Rants, Stupid Shit and Coronavirus in Thailand

**J Janni** · 07-26-21 01:08

Originally Posted by CIMguy [View Original Post]

Thanks, I figured that was the case but wanted to check. I read conflicting reports. I might consider getting astrazeneca because I have read having a combo of vaccines is really good. In Europe, some places are using a mix of Pfizer and astrazeneca with good results. I just don't trust the Chinese vaccine at all.

I'm coming for work in Bangkok and I'm trying to figure out if I should go to Phuket first with domestic travel suspended. It would be nice to not be locked in a hotel (I already did 2 weeks in Seoul and 2 weeks in China), but a 15 hour bus ride to Bangkok also doesn't sound fun. Tough call.

Nok Air are operating limited domestic flights between Phuket and Pattaya.

Pattaya is an hour in a taxi from bkk.

**CIMguy** · 07-25-21 18:18

Originally Posted by MaxBkk [View Original Post]

Sinopharm is recognised by Thailand, in fact it is one of 3 currently administered by the Government. The other 2 being Sinovac and Astrazeneca.

MRNA vaccines are not currently available in Thailand to the general public. They are recognised for the purposes of vaccinations and have been imported in very limited supplies but only administered to health workers and well connected government / military types.

There have been mRNA vaccines ordered by the Thai government in larger numbers but these are probably 3 months away as a best case scenario. Think 3 to 6 months as a guide for better availability but even then don't hold you breath.

Thanks, I figured that was the case but wanted to check. I read conflicting reports. I might consider getting astrazeneca because I have read having a combo of vaccines is really good. In Europe, some places are using a mix of Pfizer and astrazeneca with good results. I just don't trust the Chinese vaccine at all.

I'm coming for work in Bangkok and I'm trying to figure out if I should go to Phuket first with domestic travel suspended. It would be nice to not be locked in a hotel (I already did 2 weeks in Seoul and 2 weeks in China), but a 15 hour bus ride to Bangkok also doesn't sound fun. Tough call.

**Member #4753** · 07-24-21 21:59

Originally Posted by CIMguy [View Original Post]

I am in China now and the only vaccine I am able to get at the moment is sinopharm. Does anyone know if that is accepted for Thai visas?

On a related note, are other vaccines available there that are not made in China? I would like to get one of the mRNA vaccines, if possible. I was going to do a wellness check in Bangkok after quarantine, so I figured I would get a second type of vaccine at that time, if possible. The China Vaccines are not very effective.

Sinopharm is recognised by Thailand, in fact it is one of 3 currently administered by the Government. The other 2 being Sinovac and Astrazeneca.

MRNA vaccines are not currently available in Thailand to the general public. They are recognised for the purposes of vaccinations and have been imported in very limited supplies but only administered to health workers and well connected government / military types.

There have been mRNA vaccines ordered by the Thai government in larger numbers but these are probably 3 months away as a best case scenario. Think 3 to 6 months as a guide for better availability but even then don't hold you breath.

**CIMguy** · 07-24-21 18:04

I am in China now and the only vaccine I am able to get at the moment is sinopharm. Does anyone know if that is accepted for Thai visas?

On a related note, are other vaccines available there that are not made in China? I would like to get one of the mRNA vaccines, if possible. I was going to do a wellness check in Bangkok after quarantine, so I figured I would get a second type of vaccine at that time, if possible. The China Vaccines are not very effective.

**Member #4753** · 07-24-21 00:01

Originally Posted by HorseTrader [View Original Post]

Just finished a video chat with a farm girl in Buriram. Her village has much COVID, but new sick people are neither seeking medical attention nor being tested. A common villager opinion is that the doctors and hospitals have no way of helping COVID patients but might force them to live their final days away from family.

I don't know how widespread these views are held, but it makes me think that the recent new COVID case counts of about 13,000 per day is much less than reality.

I totally agree with you. Cases are probably 3 to 5 times higher?

Really difficult to even get tested now, let alone find a hospital bed if you need it.

This is happening not only in Villages, but around greater Bangkok.

Everyone I know either has a family member that is infected or close friends that are infected. Many just ride it out at home and don't seek medical treatment.

It looks like they will have 60% of Bangkok vaccinated with 1 shot over the next 8 weeks. Probably about the same time as this crisis / wave will last.

**HorseTrader** · 07-23-21 17:31

Just finished a video chat with a farm girl in Buriram. Her village has much COVID, but new sick people are neither seeking medical attention nor being tested. A common villager opinion is that the doctors and hospitals have no way of helping COVID patients but might force them to live their final days away from family.

I don't know how widespread these views are held, but it makes me think that the recent new COVID case counts of about 13,000 per day is much less than reality.

**Banana Boi** · 07-09-21 06:58

Some of us are blessed with some disposable income while others out there are suffering a lot through these very difficult financial times. This girl saw a lady selling chicken and rice had very poor sales. What did she do? She bought all 140 orders from the vendor and donated the food to the elderly. Cost a mere 12k baht.

Why am I posting this on a sex board? The girl is cute.

**MarquisdeSade1** · 07-07-21 03:57

Originally Posted by DannyDuck [View Original Post]

So what does approval mean?

It means some entity has the Green Light to go make a Boatload of money.

Will it help the situation? Maybe. First things first. Make Boatload of money. LOL.

Thai Visa will give you a sense of what's happening on the Ground. Not good.

One. Thais don't want Sinovac.

Two. The stuff they want just not available.

Appointment s are being cancelled left and right.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/05/o...gtype=Homepage

**MarquisdeSade1** · 07-06-21 07:12

Originally Posted by DannyDuck [View Original Post]

Thais don't want Sinovac..

Do you blame them?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/b...gtype=Homepage

**EihTooms** · 07-06-21 02:36

Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]

Three. Thais don't want foreingers there. Or at least that is what the polls reported on Thai Visa say.

True. A few bargirls, taxi drivers and hotel and bar owners might miss what was happening here during "normal" times. But not many other Thais. They get along without us very well thanks.

**TConor** · 07-06-21 01:23

Originally Posted by DannyDuck [View Original Post]

Really not a start.

Start is when you get rid of all the nonsensical paperwork.

Vaccinated people.

**Danny Duck** · 07-05-21 21:12

Originally Posted by AggieDad1 [View Original Post]

Thailand was pushing 40 million tourists a year in 2019. So 8,000 applications is not a promising start. But it is a start.

Really not a start.

Start is when you get rid of all the nonsensical paperwork.

**AggieDad1** · 07-05-21 20:27

Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]

Per AN, there have been 8000 COE applications worldwide for the Phuket sandbox. Some are rejected. Is it me or does 8000 sound extremely low and irrelevant to put even a minute dent in the Thai economy.

Thailand was pushing 40 million tourists a year in 2019. So 8,000 applications is not a promising start. But it is a start.

**Mr Enternational** · 07-05-21 17:00

Originally Posted by DannyDuck [View Original Post]

Thai Visa will give you a sense of what's happening on the Ground. Not good.

One. Thais don't want Sinovac.

Two. The stuff they want just not available.

Three. Thais don't want foreingers there. Or at least that is what the polls reported on Thai Visa say.

**Banana Boi** · 07-05-21 14:29

Per AN, there have been 8000 COE applications worldwide for the Phuket sandbox. Some are rejected. Is it me or does 8000 sound extremely low and irrelevant to put even a minute dent in the Thai economy.