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Home » Reader question » Reader question: What about vaccination readiness in Thailand?
Dear readers,
I would like to ask something to all Thailand connoisseurs. My partner and I want to travel to Thailand for the first time this summer or in the fall. Also depends purely on the covid situation there and in the world.
Partly because my partner has diabetes, he only wants to travel business class or first class. So that choice has already been made. But what about the vaccinations in Thailand at the moment? Is the willingness to get vaccinated high or not?
We have friends in Thailand 'Thai and not Thai'. We hope that they will be vaccinated. The Dutch friend is anti-government especially NL and thinks covid is nonsense. So assume the reunion with him will have to be from a distance?
The Thai friend doesn't really say anything about it. Can I just ask him to get vaccinated or will that affect his credit?
Thanks for your contribution.
Regards,
Patricia
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The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that all foreigners living in Thailand can be vaccinated.
https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/all-foreigners-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccine-under-thailands-vaccination-plan
Reading this article, some questions arise.
To be continued
I wouldn't count on you meeting many vaccinated people in Thailand at the end of May.
for the time being only front line personnel such as nursing.
when it will be the turn of the "ordinary man" will have to be waited, but certainly not at the end of May.
You are welcome to ask questions, even to Thais. choosing not to answer depends on the friend and the relationship with it.
Dear Patricia.
I don't know the vaccination readiness. What I do know from family in Phuket is that all staff in the 5 star resorts are now being called for vaccination (the vaccines had run out for a while). It could just be that people can / can only work there if you are vaccinated. So I guess it depends on where you're going. Kind of the same as in the Netherlands, don't visit large crowds and avoid contact with vaccine refusers due to your husband's diabetes.
Dear Chris, may I point out that this has nothing to do with vaccine refusers.
I would like to add that it has already been shown that some who have already had their double vaccine shot have suddenly contracted covid 19 again.
So unfortunately your statement doesn't hold
Patricia is not talking about the end of May, but about next summer or in the fall. Thailandblog already has an exact answer to her question in 2 articles today. The production of AstraZeneca in Thailand is expected to start in June; and because Prayuth sees itself facing too big a task, partnerships have been concluded with a number of companies in Thailand. Then as for that one friend who thinks covid insurance is nonsense: distance rules apply in NL, in Thailand too. Using common sense or common sense already does a lot. I find the last issue about asking the Thai friend why he doesn't get vaccinated strange. Isn't the NL friend asked that question?
It is unclear to me what the policy in Thailand is with regard to vaccination. There are quite conflicting reports in the press.
In our community of Cha-Am, people came last month to make an inventory of who wanted the vaccine. I wanted to, but they wouldn't record it. So the government's promise to vaccinate all foreigners living in Thailand is not fulfilled.
In private hospitals I also hear talk about a complete lack of cooperation from the government to be able to order vaccines and to carry out vaccinations.
thanks for the responses. I just want to respond to some comments; by the 'readiness to vaccinate' I don't mean what is being put out by the government or media of 'readiness'? but the 'real people' around you. I assume many of you have a Thai partner? family there. do you notice any willingness to vaccinate or just the opposite.
and to respond to Hans' reaction: “The last issue about asking the Thai friend why he is not getting vaccinated is strange to me. The NL friend is not asked that question, is it?”.
strange reaction because how do you know that we did not ask the NL friend to vaccinate?
because my partner belongs to the high-risk people, we want as little contact as possible with people who have not been vaccinated. friends or no friends.
therefore also the question 'what about the willingness to vaccinate in Thailand'. I read in other posts that there would be few covid infections or sick?? or is this being twisted by the government/media? I think actual figures are difficult to give in a country like Thailand. I read very contradictory information about this on the internet.
Thai government says there are few covid infections and is very 'safe'. how far should we believe this?
most likely we won't be traveling this summer yet I think. we think the risk of getting infected is too great.
anyway first wait for us 2 vaccinations in B.
Patricia,
you may want to come to Thailand this year and ask about the readiness of the vaccinations.
My question now is, why don't you wait another year to come to Thailand, then more will be known about Covid-19. I have lived in Thailand for several years so came here before the virus broke out.
Now I notice that some people are afraid of foreigners. (this is not discrimination)
And Thai laws will change regularly so you don't know until you go on holiday and you may have to quarantine for 2 weeks first. This is not a nice start to your holiday.
In a year's time, more will be known to the Thai population
Sjaak
Thank you Sjaak for your contribution. In principle I agree with you completely. My partner would like to go after the summer for various reasons. He has been illegally adopted (adoption reversed) and would like to visit his biological family. He will return to work in private military security and in 6 months he will most likely return to Iraq, Congo, etc. But we are discussing the considerations.
We are not tied to any holiday dates, so we both have enough time.