Expat Vaccine Registration

[Nirish guy]

For those who may be interested here's a video taken yesterday ( credit Asian wish youtube channel) - of an Austrian guy going through the entire process of being vaccinated after being provided a first vaccine at the Bang Sue centre by their embassy. It shows the centre very busy with many farang in attendance it seems, with attempts at social distancing in place but perhaps not being very well policed ( compared to our local centres anyway). One valid point he made was that it took 3.5 hours in total and left him within 10 minutes of not making it back to Pattaya before curfew kicked in, so that's perhaps something to build into your plans if lucky enough to be called up I guess.

[francois]

I returned to USA on 18 July and received my Covid vaccine, Pfizer, the following day at a local Pharmacy. Basically no one wears masks here except a few people who likely are not fully vaccinated. Night and day compared to Thailand! Should mention that the two airplanes were near empty on the trip; no waiting in line for the toilet!

[2lz2p]

For those who may be interested here's a video taken yesterday ( credit Asian wish youtube channel) - of an Austrian guy going through the entire process of being vaccinated after being provided a first vaccine at the Bang Sue centre by their embassy. It shows the centre very busy with many farang in attendance it seems, with attempts at social distancing in place but perhaps not being very well policed ( compared to our local centres anyway). One valid point he made was that it took 3.5 hours in total and left him within 10 minutes of not making it back to Pattaya before curfew kicked in, so that's perhaps something to build into your plans if lucky enough to be called up I guess.

I am glad he got his vaccination, but according to the video it WAS NOT at Bang Sue Grand station. Rather it was doses announced by his Embassy at a different location in Bang Sue - from the video:

Your registration for covid-19 vaccine was successful. The vaccination date is tomorrow, Sunday 18 July at 4 pm at SCG (Siam Cement Group) Headquarters, 1 Cement Road, Bang Sue (Please note: NOT inside the Bang Sue Central Station).

However, I think those going to Bang Sue Grand station may also encounter crowds and a lengthy wait, so should plan accordingly. The gates now used are those other than Gate 1, which was previously used for those 75 and older. I and some others went on 10 July to Gate 1 arriving about 2pm. It was not crowded and the process took a little over an hour for blood pressure check, registration, vaccination, and then 30 minute wait before leaving.

The primary delay was traffic around the station; it took over one hour to get there after exiting the expressway in mostly bumper to bumper traffic. It was a Saturday, so maybe more traffic around the station on the weekend. With the current lock down, maybe traffic will not be so bad.

However, while stalled in traffic, I did observe very large crowds massed before the other gates. At that time, those gates I believe were being used for those that were 60+ or underlying diseases that had made appointments.