Miscellaneous COVID-19/Corona Virus Discussion, Questions, etc.

[stattointhailand]

Wow! Who would've thought eh?

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/form ... r-2nd-wave

Treading on thin ice ..this guy needs to check his rear mirror more often now .. leaking brake pipes and broken glass in his tom yoong kung.

I'm assuming if the "ex lecturer" knew enough about this to make a public statement, he also knew he had better not still be around when it got published ...........

[mak]

Meanwhile, back in the US they are throwing vaccines away.
"They had been forced to throw out precious vaccine doses because of difficulties finding patients who matched precisely with the state’s strict vaccination guidelines — and the steep penalties they would face had they made a mistake."

[sometimewoodworker]

While that is happening on a 14 day average there are over 21,000 deaths per week.
On a 7 day average there are over 23,000 dead in the last 7 days.

[tamada]

Meanwhile, back in the US they are throwing vaccines away.
"They had been forced to throw out precious vaccine doses because of difficulties finding patients who matched precisely with the state’s strict vaccination guidelines — and the steep penalties they would face had they made a mistake."

After Unused Vaccines Are Thrown in Trash, Cuomo Loosens Rules

Sounds like a simple logistics issue rather than a Mayoral issue.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/nyre ... lines.html

Meanwhile, back in the UK.

Fears up to 150,000 Pfizer Covid vaccine doses could have been WASTED

Looks like some NHS people may not be reading the manual.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13690256/ ... es-wasted/

[vincemunday]

Official #COVID19 update in #Thailand on Monday:
10,547 people infected (+25 imported cases & +224 local cases)
6,566 discharged from hospital (+138)
3,914 in hospital and migrant workers accommodation
67 dead (+0)

Many thanks to Richard Barrow in Thailand

[Drunk Monkey]

Back from Udon Amphur ... a few points if anyone thinking of traveling.

Our company docs approved and sorted for inter provincial travel , not sure if it help that we have an office on the outskirts of Bkk and just direct there and back.

MorChana must be installed including photo of phone owner

Agree to en route health monitoring at check points

Ud - BKK - UD no problem with a health check up / covid check up when return to Udon at the provincial health department location.

POSSIBLE En route covid test if requested at any point with the travel docs this is subsidized by government and cost is circa 600bt

Dao n i Ieaving for Bkk now .. 16 hours in a truck with my darling .. OH JOY !!

DM

[tamada]

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MorChana must be installed including photo of phone owner

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I guess the pot plant didn't quite cut it, eh?

Wishing you happy trails and no traffic hassles.

tam

[papafarang]

Back from Udon Amphur ... a few points if anyone thinking of traveling.

Our company docs approved and sorted for inter provincial travel , not sure if it help that we have an office on the outskirts of Bkk and just direct there and back.

MorChana must be installed including photo of phone owner

Agree to en route health monitoring at check points

Ud - BKK - UD no problem with a health check up / covid check up when return to Udon at the provincial health department location.

POSSIBLE En route covid test if requested at any point with the travel docs this is subsidized by government and cost is circa 600bt

Dao n i Ieaving for Bkk now .. 16 hours in a truck with my darling .. OH JOY !!

DM

Just play perry Como music all the way there and back , that should keep her quiet

[mak]

Back from Udon Amphur ... a few points if anyone thinking of traveling.

Our company docs approved and sorted for inter provincial travel , not sure if it help that we have an office on the outskirts of Bkk and just direct there and back.

MorChana must be installed including photo of phone owner

Agree to en route health monitoring at check points

Ud - BKK - UD no problem with a health check up / covid check up when return to Udon at the provincial health department location.

POSSIBLE En route covid test if requested at any point with the travel docs this is subsidized by government and cost is circa 600bt

Dao n i Ieaving for Bkk now .. 16 hours in a truck with my darling .. OH JOY !!

DM

"To boldly go where no man has gone before."

The traffic should be light if everyone is obeying the travel restrictions. Keep us posted.

[Drunk Monkey]

Will do .. alls good ..so far

Update to follow upon our return from.the twilight zone

Dm

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Apparently, the Khon Kaen municipal government has bought up enough medicine to vaccinate all of its 500,000 citizens.

[Doodoo]

Laan
You have a link to the news release? I have searched and cnat seem to locate

[Doodoo]

Laan
You have a link to the news release? I have searched and cnat seem to locate

[Zidane]

Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo have tested positive for Covid 19.
They are believed to have caught it off a keeper who tested positive last week but was asymptomatic.
(Al Jazeera)

[Doodoo]

Found it but they are , Khon Kean considerig the purchase of the Covid Vaccine

"KHON KAEN: The Nakhon Khon Kaen Municipality is considering buying Covid-19 vaccines for its population of 110,000 using its own reserve fund, but first needs approval from the government, Mayor Teerasak Theekhayuphan said on Monday."
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... -own-money

[vincemunday]

Official #COVID19 update in #Thailand on Tuesday:
10,834 people infected (+9 imported cases & +278 local cases)
6,732 discharged from hospital (+166)
4,035 in hospital and migrant workers accommodation
67 dead (+0)

There are now 59 provinces with #COVID19 cases since 15th December. The latest is Roi Et. There are 10 provinces with more than 50 cases (red), 12 with 11-50 cases (orange), 37 with 1-10 cases (yellow), and 18 with no cases (white) #Thailand

Many thanks to Richard Barrow in Thailand

[Doodoo]

'DPM and Thai health minister Anutin Charnvirakul went on his personal Facebook page to apparently distance himself from comments he made earlier that those who broke Covid laws would not be treated.

The frequently unhinged minister was obliged to backtrack saying: Everyone, Thai or foreigners, is entitled to treatment under Thai health standards. No one would be refused."

Treatment, yes, paymemn for such treament he did not discuss

[Doodoo]

Has someone refused to be vaccinated before during a Pandemic in the USA? In 1901 a deadly smallpox epidemic tore through the Northeast, prompting the Boston and Cambridge boards of health to order the vaccination of all residents. But some refused to get the shot, claiming the vaccine order violated their personal liberties under the Constitution.
One of those holdouts, a Swedish-born pastor named Henning Jacobson, took his anti-vaccine crusade all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The nation's top justices issued a landmark 1905 ruling that legitimized the government’s authority to “reasonably” infringe upon personal freedoms during a public health crisis by issuing a fine to those who refused vaccination.

[Khun Paul]

What no-one has seemingly addressed is that now with at least THREE accredited Western Vaccines, plus a Russian one and a Chinese one, what are the precautions in place to stop you getting a mix and match , one jab from one maker and another from another maker.
Is there a difference its efficacy , its cover and will it in any way cause a problem to the person getting it?
We all know that in most countries they will never mix and match, however in some countries , and I am talking about here where a myriad of vaccines seem about to be on offer , Pfizer, The Astra zenaca/ Oxford one and a Chinese one, will the vaccinators make sure you get both of the same manufacturer.

Myself I will wait until the dust has settled and to ensure a goodly supply of them all so I can be sure to get the same both times plus the anomalies and reactions will be better documented which will give you a better chance of getting the right one.
Especially the Chinese one where they are still assessing the trials.

[fatbob]

Has someone refused to be vaccinated before during a Pandemic in the USA? In 1901 a deadly smallpox epidemic tore through the Northeast, prompting the Boston and Cambridge boards of health to order the vaccination of all residents. But some refused to get the shot, claiming the vaccine order violated their personal liberties under the Constitution.
One of those holdouts, a Swedish-born pastor named Henning Jacobson, took his anti-vaccine crusade all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The nation's top justices issued a landmark 1905 ruling that legitimized the government’s authority to “reasonably” infringe upon personal freedoms during a public health crisis by issuing a fine to those who refused vaccination.

I will not be taking an untested vaccine.