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BMA denies responsibility for distribution of vaccines to inoculation centres

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Sunday said it was not responsible for distributing Covid-19 vaccines to vaccination stations across the capital.

The BMA rebuttal came after the Public Health Ministry claimed that the BMA and provincial government agencies were responsible for distributing Covid-19 vaccines to vaccination stations in the area.

The ministry added that it had delivered 1 million doses of AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines to the BMA to commence the vaccination drive in June this year.

Reacting to the claim, the BMA said the Public Health Ministry had promised to deliver 2.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the authority.

The BMA said that it had received only 350,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 150,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine to be used from June 7 to 14 this year.

The BMA also explained that its vaccine allocation plan was:

AstraZeneca

– 181,400 doses for people who had registered via Mor Phrom (Doctors Ready) application.

– 52,600 doses for the second jab.

– 8,000 doses for elderly and bedridden patients.

– 100,000 doses for the general public.

– 8,000 doses as a reserve for containing the spread.

Sinovac

– 128,000 doses for the second jab for people living in areas at risk of Covid-19 infection.

– 26,000 doses for containing the spread of new Covid-19 clusters.

“Officials are ready for mass vaccination once the vaccines are delivered,” the BMA added.

Published : June 13, 2021

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Betting amounting to tens of billions of baht expected during Euro 2020

Football betting is expected to intensify during the European Football Championship 2020, currently underway, the Centre for Gambling Studies (CGS) said on Saturday, while warning parents to keep an eye on their children.

The month-long Euro 2020 ends on July 11.

The centre said a study with Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Economics and Research Centre for Social and Business Development showed that more than 30 million people in Thailand are gambling addicts.

“Of the total, 700,000 people are new gamblers who are seeking the easiest way to make money amid the pandemic,” the centre said.

A study by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation showed that 2.4 million people were engaging in football betting, and 82.6 per cent of them were children.

In Euro 2016 alone, 16.8 per cent of gamblers were children who claimed that they were invited by friends or they got carried away by the tournament’s atmosphere.

Kasikorn Research Centre and the Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce revealed statistics of funds flow during previous European Football Championships:

▪︎THB33 billion in 2004

▪︎THB41 billion in 2008

▪︎THB78 billion in 2012

▪︎THB57.8 billion in 2016

Both centres also forecast that Euro 2020 would generate funds flows in tens of billions of baht.

Published : June 13, 2021

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Govt agency told Bangkok hospital to alter FB post on vaccine shortage, co-founder claims

The co-founder of Namarak Hospital in Bangkok, Assoc Prof Dr Youwanush Kongdan, revealed on Sunday that the hospital had received a telephone call from a government agency, urging her to contact them and also delete the hospitals Facebook post about temporary suspension of the Covid-19 vaccination drive.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, Youwanush said she was frustrated about the issue, adding that she was having to waste time instead of working for the people.

Meanwhile, there was a change in Namarak Hospital’s Facebook post which stated that people could contact “related government agencies” to know the reasons for the vaccine shortage.

Earlier, the hospital had said that people could contact the “Public Health Minister” to find out the reasons for the shortage of vaccines.

Published : June 13, 2021

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Vaccination to be hastened for over 45,000 teachers this week

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that Bang Sue Grand station’s vaccination centre could provide vaccine to 11,000 people per day from May 24.

Until now, 209,234 Sinovac and AstraZeneca doses have been administered to the public.

Anutin added that the ministry had distributed the vaccines according to the amount sought by the departments and provinces.

Regarding vaccination of teachers, he said inoculation began on June 8. The ministry will accelerate the vaccination within this week for 45,000 people so that schools can open as scheduled on June 14.

Published : June 13, 2021

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PM unlocks five activities in Bangkok from June 14

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has approved Bangkoks proposal to relax disease control measures for five types of public places in Bangkok.

In a Facebook post, the PM said the approval, with conditions, was given because the epidemic situation was at a controllable level, and as people in Bangkok had begun to receive vaccination in large numbers.

The five places that have got the nod are:

▪︎Museums and ancient sites

▪︎Parks and botanical gardens

▪︎Beauty clinics

▪︎Health massage establishments (only foot massage), and

▪︎Nail salons and tattoo shops.

The relaxation will take effect from Monday. The Bangkok authority will issue orders regarding preventive measures for the five types of places to be strictly followed. Those failing to adhere may be ordered to close.

Prayut said the decision was made to balance virus control and the economic situation as many are seeking resumption of their livelihood.

Published : June 13, 2021

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Low immunity after Covid vaccination in some people worries experts

Experts are encountering the problem of low immunity from the Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines.

Thiravat Hemachudha, director of the Health Science Centre of Emerging Diseases at Chulalongkorn University, revealed that many people who had received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine for three to four weeks showed no neutralising antibody, or at only 20-30 per cent.

For a vaccine to be effective, the ability to inhibit a virus must be more than 20 per cent to develop immunity.

People who are normally vaccinated will have high, mid and low response, but they have to go up. Inactivated vaccines, such as the rabies vaccine, require three injections on day zero, three and seven and begin to see immunity in the blood around day 10 and develop in all people on day 14. Two injections a month apart are assessed at three or four weeks after the second dose. However, there should be a satisfactory level of growth in everyone, he said.

But, in some groups that were vaccinated on the same day and got the same vaccine, it appears that there was no immunity at all (less than 20 per cent). It is possible that the same lot of vaccines may have been a problem. Some have major congenital conditions, including diabetes that does not enhance the immune system, he said.

Some patients with Covid-19, who have been infected despite having had two doses of Sinovac or one dose of AstraZeneca, were still infected even in the post-injection immunity test, but it was not very high.

In cases where immunity does not increase, or is less than 68 per cent, which is a theoretical number correlated with virus prevention, they may want to consider getting a third dose of vaccine, either the same brand or a new one.

In the case of allergic reactions or side-effects, there is no clear evidence that it increases immunity because it is inflammation through different systems.

The number of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Thailand from February 28 to June 11 totalled 5,975,070 doses — 4,362,685 first dose and 1,612,385 second dose.

Published : June 13, 2021

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Questions raised over high cost of kinnari-inspired lampposts in Samut Prakan

A project to set up kinnari-shaped solar cell lampposts in Samut Prakan province has drawn criticism over its high price.

Up to 6,773 poles, each costing THB94,884, were erected in Rachathewa Subdistrict Administrative Organisation’s area.

A company that had lost in the project bidding emphasised that materials used in each part of the lamppost must be described clearly.

It explained that an instant post for the pole’s base is THB4,500, cheaper than a spiral post that costs THB12,000.

An aluminium mould for the post’s body would be more than THB1 million, while galvanised steel is THB45,000.

Questions raised over high cost of kinnari-inspired lampposts in Samut Prakan

In Buddhist traditions, the kinnaras (male) and kinnaris (female counterpart), half-human half-bird creatures, are two of the most beloved mythological characters, which are believed to come from the Himalayas and often watch over the well-being of humans in times of trouble or danger.

Questions raised over high cost of kinnari-inspired lampposts in Samut Prakan

Questions raised over high cost of kinnari-inspired lampposts in Samut Prakan

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Published : June 13, 2021

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2,804 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths reported

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Sunday reported 2,804 new cases and 18 deaths over a 24-hour period.

Of the total, 1,567 were local patients who went to hospitals, 767 were found in proactive search operations, 409 infected people were found in prisons and 61 were overseas arrivals, mostly from Cambodia.

Bangkok led the list of most cases with 924, followed by Samut Prakan (217), Ayuthaya (206), Samut Sakhon (139), and Nonthaburi (122).

Meanwhile, 4,143 patients have recovered and been discharged in the last 24 hours.

As of Sunday, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand had risen to 195,909.

So far, 154,414 have recovered and been discharged, 40,046 patients are still in hospitals (1,215 in severe condition with 351 of them on ventilators), and 1,449 have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 11am on Sunday, the number of confirmed cases globally had risen to 173.7 million (up by 394,844), 156.59 million of whom have recovered, 13.2 million are active cases (87,585 in severe condition) and 3.7 million have died (up by 9,013).

Thailand ranks 79th on the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 34.32 million, followed by India 29.42 million, Brazil 17.37 million, France 5.73 million, and Turkey 5.33 million.

Meanwhile, another 66,037 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, while 42,167 people were given their second shot, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Thailand to 6,081,242.

Published : June 13, 2021

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Closure of social security vaccination centres not linked to vaccine shortage: Suchart

The temporary closure of all 45 Bangkok vaccination stations for social security members was not due to AstraZeneca vaccine shortage, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin insisted on Saturday.

He said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan had urged the ministry to improve efficiency of services as soon as possible.

“[Public Health Minister] Anutin and I are working closely in order to effectively contain the spread of Covid-19,” he said.

He expected all vaccination stations to reopen on Monday.

A total of 174,193 people had received jabs at the 45 stations from June 7-10, according to Social Security Office spokesperson Nantachai Panyasurari.

The figure, however, fell short of the target of 200,000 people or 50,000 per day.

Published : June 13, 2021

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Inoculation drive stalls as private hospitals run out of vaccine stocks

Many netizens on Saturday blamed the governments vaccine allocation after several private hospitals announced temporary suspension of their Covid-19 vaccination drive.

Most private hospitals said the reason for the postponement was lack of vaccine stocks.

Rajburana Hospital, for instance, postponed its vaccination drive from June 14 to 20, Praram 9 Hospital from June 14 to 18, Paolo Kaset Hospital from June 14 to 20 and Phyathai Hospital from June 14 to 20.

Published : June 13, 2021

By : The Nation