Vaccines - Covid 19

[sateeb]

Does anyone know what private hospitals in Bangkok could provide the vaccine.

Try E mailing Jina at jina@bccthai.com

Free vaccination (AZ) at Bangrak Medical Centre,BKK.

[Big Boy]

My youngest granddaughter and one of my son's students go for their first vaccine on Monday, so it looks as though the 12-18 programme is starting in Hua Hin. They will be getting Pfizer I believe.

[PeteC]

Only Pfizer for the whole student vaccine program.

[Big Boy]

It is actually 16 to 18 year old kids here this week + the 7 dangerous diseases. They seem to be extra cautious with the kids, giving the advice no exercise 2 days before the jab and 7 days afterwards.

[Big Boy]

I see yesterday was an important milestone for vaccinations in Prachuap Khiri Khan. We have now reached the 50% fully vaccinated mark

[PeteC]

It is actually 16 to 18 year old kids here this week + the 7 dangerous diseases. They seem to be extra cautious with the kids, giving the advice no exercise 2 days before the jab and 7 days afterwards.

That must be a local suggestion. We had 1,000 IS students from three schools go through the system yesterday at the local hospital over here and nothing about restricted physical activity. No 30 minute wait either, jab and out. I think some of these things are people simply trying to feel important with no real basis for what they are saying.

[centermid7]

" I think some of these things are people simply trying to feel important with no real basis for what they are saying. "

That in a nut shell is the "theme" of the whole of Thailand - both Thai people and foreigner as well.

[PeteC]

We've created a poll to see which vaccine(s) foreign residents are getting. If your vaccine is not on the list please tick "other" and let us know in a post what you received.

[joelle]

We've created a poll to see which vaccine(s) foreign residents are getting. If your vaccine is not on the list please tick "other" and let us know in a post what you received.

I have voted, can I also answer for my husband?

[PeteC]

We've created a poll to see which vaccine(s) foreign residents are getting. If your vaccine is not on the list please tick "other" and let us know in a post what you received.

I have voted, can I also answer for my husband?

It's only set up for each person to get 2 votes, 1 for the first shot and 1 for the second. Thinking we really don't have anyone on here who would abuse it, give me a minute and I'll change it to 4 votes, then you can fill in for your husband.

[joelle]

We've created a poll to see which vaccine(s) foreign residents are getting. If your vaccine is not on the list please tick "other" and let us know in a post what you received.

I have voted, can I also answer for my husband?

It's only set up for each person to get 2 votes, 1 for the first shot and 1 for the second. Thinking we really don't have anyone on here who would abuse it, give me a minute and I'll change it to 4 votes, then you can fill in for your husband.

Great thank you Pete
Sorry to be awkward but :
- how do I vote if received 2 doses of AstraZeneca and will receive Moderna?
- if I tick 2 boxes it seems to be counted as 2 votes yet the way I understand it it is only 1 vote, but I probably misunderstand??

[PeteC]

It's not going to work as we want Joelle. Your husband will have to register with the forum then vote himself under his own user name. Sorry.

[joelle]

It's not going to work as we want Joelle. Your husband will have to register with the forum then vote himself under his user name. Sorry.

ไม่เป็นไร thanks for trying

[PeteC]

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Thailand's Vaccine Tracker (Oct. 13, 2021)

About 36.69% of the population is fully vaccinated. 35,895,984 (+433,814) people have received the first dose, while 24,282,686 (+486,189) have been fully inoculated.
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At this rate, Thailand needs to administer 445,040 doses per day within 80 days to reach the herd immunity target by the year's end.

[PeteC]

Study: Mixing COVID-19 vaccines for boosters safe, effective

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2021/10 ... 634152588/

Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Mixing COVID-19 vaccines for booster doses is safe and effective, according to the results of a National Institutes of Health-led study released Wednesday.

This means receiving a booster dose of a vaccine that's different from the shot type given initially provides enough immunity to protect against the virus and that any serious side effects remain rare, the researchers said.

However, the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines generate a stronger immune system response than Johnson & Johnson, even after two doses of the latter, the data showed.

People who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine had higher antibody levels after receiving a booster shot made by Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech compared with those given a booster from Johnson & Johnson, according to the researchers.

Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system to fight off infections, and vaccines are designed to boost their levels in response to viruses.

The study was posted online and has yet been peer-reviewed for publication in a medical journal.

However, the findings will be presented on Friday to the Food and Drug Administration's advisory committee on vaccines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is set to meet Thursday and Friday to consider recommending the agency authorize a booster shot of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

To date, only booster doses of the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have been cleared.

For the study, 458 volunteers were given vaccine boosters four to six months after receiving an initial vaccination with one of the three approved vaccines.

Participants were divided into different groups based on their original immunizations and were given one of three boosters made by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson.

For example, those originally given Moderna's two-dose vaccine received either a matching booster or a "mixed" one from either Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson, they said.

Participants' antibody levels were measured two and four weeks after the boosters were administered, the researchers said.

Boosters increased antibody levels by up to more than 50-fold, suggesting they significantly added to the immune protection offered by the vaccines, the data showed.