Covid vaccination registration for foreigners from June 7
published : 21 May 2021 at 16:52
All foreigners in Thailand will be able to register at vaccination centres for Covid-19 shots from June 7, when the campaign for mass inoculations begins, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.

Deputy spokesman Natapanu Nopakun said the government had set June 7 for the start of the vaccination campaign.

Foreigners could register to get their vaccine shots at designated hospitals and health centres where they live.

"Thailand will not be safe until everyone is vaccinated," he said during the daily briefing of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, and late relayed the message on his personal Twitter account.

The announcement follows confusion and bewilderment in foreign communities after the Public Health Ministry said on May 4 that priority would be given to vaccinating Thai people first.

It reversed the decision on May 6, announcing equal access to the vaccine for Thai and foreign nationals to help create head immunity.


https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... rom-june-7

John Bingham wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 1:49 am Wow, why are they doing it so late? Do they want all the old foreigners to die or something?

It's only two weeks away

I'll wait until the initial rush dies down, the inevitable organisational teething problems are ironed out and read the feedback from the initial guineau pigs on the local home brew version of AZ. Easy to avoid crowds day to day in a deserted city with the restrictive measures on life imposed so I don't feel the urgency as much as others may. I might even wait and pay for the quality blend if we get some clarity on timing.

Cowshed Cowboy wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 10:07 am I'll wait until the initial rush dies down, the inevitable organisational teething problems are ironed out and read the feedback from the initial guineau pigs on the local home brew version of AZ. Easy to avoid crowds day to day in a deserted city with the restrictive measures on life imposed so I don't feel the urgency as much as others may. I might even wait and pay for the quality blend if we get some clarity on timing.

I'll watch and wait too. I live a pretty much self-isolating life. I am in no rush to receive a Chinese shot in the early stages. I won't mind getting the Thai AZ shot. Who knows, maybe even the Moderna vaccine shows up late autumn.

Of course, it may be a long wait as the Thai government continues its bungling, in a way that may set a new world standard for incompetence and mismanagement.

And then there's this: Blogger Richard Barrow, a long-time Thai-speaking resident who works for a school in Samut Prakhan, reported yesterday:

Some of our teachers went to have their vaccine today. Like me, they registered on 13 May. However, unlike me they received an SMS yesterday for their appointment. The 26 foreigners, including myself, who registered on 13 May had their names removed from the queue.

Then today he comments:

I’ve been paying tax & social security contributions for many years and I’m perplexed why I and other expats are being treated differently. I always knew Thais were nationalistic. But a global pandemic is not the time for a “Thais first” attitude. I will not forget that #Thailand

The same thing happened to a UK friend who works for a very big Thai company. He got dropped despite being certified by his employer.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 10:17 am why settle for the Chinese?

wait:::: will the Chinese vac be valid for international travel??

Thailand to get Moderna vaccine by this October

Late April my Thai boss successfully booked the Modena from a hospital for all 800+ staff in the company but was told we will start the vaccination in Aug/Sep period. Worth the wait cos we all don't bloody trust anything CCP and local but this come with a very steep price for the company and we are not looking at the "not over 3000 baht" price, way more.

I think my English not so good please help explain, it says here can make booking but I look at this what does it mean? Start make booking on 7th June or can book now and start vaccination on 7th June?

@yong I think the key words are "Register Now." Otherwise, it's not terribly clear. I checked the online registration form and I'd say it's good to go. Here's the link to hospital front page, which gives you a pop-up link to registration page. On the pop-up, click the Register Now green button.

https://www.vimut.com/home