Thread: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

Originally Posted by tomcat

...irrelevant...
...irrelevant...
...no, there isn't...
...appears to whom?...
...of course: despite the pseudo-bravado, the desire to appear firmly Luddite and attempts to equate stupidity with common sense, certain posters here, like many US Republican politicians, will eagerly trample the children and elderly to grab and toffees and take the vaccine...

From a personal point of view, none of my points are irrelevant, and have validity.
From the viewpoint largely released by the msm, they may not coincide, but personal experience is valid.

The chances of having an adverse reaction to the vaccine are much less than having one to COVID. I'll take a sore arm and slight fever over being on a ventilator.

^ Heck yeah....an enormous probability of having long, drawn-out headaches, pains and all manner of odd long-lasting symptoms (not to mention a slight case of death), versus......a very very small possibility of having an adverse reaction to a vaccine.

But the anti-vaxers harp on about some poor girl who died and others who bad reaction to an HPV vaccine, meanwhile ignoring the thousands of women who once died from cervical cancer every year.

It's very unfortunate that science is not more exact and perfect, but it's all we have right now. Medicine is still rather primitive in many ways.

Originally Posted by tomcat

...irrelevant...
...irrelevant...
...no, there isn't...
...appears to whom?...
...of course: despite the pseudo-bravado, the desire to appear firmly Luddite and attempts to equate stupidity with common sense, certain posters here, like many US Republican politicians, will eagerly trample the children and elderly to grab the toffees and take the vaccine...

Apologies, Tomcat, I tried to reply to your post, but apparently my reply didn't pass the sniff test...

Spoke with a tuned in doctor friend at Srinagarind Hospital. She figures vaccinations will be widely available June 2021.

She is skeptical about the current planned vaccine's effectivness and it's distribution.

No immediate travel needs, so I will stick with toffee while waiting for v2 or better.

Originally Posted by I Coalman

but personal experience is valid.

...not if it's erroneous...

How can personal experience be erroneous?

I'll leave it there.
I've said my piece, and this subject is not the place for petty bickering.

Originally Posted by Norton

Spoke with a tuned in doctor friend at Srinagarind Hospital. She figures vaccinations will be widely available June 2021.

She is skeptical about the current planned vaccine's effectivness and it's distribution.

I'm not surprised given that the Thais are going to make it.

Originally Posted by I Coalman

How can personal experience be erroneous?

. . . when you're being lied to, as an example.

Originally Posted by I Coalman

I'll leave it there.

Ok

Originally Posted by Phuketrichard

looks like my wishful thinking that getting the vaccine would make quarantine free travel a possibility is down the tubes for thailand;

The Public Health Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday saying all arrivals to Thailand will have to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine even if they have been vaccinated.

Foreigners who have been vaccinated still need to quarantine

It's Thailand mate. There are about 74 about-turns to go yet.

There are 195 countries in the world, don't expect Thai immigration to know what their covid vaccination certificate looks like.
Don't expect Thai immigration to be able to distinguish between a real one and a fake one.
This can only be solved by introducing a single worldwide accepted and tamper proof certificate.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

I know a couple people with Covid now.

from a couple to a few now

Just had a covid test. I'm sure it's just manflu but will know in 24-72 hours.

Gonna be a quiet NYE.

^ Good luck!

It's amazing how far back those swab things go... I never realised my nostrils went back behind my eyeballs.

Originally Posted by Mendip

It's amazing how far back those swab things go

...no tingle in the nether regions?...

Originally Posted by lom

This can only be solved by introducing a single worldwide accepted and tamper proof certificate.

Immigration gets a lot of data by scanning your passport. Covid vaccination should be in there. But that's too easy. I guess the experts can come up with a multitude of reasons why that is not feasible.

Originally Posted by Mendip

I never realised my nostrils went back behind my eyeballs.

Well, sinuses.

I've had a relatively mild but very focussed headache above my right eye for over a decade.

I'd always assumed it was related to eyesight, which is noticeably worse in my right eye.

An optician suggested it might be a blocked sinus a year ago and that I should get it ... drained (I suppose that's what you do)

Then came COVID...

I've had a year to become convinced he was right.

Originally Posted by cyrille

I've had a relatively mild but very focussed headache above my right eye for over a decade.

I had similar in my twenties, I reckon it was stress related.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Just had a covid test. I'm sure it's just manflu but will know in 24-72 hours.

Gonna be a quiet NYE.

Jools Hollands Hogmanay on BBC1 is gonna be popular.

Originally Posted by Takeovers

Immigration gets a lot of data by scanning your passport. Covid vaccination should be in there. But that's too easy. I guess the experts can come up with a multitude of reasons why that is not feasible.

Not least of which is having to get everyone's passport back to program the thing, and that's assuming it is a chipped passport in the first place.

The more feasible option is a certification in a secure app, which is why so many people are working on it.

(This is the point at which skidmark comes along pretending he knows what Blockchain is because he's seen Baldrick talk about it).

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Not least of which is having to get everyone's passport back to program the thing, and that's assuming it is a chipped passport in the first place.

The more feasible option is a certification in a secure app, which is why so many people are working on it.

(This is the point at which skidmark comes along pretending he knows what Blockchain is because he's seen Baldrick talk about it).

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is working at such an app.
IATA Announces Creation of Digital COVID-19 Travel Pass | TravelPulse

IATA - Travel Pass Initiative

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is working at such an app.
IATA Announces Creation of Digital COVID-19 Travel Pass | TravelPulse

IATA - Travel Pass Initiative

This one:

CommonPass — The Commons Project

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

There are about 74 about-turns to go yet.

Inaccurate bullshit

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is working

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

This one:

Unless the TIO accepts it, it's worthless for those standing at the booth at BKK.