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Home » News from Thailand » Swiss Embassy in Thailand provides free vaccination of nationals
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The Swiss Embassy in Bangkok offers its citizens aged 60 and over a free vaccination (AstraZenica) at a private hospital in Bangkok.
To register, Swiss citizens aged 60 and over can send their name, date of birth and passport number to [email protected] Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
The embassy asks Swiss not to go to the hospital in person until the appointment is confirmed. Vaccination is free and should take place around mid-July, the embassy said.
Swiss citizens living outside of Bangkok are also eligible for this vaccination option, but must be able to travel to Bangkok.
“We are in contact with hospitals outside Bangkok and hope to offer similar options there in the future. Consult your doctor for medical advice," the embassy said.
Source: The Nation
If it continues like this, only the Belgians and the Dutch will be left out in the cold.
you don't have to expect anything from the Netherlands
Ir/Madam,
Thanks for your message.
The question of how and when foreigners living in Thailand can be vaccinated against Covid-19 is receiving a lot of attention in the media. That is understandable, the situation in Thailand is not (yet) under control. Together with other embassies, we strongly urge the Thai authorities to treat foreigners living in Thailand on an equal footing with Thai citizens.
For the time being, the Dutch government does not have a vaccination program for Dutch people living abroad. These Dutch nationals must obtain a vaccination themselves through the options applicable to their country of residence. This is Dutch policy worldwide.
Another option is to get an injection in the Netherlands. Do you live in Thailand and are you going to the Netherlands this summer? Then you can also receive a vaccination under certain conditions. People who are registered with the municipality in the Municipal Personal Records Database (BRP) are invited for a vaccination against the corona virus. Are you not listed in the BRP, but have you been in the Netherlands for more than 1 month? Then you can also get a vaccination if: 1. you have a BSN number; 2. you have a DigiD; 3. you will remain in the Netherlands long enough after the 1st injection for a possible 2nd injection. This depends on which vaccine you receive. For more information about vaccination in the Netherlands, click on this link: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/coronavirus-vaccinatie/vraag-en-antwoord/tijdelijk-in-nederland-coronavaccinatie-in-nederland
For vaccination in Thailand you can look at http://www.thailandintervac.com/expatriates.
For more information, also read our news item Q&A Covid-19 vaccines and the Dutch in Thailand
Yours faithfully,
Dirk WE Camelling
Deputy Head of Consular and Internal Affairs
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
15 Soi Tonson, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
T: +66 (0) 23095200
F: +66 (0) 23095205
W: https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/
FB: Embassy of the Netherlands in Thailand
This answer from the NL embassy in Bangkok is extremely formal and meaningless. No argument as to why this is the policy worldwide.
"Together with other embassies, we strongly urge the Thai authorities to treat foreigners living in Thailand on an equal footing with Thai citizens." This sounds like you're getting off on a limb. Nice and easy and meanwhile you also know that it is not very likely that this will yield anything. The will to actually do something seems hard to find.
Today in the news that NL donates millions of vaccines abroad. That is a great initiative! If there are so many vaccines left, then it should also be possible to make several tens of thousands of vaccines available to Dutch people abroad if vaccination is uncertain there in the short term.
Just a quick question: Does anyone know whether the staff working at the Dutch embassies abroad has/have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 and if so, how this was done?
Message to Mr. Camerling, Dutch Embassy Bangkok:
The ThailandIntervac site you mentioned went live on June 7, VM, and exploded that same day, was taken off the air, after which data leaks were discovered, and the entire site was shut down. Since June 7, and it is now July 1. I previously sent a serious email to your embassy, but never received a response. I also sent an email to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which includes the Embassy, after 10 days I finally received an answer that this was not their responsibility but that they had forwarded the message to the Ministry of Health... Also sent emails to the House of Representatives factions from the VVD and D2, received an answer that same day that they would put it on the political agenda more quickly...!
If the French and Swiss Embassies or Governments can arrange this, and as I have heard, also the Russian and Chinese governments, why not the Netherlands?
I have called, emailed and visited all the hospitals here in Pattaya, and they also lie that they don't have vaccines, while they are just vaccinating Thais there! That is also the standard answer: “Sorry Sir, only Thai”…
The Association of Private Hospitals officially announced that expats could register for the Moderna vaccine from July 1, against payment of 3400 Baht for 2 injections, all inclusive. Then they would take stock at the end of July and order the necessary vaccines for delivery in October. Around noon on the same July 1, the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya posted a message on their facebook that registration was no longer possible because the quota had been reached…!
Behold the arbitrariness, disorganization and lack of any plan and planning!
Clear story what you can expect from the Netherlands, and that is not nothing (as Martin puts it).
For a full vaccination with AstraZenica you need 2 injections with at least 4 weeks in between.
The comment that it should take place in mid-July can therefore only be the start. As so often, the news in the media is not always reliable/correct.
Where there is a will there is a way and the disinterest for the Dutchman abroad is clear to me. Unreasonable proposals that you can use do not soften the policy. incidentally, I have not yet read any explanation from the Dutch government as to why people are not willing to help us with a vaccine here. The money shouldn't be the problem, because 400 euros per month is deducted from my pension to tax in the Netherlands, for which I get nothing in return. From me only tribute to the Swiss authorities. That's how it should be.