Factcheck this

Claim: Thailand banned the covid vaccine after a Thai princess went into a coma

+1 vote
in General Factchecking by Journeyman (3.1k points)
https://mobile.twitter.com/healthbyjames/status/1623081577294049284

3 Answers

+1 vote
by Novice (980 points)
selected by
 
Best answer

The vaccine did not cause the princess's coma nor was it banned by the government of Thailand. While the princess did fall into a coma, factcheck.org reported that according to the Thai Royale Palace, the coma was "due to a severe arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, caused by heart inflammation following a mycoplasma infection.". The vaccine was also not banned in Thailand as there is a Facebook post from the official Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health account. The post reads, "Thailand was the first country to void the contract with Pfizer. Along with calling for funds of more than a billion baht that have been used to buy mRNA vaccines (fraud) to pay back the Thai people who died.

Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health has conducted a fact check found that such issues false information". 

https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/thai-princesss-coma-due-to-infection-country-not-banning-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine/

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0TcM1jUNrNxoU5ff4ecWCbpPq44y8UwN1QdWJsAYqPYUx9WmFHjTAo692HrnhMVLMl&id=100068069971811

False
+1 vote
by Apprentice (1.4k points)
The Thailand Princess did fall into a coma but not due to the vaccine and instead due to heart conditions. Even the Thailand Department for Disease came out to say it is fake news that they banned the vaccine. Therefore this claim is fake news.

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-covid-vaccine-pfizer-thailand-203948163859
False
+1 vote
by Apprentice (1.4k points)
The Thailand princess fell into a coma due to an irregular heartbeat as a result of a mycoplasma infection. According to the Berkshire Eagle, "Many of the users link to comments recently made in an online interview by Sucharit Bhakdi, a retired microbiology professor and vocal opponent of COVID vaccines." Within his interview, Bhakdi stated that Thai officials were considering the nullification of their contract with Pfizer, however the Thai government has disputed this and is asking the public to not spread this information.

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/ap/factcheck/thai-official-no-plans-to-void-pfizer-covid-vaccine-contract/article_0fa49296-a971-11ed-aac0-73a32700dd30.html

Categories

Community Rules

Be respectful.

There is bound to be disagreement on a site about misinformation. Assume best intentions on everyone's part.

If you are new to factchecking, take some time to learn about it. "How to Factcheck" has some resources for getting started. Even if you disagree with these materials, they'll help you understand the language of this community better.

News Detective is for uncovering misinformation and rumors. This is not a general interest question-answer site for things someone could Google.
Posting

The title is the "main claim" that you're trying to factcheck.

Example:
Factcheck This: Birds don't exist

If possible, LINK TO to the place you saw the claim.
Answering

LINK TO YOUR EVIDENCE or otherwise explain the source ("I called this person, I found it in this book, etc.")

But don't just drop a link. Give an explanation, copy and paste the relevant information, etc.
News Detective is not responsible for anything anyone posts on the platform.
Snow Theme by Q2A Market
Powered by Question2Answer
...