world would be ? It’s time to show some human generosity and kindness. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aarin Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 At 9 am in Cha Am they had run out of stock and sent everyone home and they need to register again 6 1 4 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nkg Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 Pretty good Thailand. France, the UK and Italy are currently averaging about 500,000 vaccines a day. If Thailand can manage those kind of numbers consistently, they will be well on the way to reopening. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edwinchester Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 38 minutes ago, dutchman said: They sell it to the philipines as well, knowing there is a shortage. Time to fit in private hospitals for moderna pfizer for those who want to pay for it It goes to the Philippines as well because that is explicitly written into the licencing agreement Siam Bioscience has with Astrazeneca to be able to produce their vaccine in Thailand. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rwill Posted June 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2021 They shot their wad in the first 2 days and now scheduled vaccinations past that have been cancelled. Once they reload we will get another 2 day spurt. I did manage to get an appointment booked on the 22nd but I will not be surprised if it gets cancelled too. My wife had an appointment for the 11th. We called the hospital yesterday and it has definitely been cancelled. Silly of the government to ask hospitals why they are cancelling vaccinations appointments when it is the government causing them to do so. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEE TEE Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 They quote the numbers how many were foreigners ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivebaxter Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) Deleted, not sure if it's allowed to mention . Edited June 8, 2021 by clivebaxter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerandDog Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Udox said: I don't get it. For several months we have been told (to great fanfares) how the Thai produced AZ vaccine will save everyone, with millions of doses rolling off the production line, yet every other day we hear of millions of other vaccines being sourced and purchased (or donated) from other countries. It doesn't add up. If you read a topic from a few days ago Thailand have been selling their locally produced AZ to Malaysia. Even though their license agreement with AZ is to provide, not sell, AZ to other ASEAN countries Malaysia has been BUYING from Thailand. As usual money first, people last. Edited June 8, 2021 by TigerandDog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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