Stats don't add up
Re: "Astra jab blood clots 'rare' insists institute", (BP, May 4).
One in 10 million in Thailand and one in 100,000 in the UK? How can the National Vaccine Institute possibly reconcile such a large sigma statistical anomaly and claim the risk of vaccine-induced blood clots is extremely rare in Thailand while it is criminally deadly in the UK? Worldwide, young people have been harmed and have died from blood clots -- a phenomenon that has never before been seen in these huge numbers. Furthermore, it must be understood that the data reflects severe underreporting due to data delimitations, which are highly favourable to the vaccine manufacturers combined with ineffective public health policies.
Dr Thiravat Hemachudha is correct in demanding the Public Health Ministry responsibly collect comprehensive data regarding all vaccine-related adverse health events from everyone in Thailand.
Michael Setter
Vaccine roulette
Re: "Jab-linked blood clots super rare", (BP, May 3).
There is more to this story than meets the eye. In Thailand, Astra Zeneca (AZ), Sinovac, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines/boosters were administered. AZ and Sinova are proteïn- and inactivated virus-based, respectively, and Pfizer and Moderna are both mRNA-based vaccines. AZ is reportedly accused of increasing the incidence of blood clots and low blood platelet counts, while the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), and many governments have withheld this secret from their populations. Legislation in Australia, Great Britain and the European Union prohibit the use of GMOs without a permit. It seems we have been playing Russian roulette with our lives. Finally, in this regard it would be interesting to read about Thailand's excess fatality percentage since vaccinations and whether Pfizer and Moderna applied in Thailand for GMO permits at all.
S de Jong
Ivermectin again
Re: "Covid treatise", (PostBag, May 5).
It is astonishing that even after all this time, Michael Setter still wants to push the myth that the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin "has been demonstrated to be a safe and effective anti-viral".
No, Mr Setter, it hasn't. The dodgy trials on which desperate conspiracy theories relied for this falsehood have long since been debunked, and large-scale clinical trials such as the UK's PRINCIPLE have proven that, while it's a great drug for killing worms, it's of no use against Covid or any other virus.
The only people who are happy to see Mr Setter still droning on about this idea are quack doctors who peddled this snake oil in the first place. And apparently, PostBag's editor keeps printing Mr Setter's endless falsehoods without making any effort to check their veracity.
Tarquin Chufflebottom
Awaiting justice
Re: "Arnon gets more jail time", (BP, April 30).
I read this news with pity for what is effectively the ruination of this man's youth. He has been jailed for 20 years. This is the law of Thailand -- something that is not easy for us, long-term guests of the kingdom, to understand since it is not based on English law. It is derived primarily from the Thai Constitution and acts and statutes enacted by the legislative branches of government.
It does bring to mind an aphorism, which is not law but common sense: "Justice must not only be done but must also be seen to be done".
I am waiting to read the judgement of the criminal charge against the official opposition party in parliament. I am also waiting to see how the charges under Section 112 against Thaksin will proceed. Will we see justice done?
Don McMahon
