News Forum - GPO selling ATKs at 40 baht at 8 centres and online

[Thaiger]

After a protracted battle over whether or not to purchase 8.5 million antigen test kits from a Chinese company that had been pulled from US shelves after US FDA warnings of inaccuracy, the sale went through and the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation has been distributing the kits for use across Thailand. The GPO has now announced a supply of 2 million ATKs for sale directly to consumers for 40 baht per kit, less than the purchase price of 70 baht. The ATKs have been approved by the Thai Food and Drug Administration and will be made available at 8 branches of […]

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[mickkotlarski]

These test kits should be readily available to everybody by simply visiting their local pharmacies.

Getting in line for a limited numbers of test kits that are Chinese made unapproved US FDA throwbacks only helps marginally.

Sorry but I'll pass on this one.

[palooka]

Other countries will not use them because they are no good and Thailand buys them. WHY?

Maybe toys for the children playing hospitals.

[Poolie]

If other countries said 'boil your head,' would you?

[Bob20]

That's inappropriate and 40 baht too much.

When they're positive, they hide away and don't show up in the national figures, except for the ones who later develop symptoms that require treatment.

If they can setup PCR hubs in BKK in 2 weeks, then they could have long done so all over the country and we'd have a much better picture of the situation. 

The Covid situation is like a sieve of which they temporarily close a different hole each time, while it continues pooring out of the other holes.

ATK's for home testing are for when the situation is reasonably contained. Not when the situation is uncontrolled.

[Graham]

3 hours ago, Bob20 said:

That's inappropriate and 40 baht too much.

When they're positive, they hide away and don't show up in the national figures, except for the ones who later develop symptoms that require treatment.

If they can setup PCR hubs in BKK in 2 weeks, then they could have long done so all over the country and we'd have a much better picture of the situation. 

The Covid situation is like a sieve of which they temporarily close a different hole each time, while it continues pooring out of the other holes.

ATK's for home testing are for when the situation is reasonably contained. Not when the situation is uncontrolled.

But then they wouldn't be able to fool everyone that everything in the country is wonderful, now would they. 555

[joseph]

Who need FDA approval. It's endorsed by Facebook.

#1. No Covid test is "accurate".

#2. You can't beat a virus by chasing it with a vaccine or vaccines.   

 

[Soidog]

12 hours ago, Poolie said:

If other countries said 'boil your head,' would you?

No, but if other countries said don’t put your head in boiling water, I’d listen

[Bluesofa]

13 hours ago, Poolie said:

If other countries said 'boil your head,' would you?

Sounds like advice from a shrink.