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Re: Thailand tourist slump continues
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:34 am
by hhinner
Big Boy wrote:
Yes, I read that yesterday, which is crazy when Sinovac has been used to vaccinate/create herd immunity in Phuket.
Well isn't it the case that the use of Sinovac was a political decision taken by a floundering government to get hold of any Covid-19 vaccine, no matter its efficacy, when it saw that AZ was never going to be sufficient on its own? Not to mention the need to please the Chinese.
I doubt the medical profession was involved in the decision to use it.
Re: Thailand tourist slump continues
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:01 am
by hhinner
hhinner wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:34 am
Big Boy wrote:
Yes, I read that yesterday, which is crazy when Sinovac has been used to vaccinate/create herd immunity in Phuket.
Well isn't it the case that the use of Sinovac was a political decision taken by a floundering government to get hold of any Covid-19 vaccine, no matter its efficacy, when it saw that AZ was never going to be sufficient on its own? Not to mention the need to please the Chinese.
I doubt the medical profession was involved in the decision to use it.
More from Thai Enquirer and Chula professor
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Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:10 pm
by Big Boy
HHH has acquired a further 150 vaccines. People with queue numbers 3384-3534 need to check here for more information
Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:54 pm
by HHTel
Another 150 shots! WOW!
Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:58 pm
by Dannie Boy
Big Boy wrote:HHH has acquired a further 150 vaccines. People with queue numbers 3384-3534 need to check here for more information
Does this mean that if you don’t use FB, you can’t check?
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Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:02 pm
by PeteC
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About 3.48 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, with 5,844,521 (+165,673) people received the first dose, while 2,303,814 (+75,966) received the second dose. At this rate, Thailand needs to administer an average of 495,027 doses per day within the next 193 days to reach the herd immunity target by year end.
Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:14 pm
by buksida
PeteC wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:02 pm
At this rate, Thailand needs to administer an average of 495,027 doses per day within the next 193 days to reach the herd immunity target by year end.
That 150 doses that HH hospital just received then will help ...
Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:16 pm
by HHTel
And currently they're hardly doing half that.
Herd immunity mainly based on Sinovac. We're all reading multiple reports from other countries as well as statements from medical experts in Thailand.
Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:20 pm
by Big Boy
Dannie Boy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:58 pm
Does this mean that if you don’t use FB, you can’t check?
No, it means you won't receive a pushed notification. You can check by putting your ID Number (on your appointment) into this link.
https://www.huahinhospital.go.th/check_ ... 0OiY3Grhao
Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:02 pm
by PeteC
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Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:09 pm
by PeteC
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Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:33 pm
by Dannie Boy
Thanks - I put my number in and it confirmed that I’m registered but not covered in the current round - I’ll try again nearer my date (8th July).
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Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:40 pm
by HHTel
Reducing the time between doses of AZ to 8 weeks, against the recommendations from Oxford based on studies. The protection is less than given at an interval of 12+ weeks. Studies have already shown that a single dose gives protection for at least 90 days - 12 weeks.
As usual, Thai authorities know better!
Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:56 pm
by hhinner
Reducing the gap will also mean delaying the first dose for other people. The reasoning behind the long gap in the first place, in the UK, was to get more people with at least some protection from a first dose.
Re: Vaccines - Covid 19
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:01 pm
by HHTel
Exactly. That was the primary reason for extending but further studies showed that not only did it allow more to be vaccinated, the added benefit was greater protection.
We really must stop thinking logically. It's not the Thai way!