Thailand’s Vax Lies

[WEH]

We keep hearing that Thailand is offering a choice of vaccines but the truth is that you can only get Sinovac and then you can get a AZ as the 2nd dose through the preregistration program. 
Some people were able to show up at vaccination centres at days end to get the left over AZ doses from people who didn’t show up for their appointment. We tried yesterday, no luck. Today we were told that they won’t be giving out the left over doses. So they will be thrown out! 

Thailand’s initial handling of the pandemic put America to shame but now Thailand looks like a ridiculous clown loading a gun, shooting himself in the foot…rinse repeat! 

[King Cotton]

18 hours ago, WEH said:

We keep hearing that Thailand is offering a choice of vaccines but the truth is that you can only get Sinovac and then you can get a AZ as the 2nd dose through the preregistration program. 
Some people were able to show up at vaccination centres at days end to get the left over AZ doses from people who didn’t show up for their appointment. We tried yesterday, no luck. Today we were told that they won’t be giving out the left over doses. So they will be thrown out! 

Thailand’s initial handling of the pandemic put America to shame but now Thailand looks like a ridiculous clown loading a gun, shooting himself in the foot…rinse repeat! 

Yes, how things can change in 12-mths - most alarming! And your debut post, too . . . thanks for that!

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[oldcpu]

On 8/18/2021 at 5:19 PM, WEH said:

We keep hearing that Thailand is offering a choice of vaccines but the truth is that you can only get Sinovac and then you can get a AZ as the 2nd dose through the preregistration program. 

I think we all would like a better choice ... however I do note for at last one province in Thailand, there is more of a choice ... in particular more of a choice in some provinces for those over age-60. 

I recently had a friend in ChonBuri (in his 70s) advise me he could choose between AstraZeneca (2 jabs) or 1-Sinovac+1AstraZeneca, or Pfizer(2jabs).  Needless to say, he went for the later. 

[Wanderer]

Could anyone please tell me what the official numbers for double vaxxed people in Phuket were on the 1st July and 1st September.? 

Thanks in advance for any help, I realise the figures are available but I do not know where to look. 

[oldcpu]

21 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Could anyone please tell me what the official numbers for double vaxxed people in Phuket were on the 1st July and 1st September.? 

Thanks in advance for any help, I realise the figures are available but I do not know where to look. 

Are they available ? 

I've only seen the Phuket vaccination numbers provided on an adhoc basis on different days.  The best data I have seen (and maybe some one else has seen better data and they can chime in) is :

29-June-2021:
383,158 - 1 jab
298,344 - 2 jabs

07-July-2021:
395,390 - 1 jab
312,394 - 2 jabs

I have seen no data between 29-June-2021 and 7-July-2021. Sources for the above are Phuket News and a government Facebook page.  

Also, I have not seen an update since 22-August-2021. Data on 22-August-2021 for Phuket:

428,114 - 1 jab

352,343 - 2 jabs