How I got my Covid-19 vaccination-Teacher Roy - August 23, 2021- Blog # 1.

My name is Teacher Roy and I am an English teacher working in Thailand at S.L.S academy

off 3rd road Pattaya. Because I am over 60 I do not qualify for vaccination via the education

system. Yet the stipulation for qualifying is over 60.T.I.T.

So, I set about getting a vaccine myself .I Registered on several platforms and was eventually

successful in getting an appointment at the BNH in Bangkok. They offered me an

appointment for the AstraZeneca injection. I had to report 30 minutes early for registration

and documentation on Wednesday the 11th of August at 10 am. Albeit I was not informed

until 24 hours prior by text message, which I nearly did not see because I was expecting an

email. Also I had to fill in a pre-registration form online in order to make my arrival smoother.

The next day I set off for BKK at 6am to make sure there were no problems with traffic

etc. The journey was quite uneventful other than the fact BKK itself was relatively quiet due to

Covid-19. However, I did have problems with my GPS because of the high building density in

BKK, so reader beware. The BNH is located on Convent Rd. Silom. Parking was easy at the

hospital’s private underground parking facility. Initially, I was informed there would be a charge

for parking of between 300 and 500 baht. However for whatever reason they waived the fee

on leaving.

I entered the BNH at ground floor level for registration whereupon I was told to take a seat

by a very nice lady. Once that was completed I then went to the 3rd floor again to have my

details checked and asked to wait. Finally, I was ushered into yet another room where I

waited maybe 10 minutes for my AZ jab. Once that was done I waited a further 30

(precautionary) minutes before I was informed I could go home.

On reflection the whole process was relatively smooth and a nice change under the

present conditions. We encountered no checks or roadblocks neither going or coming back to

Pratumnak. As far as side effects were concerned over the next few days, I experienced a

slight headache, a 4 hour fever (38*) and fatigue. Needless to say I am perfectly fine now.

My second jab is on the 3rd of November.

I have heard since that the BKK hospital in Pattaya is taking expats over 60 now, which

would have been a lot easier. I’m not sure on the roll out for this but I suggest you do your

own research.

Take care, be good and happy vaxxing