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Home » Reader question » Reader question: How do I get a Covid-19 vaccine in Thailand?
Dear readers,
It may be a bit early to ask, but how will it be possible for foreigners living in Thailand to get a vaccine against Covid 19/Corona?
Which conditions? Which hospitals? What price? What term ed?
All info is welcome.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Regards,
wimHY
I think that's a good question Wim that has been in my head for a few months now
I actually had the silent hope that the NL Embassy would say something about it, or that a preliminary forecast would be published about how, what, when, where
But that hasn't happened yet unfortunately.... and to ask that question yourself at the Embassy may seem a bit early since they have only just started vaccinating in the Netherlands
So I suspect we will have to be patient until more is known or made known
What does the Dutch embassy have to do with a vaccine that will be supplied by the Thai healthcare system in the future? I can already imagine the situation in Thailand, with 200 ambassadors from all countries crowding Prayut's front door, who would rather see his own population receive a vaccine first. Limit yourself to reality and wait until the private hospitals offer a vaccine. If you live in Thailand and then rely on the Netherlands for help, I find it so wrong, you choose to live there and you know that as a foreigner you have to rely on private hospitals if you want something arranged for your health to have. And if you go to the government hospitals, they rightly have a farang price of 3x the price of what a Thai pays. Just keep an eye on the news in the English-language media in Thailand. And the embassy does not deal with health matters, but that is your own responsibility, a good example is the various (repeat) vaccinations you take such as DTP, Hepatitis A and B (common in warm countries), you cannot blame everything on the Dutch government but you should also take action yourself in this case, keep an eye on the news. In the Netherlands, I read, the population up to 60 years of age, which is least vulnerable to infection, will be vaccinated from April/May and the "entire" population (minus the refusers) will be vaccinated in September (optimistic expectation) and then it turns out that too many are purchased vaccines and these will be adopted abroad if a country has vaccinated its population. Then you can assume that some vaccines will not be available on the Thai private market until the middle of this year, because all available production has already been purchased by various countries.
Strong reaction. That's how it is and that's how it should be. That's how the world works!!
I will get my vaccination in NL after the next return, somewhere between the end of April and the end of June. .
If - and this appears to be the case in the first phase - vaccination in Thailand means that you are given a Chinese vaccine whose test phase has not yet been completed and about which China apparently does not want to share information with the rest of the world, I would not be concerned join the queue, but that is completely personal, of course.
I don't think traveling with airlines without vaccination cor
Dear Cornelius
My expectation is that you will have to have a vaccination anyway to get on a plane
Will be the requirement of every airline
So maybe just keep looking and see how it goes
Ps received from my insurance yesterday that the vaccination is paid by them if it is available in the country where I stay. This was an info to all insured
Gr Peter
My expectation is that this obligation will not come before a significant part of the world's population has been vaccinated.
I suspect that we will soon be able to go to private hospitals for a fee.
Vaccination would be free for all Belgians, and I still belong to that. After all, we still pay tax in Belgium, right? (and not a little). The embassies could possibly make an agreement with the local hospitals. However, radio silence from that side…
Dear Erwin,
I had always understood that any vaccination falls under a 'medical performance'.
What do taxes have in common with medical benefits?
If you ever want to see an allowance, you will either have to contact your health insurance fund in Belgium (if you are still affiliated), or you will have to contact your insurance company in Thailand.
Your comment above is pretty short sighted if you ask me.
greets,
Bart
The minister of health reported that the vaccination is free for all Belgians. I am still Belgian and still pay taxes there. I don't see a bend there. All Belgians equal before the law, right?
Dear Erwin W,
read this and you will see how equal ALL BELGIANS are before the law:
This concerns a law from 1996, 294 §1 3rd paragraph. This law states that every Belgian, subject to social security contributions, is entitled to 'WORLDWIDE' assistance in the event of urgent hospitalization. So a retired Belgian, whose social security contribution is automatically withheld at source, is entitled to this assistance. Although this law, which is an addition to a law from 1992, is more than 20 years old, this law is still unchanged. Give it a try if you are admitted to a hospital here in Thailand.
You can read the full article on the blog here:
Deregistration for Belgians (Zickness Fund 3 supplement) Lung Addie.
@Lung addie
I thought that we Belgians are only entitled to medical assistance IN Belgium, and at most with a health insurance document also in EU countries, but not in Thailand for example... so there must be a rule somewhere that excludes this.
Because governments are very clever when it comes to such things .
I once saw and read a saying on the wall in Antwerp's court:
“not everything is permitted by law that is not expressly prohibited”
Well, I thought then, they are always right!
PS: now I would personally have nothing against it if, for a fee, I could receive a suitable vaccine for me through Embassy mediation, for example one that does not require -70 Celsius transport, but a normal vaccine temperature range, also nothing against it if I go to Bangkok has to do that, I paid for all my vaccinations myself, including Pneumovax (anti-pneumonia 10 years protection), Twinrix 3 shots 3 weeks interval lifelong protection), and my 10 yearly Tetanus, health protection should have a (normal) price I think. Because I have no confidence in that Chinese Sinovac, call it a prejudice, but I don't need it!.
Dear David H,
I thought that we Belgians are only entitled to medical assistance IN Belgium, and at the most with a mutuality document also in EU countries, but not in Thailand for example… so there must be a rule somewhere that excludes this.
You are rightly thinking very correctly. You are NOT just covered in Thailand by the Belgian health care system, despite the fact that the article of law I quoted still applies. It is the health insurance funds that have made this so and I will not mention which health insurance fund was the first to start with it, with the rest in their wake afterwards. Read the reference I wrote to the file “unsubscribing for Belgians”. No cat crows that this is in fact totally illegal as we, and that is not a free choice, are withheld social security…. for what? The only advantage for a pensioner is in fact health care, since the other benefits resulting from the National Social Security Office, such as unemployment, for example, do not apply to them.
Being entitled to and being entitled to are two separate things.
I fear that for us Belgians, deregistered from our country, unfortunately not the same laws and rules apply as for the 'normal' Belgians.
If they can't treat us like ordinary Belgians, let them stop withholding social security contributions. This costs us a lot of money. I already pay enough for a good insurance locally, that social security is just pure theft.
You do have a point somewhere, but being right and being right is another matter…
vaccination is indeed free in Belgium for all residents of Belgium and will be put in various centers close to your place of residence. Not a word is said about Belgians living abroad.
Belgians can indeed be vaccinated for free IN Belgium. Just like you, as a Belgian' in Belgium, even if you have been deregistered, under the same conditions as living in Belgium, you can be treated in a hospital or at the GP…. If you live abroad, there is no intervention from the health insurance fund. So if you want to have a vaccine for free, you will have to make the crossing to Belgium…. that will cost a little more than possibly paying here in a hospital. Whether the insurance taken out in Thailand will reimburse this remains to be seen: after all, you are not sick…. It is still too early to answer these questions.
Of course for a fee, why should that vaccination be free?
But with a bit of luck, you can also get it in a state hospital.
The government would like to get rid of the virus, so it will also like everyone to get vaccinated.
It's still way too early to say anything sensible about that. Vaccines have been ordered by Thailand, with a small portion arriving in early April.
Apply to the embassy. as Willem says, is still much too early.
Yj suspects, just like Wim, that we foreigners can only have us vaccinated against a solid payment in a private hospital.
Just ask the questions in half a year.
I also indicated that it was too early to fire this question at the embassy!. But mss it would be nice if the embassy would announce whether they are committed to that, or whether we are on our own to get a vaccine..... so we'll just wait and see because worldwide vaccination has only just started and production will continue to increase.
Last week, a private hospital in Bangkok already advertised a Covid vaccine. It was a pre-registration. By order of the government, they had to stop this immediately. I expect it will be possible in a few months. Especially if the number of approved vaccines increases and availability increases. And Thailand can also vaccinate its own population. In any case, a start has been made.
Things are going incredibly slow here...and Prayut is releasing some poor information about the vaccines "drop by drop"...It turns out that the first shipments will come from the Chinese Sinovac...Several hundreds of thousands of these have already been recalled. Suprised? No not at all. There is also talk of the Astra Zeneca vaccine which would be produced here (in Thailand). The latter would only become available from May. So things are particularly sad here. In an optimal scenario, the Astra Zeneca vaccine should be available here quickly… possibly supplemented with the Moderna vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine is very effective, but to be honest I do not see it possible that transport and storage at at least -75°C could be guaranteed here. Personally, I would pass up the Chinese Sinovac (50% effective and not guaranteed... already so many recalls)... If possible, get your vaccine abroad... if not, wait carefully... I have worked for Pfizer for over 30 years in various disciplines , trained at the Center for Disease Control (Atlanta), among others, I know what I'm talking about...
Because the worldwide demand for vaccine is so high and production capacities are still relatively small, I don't think a vaccine for the non-risk group will become available before the third quarter. Possibly only in 2022.
Spoke to my cardiologist today (7-1-2021) and he expects a vaccine to be available in May/June. If you prefer Astra-Zenica or Pfizer, you can indicate that. Price not yet known how high but for farangs? What do you think?
Please keep in mind that you will be the last category to enter, both in the Netherlands and in Thailand. Buying a vaccine sounds dirty and unethical.
Don't get me wrong, I want you to get a vaccine as soon as possible. Hopefully the embassy can organize something.
Thailand has already started producing:
Siam Bioscience began its first production in mid-December after securing a deal with AstraZeneca in October, Songpon said. However, the doses must be tested and formally approved by the Thai FDA before they can be shipped.
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/01/03/thailand-to-get-oxford-astrazeneca-covid-vaccines-by-may/
I have read elsewhere that the government has no objection to private hospitals wanting to offer a different vaccine.
Attached I have an article in which the head of the National Vaccine Institute says that production takes 4 to 5 months and vaccinations will start in the middle of the year. And that the policy is that 50% will be vaccinated in Thailand by the end of the year, and 2022% by 70.
https://www.ft.com/content/c21638e3-453b-4ef5-ae91-6c2ff49f784d
I predict that wealthy expatriates will be able to buy a vaccine in Thailand for a hefty sum. Poor Thai people get nothing or a questionable Chinese vaccine, I think.
Dear ,
Ask the RED CROSS in Bangkok.
There you will get a credible answer
Best regards,
Emily.
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai says an offer of vaccination will be made to all known patients of the hospital as soon as possible. The hospital is dependent on the Thai government for this. Expectation is 3rd quarter 2021.