Thread: Government Accused Of Concealing Vaccine Supply Data

The Rural Doctors Society has accused the government of concealing information about the real situation facing supplies of the AstraZeneca vaccine promised for this week.


Suphat Hasuwankit, president of the Rural Doctors Society, posted on the society’s Facebook page that a source told him the government now has to order 500,000 doses of the vaccine from South Korea to supply its mass vaccination campaign which kicks off on 7th June, instead of sourcing from local production.


The government had to pay a lot more money for the AstraZeneca vaccine from South Korea simply to fulfil its promise that the AstraZeneca vaccinations will be available on time, Dr Hasuwankit said.


And as the government had previously promised up to 1.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will arrive in the first batch in June, people who have already booked their vaccination appointments may end up getting Sinovac jabs instead, he said.


As COVID-19 vaccine supplies remain insufficient worldwide due to low global manufacturing capacity, vaccine makers are handling vaccine orders strictly in chronological order, while some urgent orders are accepted with extra charges. Currently, only the Sinovac vaccine has been obtained by Thailand in an “urgent” manner, he said.


Dr Hasuwankit said that as the government has a limited amount of the AstraZeneca vaccine, it has instructed hospitals to get 12 doses from each vial, instead of the 10 doses that the label recommends.


The idea is to increase the number of people who receive the vaccine by 20% while using the same amount of the vaccine, he said.


Given the vaccination situation, Thailand’s COVID-19 outbreak will remain serious for several more months, while June is likely to be particularly chaotic in terms of vaccination management, he said.


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>Dr Hasuwankit said that as the government has a limited amount of the AstraZeneca vaccine, it has instructed hospitals to get 12 doses from each vial, instead of the 10 doses that the label recommends.

Oh good God. Lets just wing this shit shall we?

There are people in Thailand who actually know about vaccines and vaccination. Sadly it looks like the government is not listening to any of them.

It is rather embarrassing to be honest.

If they mix the vaccine with water they would get at least 24 doses from each vial, problem solved!

Are the 'Rural Doctors' still walking free or are they in detention?

We in Canada had a large volume of the AstraZeneca which were to expire on May 31 but luckily, with the stroke of a pen have exended the shelf life for another month!

So, all can take heart.

I have been long enough in this stupid country with its ghastly society to realise that when Thai state something will happen, whether it is an individual, a government body or a corporate entity, it's best to walk away and simply wait for events to take place in the knowledge that their predictions are usually founded on nothing other than whimsy, stupidity, ignorance and a profound incompetence.

I have pencilled in the possibility of a Moderna by September or October.

Originally Posted by misskit

And as the government had previously promised up to 1.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will arrive in the first batch in June, people who have already booked their vaccination appointments may end up getting Sinovac jabs instead, he said.

CP. Greed. cronyism. et al.

Remember Anutin's famous proclamation:

"I promise 60 million doses will be administered by the end of this year”

After all those complains, we in Thailand should be quite happy with the whole situation, being really spared of the huge cases as in other countries...

And as of the vaccination progress? I would not complain either... How is it in the country where BLM?

Originally Posted by Klondyke

And as of the vaccination progress? I would not complain either... How is it in the country where BLM?

41% of the population fully vaccinated, and on track for 70% of the population immunized in the next couple of months.

So, yeah - pretty good actually, especially when compared to the 1.6% fully vaccinated in Thailand.

Guess we can look forward to klondick conflating that with other things that have absolutely nothing to do with COVID for quite some time, then.