The COVID-2019 Thread

[panama hat]

I booked a nice rooftop restaurant in Bkk last night for a birthday dinner with a friend.

She phoned me and said their website says it apparently doesn't open until 1st June. I showed her the booking. She phoned them and they said they are open.

Two hours before the reservation, they phoned me to say they aren't open until the 1st June

Is it good to be back, Harry?


And if it is your birthday - Happy Birthday

[lom]

Happy belated 56 Harry!

[armstrong]

Sinovac hasn't even been approved by the UK/EU/WHO yet either right? So a bit pointless if you're looking to work in Europe.

[cyrille]

a bit pointless

Apart from lessening your chance of catching something that's killed 3.5 million people, right?

[armstrong]

Ok but apart from lessening your chance of catching something that's killed 3.5 million people what has the Sinovac ever done for us!

[Mendip]

My thinking in not having the Sinovac now was that hopefully a Western vaccine will be available in a couple of months. I don't want to need a second vaccine to go back to work. But if I do catch Covid in Korat then I guess it will have been the wrong decision.

[Seekingasylum]

And just why do you think a badly stored western vaccine will be more efficacious than a badly stored chink vaccine?

[Mendip]

^ I don't, but I need a vaccine approved by the European authorities for travel to Europe and for getting work with European offshore contractors... and Sinovac isn't approved.

[Klondyke]

^Isn't it better to stay with your on-shore? And no vaccine...

[misskit]

India’s Ministry of Technology reportedly asking all social media users and companies to not call B.1.617 the “Indian Variant”, saying it hurts the image of the country

India’s Ministry of Technology, according to reports from the South China Morning Post, is reportedly asking social media companies to delete all references to a variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus, B.1.617, the so-called Indian variant, claiming it hurts the image of the country.

The variant, which was first detected yesterday in Thailand at a construction camp, has driven concerns for primarily increased transmissibility of the disease, although existing vaccines appear to protect against the variant according to early medical reports from the UK. India is currently dealing with a resurgence of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the country.


A letter from the Indian Ministry of Technology was reportedly sent yesterday, May 21st, 2021, to all major social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter, asking them to remove all content calling the variant the ‘Indian variant” and to only refer to it as B.1.617. The letter, which was not public but revealed to various association press sources, claimed this hurts the “outstanding image of India”. The letter also stated that although the variant was reportedly first identified in India by the WHO, it is unclear if it could have originated from another country and been brought there originally, and is therefore unfair to label it “Indian.”

An official response from social media companies was not immediately forthcoming, but it is unlikely such a massive request regarding the takedown of thousands, if not many more, of posts, would take place.

India's Ministry of Technology reportedly asking all social media users and companies to not call B.1.617 the "Indian Variant", saying it hurts the image of the country - The Pattaya News

[cyrille]

It seems not everyone needs 20 minutes per punter to give the COVID jab, like Joe's group.

China administered some 16.6m Covid-19 vaccinations on Friday, taking the total number of doses administered to 483.34m, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Saturday.


In comments reported by Reuters, Shao Yiming, a researcher at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Thursday that the vaccines currently in use in China can tackle new variants spreading in India and can provide protection “to a certain extent”, based on preliminary research results.

[russellsimpson]

India’s Ministry of Technology, according to reports from the South China Morning Post, is reportedly asking social media companies to delete all references to a variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus, B.1.617, the so-called Indian variant, claiming it hurts the image of the country.

There is some precedence here.

Trumps calling Co-Vid "the China Virus" was soon transformed into something less country specific.

Can anyone imagine an "American Virus"? I think not.

[panama hat]

The Indian government has banned the description of the "Indian Variant".

[harrybarracuda]

Happy belated 56 Harry!

It was her birthday, not mine.

[harrybarracuda]

It seems not everyone needs 20 minutes per punter to give the COVID jab, like Joe's group.

Maybe the chinkies don't care about severe allergic reactions, but then again what about the fact you need three doses?

[lom]

Maybe the chinkies don't care about severe allergic reactions

Maybe they don't need a vaccination nurse to watch over them after they've been jabbed.
Maybe one nurse can watch over many patients?

[panama hat]

It was her birthday, not mine.

Happy Birthday Harriet.

[misskit]

Compensation for Thais who die or sustain disabilities due to state provided COVID-19 vaccinations

The heirs of Thai citizens, who die from conditions directly related to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine provided by state agencies, will be eligible for initial compensation of up to 400,000 baht, payable by the National Health Security Office of Thailand (NHSO), according to an announcement by the NHSO published in the Royal Gazette on May 16th.


Those who sustain permanent disabilities or chronic illness, which will require lifelong treatment and which seriously affects their livelihood as a direct result of the vaccination, are also entitled to an initial compensation payment of up to 400,000 baht from the NHSO.


In case of the loss of a limb, or a disability which will affect their livelihood, the vaccinated individual is entitled to initial compensation of 240,000 baht.


In the case of sustaining wounds or pain as a direct result of the vaccination, the vaccinated individuals are entitled to 100,000 baht initial compensation, provided that there is confirmation by the doctor who provided the treatment that the wounds or pain were caused by the vaccination.


The compensation is not available to those who receive alternative vaccine jabs provided by non-governmental agencies, such as private hospitals or clinics.


The initial compensation is not automatically paid to the heirs or care takers of the deceased or disabled vaccine recipients. They must submit a request for the financial support to the NHSO, its branch office or to the provincial health office, depending on the place of residence of each vaccine recipient, within two years of death or diagnosis of the disability or wound.


A subcommittee will consider the requests and decide on the compensation to be paid. If the vaccinated person or their heirs do not agree with the subcommittee’s decision, they have the right to appeal to the secretary-general of the NHSO within 30 days of the decision by the subcommittee.


If the secretary-general disagrees with the appeal, the patient can refer the matter to the National Health Security Committee for final review.


The NHSO announcement is retroactively effective from April 5th.


Compensation for Thais who die or sustain disabilities due to state provided COVID-19 vaccinations | Thai PBS World : The latest Thai news in English, News Headlines, World News and News Broadcasts in both Thai and English. We bring Thailand to the world

[Joe 90]

^Bizarre!

[russellsimpson]

So, compensation anywhere between 3 and 8 thousand dollars, seems a bit of a joke.

Eligibility decided by a sub committee,

Too much bureacracy, too much opportunity to bleed the money into undeserving hands.

But what do I know about Thailand, not much I am afraid.

[OhOh]

So, compensation anywhere between 3 and 8 thousand dollars, seems a bit of a joke.

What are the compensations in your home country?

[harrybarracuda]

Maybe they don't need a vaccination nurse to watch over them after they've been jabbed.
Maybe one nurse can watch over many patients?

Are you bitching that the POTUS had his own nurse?

[misskit]

Japan Opens Mass Vaccination Centers Ahead of Olympics | Time

Japan'''s Osaka city crumples under Covid-19 onslaught

[harrybarracuda]

^Bizarre!

But probably appropriate with the chinky shit.

[harrybarracuda]

Chiang Mai 0 cases today.

That's welcome.