Halten wir mal fest;
General Prayut sagt :
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Thailand has contingency plans to secure Covid-19 vaccines from other producers if the British/Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca cannot deliver the doses it promised in time, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday.
In a podcast, Gen Prayut addressed a number of questions surrounding the government's vaccination programme, which ranged from procurement transparency, delivery schedules, efficacy, to safety and inoculation targets.
He also defended the government's Covid-19 vaccine deal and roll-out plan, as critics continue to question the country's immunisation policy.
The intense scrutiny began after Progressive Movement founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit criticised the government's Covid-19 vaccination plan in a Facebook Live session.
He questioned the government's strategy for being too reliant on one company -- Siam Bioscience, which is contracted by AstraZeneca to produce its Covid-19 vaccines under a technology-transfer agreement -- to meet its' vaccination needs.
Public criticism of the vaccination programme is mounting as countries which are part of the Covax agreement are now preparing to roll out their inoculation drive.
At the start of the pandemic, Thailand decided against joining the programme to pursue its own deals with vaccine manufacturers, as by law, the government is not allowed to spend money on vaccines which have not been proven to be effective.
In August last year, the Public Health Ministry and the National Vaccine institute began seeking deals with vaccine manufacturers.
To date, the government has purchased 26 million doses from AstraZeneca and 2 million doses from China's Sinovac. Recently, the government reserved an additional 35 million doses from AstraZeneca.
In his podcast, Gen Prayut defended the decision, saying Thailand's vaccine rollout is not late, considering the current problems surrounding production and deliveries.
He also said the government isn't relying on a sole candidate to meet its Covid-19 vaccine needs, adding it is still looking to seal deals with other vaccine manufacturers.
"The decision to procure the vaccine from AstraZeneca was made after weighing the benefits and risks of each candidate," he said.
"The management of vaccines also came into play. Some vaccines must be stored in extremely low temperatures and may prove to be an extra burden for our officials."
The premier went on to deflect criticism from Siam Bioscience, saying AstraZeneca -- not the government -- chose the company over the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation to be its partner in manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines.
He stressed that Siam Bioscience had the capacity to benefit from the technology-transfer agreement and that it met AstraZeneca's stringent production standards.
The premier also struck down claims the government is obstructing companies from importing Covid-19 vaccines, saying
firms can import any vaccine, as long as they have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
So far, only AstraZeneca's vaccine has been approved for domestic use -- the rest are still waiting for FDA's approval.
Gen Prayut also addressed concerns about the number of procured doses which, according to some critics, won't be enough to reach herd immunity, thus rendering the vaccination programme ineffective.
He said the procurement will continue and the government has not set a target as to how many doses should be secured.
On effectiveness and the safety of the vaccines, Gen Prayut said under the WHO guidelines, both AstraZeneca and Sinovac are considered effective.
PM defends vaccine rollout in podcast
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was sagt der Gesundheitsminister ?
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Thailand’s Public Health Minister has refuted accusations that the government has failed to procure Covid-19 vaccines in a timely manner, demanding that the media stop confusing the public. A somewhat vexed Anutin Charnvirakul says Thailand cannot be compared with other countries as the Kingdom now has a deal to produce the AstraZeneca vaccine locally. This will make it easier to obtain and distribute the vaccines without having to wait on supplies from overseas.
“Thailand had devised a carefully planned vaccination programme. But when a second wave occurred, it was necessary to adjust the plan. While the second outbreak was the result of violations of laws – illegal entry and gambling — some are trying to point the finger of blame at public health officials. I don’t want anyone to compare the Thai public health system with other countries because Thailand ranked high on the list of countries that are successful in containing the Covid-19 outbreak.”
In January, Thailand was ranked 4th of 98 countries for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Australian think-tank, The Lowy Institute. However, the government has been criticised by some for not signing up to the Covax agreement in the early days of the pandemic. Covax is an alliance of organisations, that includes the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the World Health Organisation, which aims to guarantee the fair distribution of vaccines worldwide. The alliance supplies poor countries with free or low-cost vaccines, but Thailand is classified as “self-financing”.
The Bangkok Post reports that countries that joined the Covax agreement are now starting their vaccine rollouts. Thailand decided not to join the programme, choosing instead to strike deals with manufacturers directly. Anutin says the first doses of Covid-19 vaccines should arrive this month and will be given to priority individuals.
He has also confirmed that the private sector and local administrations are not authorised to purchase vaccines. Several business groups and representatives on the southern island of Phuket had proposed
funding the vaccination of 70% of the island’s population, with the aim of achieving herd immunity and being able to open to international tourists from October 1.
Thai jab drive 'has not failed'
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ist es ein Widerspruch, oder ist es Teil des New Normal ?
die Berichte, das der Pfizer Impfstoff ein Risiko für ältere Leute sei,
Norway flags vaccine risk in the very old
stammt nicht von Pfizer oder aus Europa,
es ist Fake News, denn die betroffenden Todesfälle sind als Personen mit erheblichen Vorerkrankungen qualifiziert, deren Tod sowieso bevor stand,
doch der Rückschluss, es sei ein Sicherheitsproblem beim Pfizer Impfstoff,
ist Teil einer Fake News Kampange aus China
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China hat den Vorwurf eines deutschen Korrespondenten über eine chinesische „Wolf Warrior“-Diplomatie zurückgewiesen.
Der stellvertretende chinesische Außenminister Qin Gang erklärte am Dienstag zu dem Vorwurf, die Berichte chinesischer Medien über die Probleme des COVID-19-Impfstoffes von Biontech-Pfizer in Europa seien aus ausländischen Berichten zitiert und nicht von chinesischen Medien erfunden worden. China habe nie Gerüchte oder falsche Informationen verbreitet. Im Gegenteil sei China das Opfer verschiedener Gerüchte und falscher Informationen.
Einige Länder und Menschen schwärzten China grundlos und grenzenlos an, so Qin weiter. Sie könne man schon nicht mehr als „Wolf Warrior" bezeichnen, sondern nur als „bösen Wolf". Wie andere Länder der Welt habe China die Hauptaufgabe, seine Souveränität, Sicherheit und Entwicklungsinteressen zu verteidigen sowie seine Würde zu wahren.
Ein deutscher Korrespondent hatte auf der Pressekonferenz des chinesischen Außenministeriums am Dienstag zuvor erklärt, einige europäische Länder zweifelten daran, ob China derzeit vertrauenswürdig sei, da chinesische Medien und Beamte die durch den COVID-19-Impfstoff von Biontech/Pfizer ausgelösten Todesfälle erwähnt hätten. China verfolge damit eine „Wolf Warrior“-Diplomatie, so der Korrespondent weiter.
China weist Vorwurf ausländischer Medien über chinesische „Wolf Warrior“-Diplomatie zurück
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wie sooft im Leben, ist das englische wiki bei dem Begriff schon weiter :
Wolf warrior diplomacy
Wolf warrior diplomacy (
Chinese: 战狼外交;
pinyin:
zhànláng wàijiāo) describes an aggressive style of
diplomacy purported to be adopted by Chinese diplomats in the 21st century, under
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's
administration. The term was coined from a
Rambo-style Chinese action film,
Wolf Warrior 2. In contrast to prior Chinese diplomatic practice, which had emphasized the avoidance of controversy and the use of cooperative rhetoric, wolf warrior diplomacy is more combative, with its proponents loudly denouncing criticisms of China on social media and in interviews.
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Wolf warrior diplomacy - Wikipedia
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hier wird langsam gezündelt, Bangkok News übernimmt die chinesische Propaganda der Fake news,
spielt also mit in dem Spiel,
dazu passt es dann auch, das die eine Meldung von General Prayut, bezüglich Impfstoff Einkauf von Privaten,
vom Gesundheitsminister fast zeitgleich widersprochen wird.
soll heissen - das gesprochene Wort gilt nicht, nur die Behörden entscheiden, welches Recht im Moment gilt,
damit soll Desorientierung erzeugt werden, die da oben machen sowieso, was sie wollen,
die Schafsherde muss desintressiert werden.
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