Hua Hin Forum

buksida wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:14 am

joelle wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:08 am

404cameljockey wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 8:56 am We do, and I choose to wait, maybe months! I am always looking for private alternatives when fresh supplies are on order. Wife and I hardly go outdoors anyway. She was dead against SV, I'm dubious, but anyway won't vaccinate without her, maybe silly but there you go.

If you register with Med Park hospital you can choose between Pfizer or AZ vaccine, free, easy to get an appointment, easy access, well organised and free car park

I'm in agreement with 404, waiting and hoping that private hospitals more locally will be offering better choices later this year (more likely early next) for those that don't want a 14 hour round trip to Bangkok (or a night there) and then the quarantine on return.

Two days ago I registered with Med Park Hospital for a Friday appointment. They indicated I would receive a confirmation email within 24 hours and without this confirmation email I could not receive my jab. 24 hours came and went yesterday without receiving the email. Is the Med Park Hospital appointment process working for anyone else ?

Also, I see reference to a mandatory self quarantine upon return from Bangkok, can anyone confirm this requirement and maybe point me to the site where I can read up on the requirements ?

Scout wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 7:55 am

buksida wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:14 am

joelle wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:08 am
If you register with Med Park hospital you can choose between Pfizer or AZ vaccine, free, easy to get an appointment, easy access, well organised and free car park

I'm in agreement with 404, waiting and hoping that private hospitals more locally will be offering better choices later this year (more likely early next) for those that don't want a 14 hour round trip to Bangkok (or a night there) and then the quarantine on return.

Two days ago I registered with Med Park Hospital for a Friday appointment. They indicated I would receive a confirmation email within 24 hours and without this confirmation email I could not receive my jab. 24 hours came and went yesterday without receiving the email. Is the Med Park Hospital appointment process working for anyone else ?

Also, I see reference to a mandatory self quarantine upon return from Bangkok, can anyone confirm this requirement and maybe point me to the site where I can read up on the requirements ?

Maybe you should look on the following page as there seem to be quite a few satisfied people who went to Med Park Hospital, you might find an answer
Facebook page "Hua Hin COVID-19 Community Support"
FB link for reference: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1443114 ... ?ref=share
You can also try phoning them to this number 020233333 they are very friendly and speak good English.

I have an appointment today at Medpark. As I did not receive an Email, I wrote an Email to them and got an answer confirming the date.

Automated email responses usually end up in the junk folder, especially for those using older freebie providers such as Hotmail or Yahoo.

Thailand's Vaccine Tracker (Aug. 18, 2021)

About 8.13% of the population is fully vaccinated. 18,726,405 (+355,408) people have received the first dose, while 5,381,676 (+153,519) have been fully inoculated.

At this rate, Thailand needs to administer 695,423 doses per day within 137 days to reach the herd immunity target by the year's end.

pitsch wrote:I have an appointment today at Medpark. As I did not receive an Email, I wrote an Email to them and got an answer confirming the date.

What e mail address did you use for the follow up e mail? Thanks

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inquiry@medparkhospital.com
Sorry. Try this one first.

This might help a few people (I hope I've selected the correct graphic to support the statement):

People, who have an appointment for the second shot of Covid-19 vaccine at the Bang Sue Grand Station can change the vaccination venue to a hospital in their hometowns. They are required to inform the hospital two weeks in advance before the appointment date.

Announcement from Hua Hin Hospital. Unless there's a typo, this means a change in policy where anyone 50 and over can just walk in for a jab tomorrow.
(Google Translated from Thai)
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Friday 20 Aug 2021 Hua Hin Hospital Vaccination against COVID-19 is arranged as follows:
1. Walk-in service for people aged 50 years and over, those with 7 congenital diseases, and pregnant women. with 500 Sinovac vaccines
2. Injection service by appointment for 2,000 people registered with the Prachuap Khiri Khan Province with Sinofarm vaccine (Sinopharm)

Thailand to explore injecting coronavirus vaccines under skin

Thailand is studying the possibility of injecting coronavirus vaccines under the skin to try to stretch its limited supply, a health official said on Thursday, as the country races to inoculate the public faster amid a worsening epidemic.

"Our previous experience shows that intradermal injections uses 25% of a muscular injection, but triggers the same level of immunity," head of the medical science department, Supakit Sirilak told reporters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci ... 021-08-19/

Cracking little video in the article below (sorry can't find a video to embed) of your stereotypical anti-vaxxer. Certainly seem like well-rounded, learned individuals.


https://mol.im/a/9904889#v-4970800495678672760

I went to medpark today and got my first Pfizer shot. I was there 1 hour early because my wife had heard that there are so many checkpoints in Bangkok that it would take us 1 hour longer. But not a single checkpoint on the whole route and nothing on the way back either. The ban on travel between the provinces without sufficient reason is not enforced at all. I got a number immediately and was led to the Pfizer queue. There were 5 or 6 Farangs before me, so my total time in the hospital was about 1 hour. The bloodpressure was taken before (140) and 20 minutes after the vaccination (160!). The second shot will be in exactly 3 weeks. On the appoinment sheet is the same ID which was created by the Hua Hin Hospital.

Sinovac shot first then AstraZeneca yields better results than 2 shots of Sinovacs

A Mix and Match approach in which a Sinovac vaccine shot is administered as the first jab, followed by AstraZeneca as the second jab yields better results against the Delta variant of the coronavirus than two doses of Sinovac, and the same efficacy as two doses of AstraZeneca with a shorter timespan, according to Thailand’s Medical Sciences Department (MSD) and Siriraj Hospital.

People inoculated with one dose of Sinovac and AstraZeneca for the second dose have higher antibody levels, compared to those inoculated with two doses of Sinovac, and the same levels as those inoculated with two doses of AstraZeneca, according to Dr. Supakit Sirilak, Director-General of the MSD.

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/sinovac-sh ... one-brand/

I'd rather see a report not made in Thailand. If true then it's good news. However, the credibility here is low so confirmation of the results of this study by an outside agency would go a long way.

There is no mention of the number of people in the study and no detailed analysis.