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White House fires health agency head who refused to quit
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine sceptic Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Blood campaigner crowned as first Mr Gay Universe Thailand
Life, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 24/07/2025
» Bangkok Rainbow and its allies last week hosted the grand final of Mr Gay Universe Thailand 2025 at CDC Crystal Hall for a chance to compete in the Mr Gay Universe grand final in India in November. This year, Panupong Pimprasit, a creative director, acting coach and musical actor, was crowned the first Mr Gay Universe Thailand.
Not about safety
Postbag, Published on 12/07/2025
» Re: "Safer tourism needed now", (Editorial, July 11).
US approves new Moderna Covid jab for over-65s
Published on 31/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s next-generation Covid-19 vaccine for everyone aged 65 and above, the company said on Saturday, the first endorsement since the regulator tightened requirements.
Virus outruns policy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/05/2025
» Re: "Covid-19 cases top 53,500 a week, Bangkok most infected", (BP, May 26).
US drops some Covid vaccine recommendations
Published on 27/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped recommending routine Covid-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, health regulators said on Tuesday.
Second US child dies of measles, almost 650 ill: officials
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - A measles outbreak has killed a second child in the southwestern United States, authorities said Sunday, with almost 650 people now infected as the highly contagious disease spreads.
Large state procurement projects face audits
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/03/2025
» Three state anti-corruption agencies have agreed to work together to audit large-scale government procurement projects for any signs of policy-oriented corruption.
Thai-US projects get cash back
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/03/2025
» Cooperation between Thailand and the United States in health projects has resumed after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the lifting of the suspension order previously issued on projects' activities and approved reimbursement for expenses incurred during the suspension.
Parents rush to vaccinate children after measles outbreak hits Texas
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» LUBBOCK — Five-year-old Shado is one of dozens of children being rushed to a health center in the state of Texas of the United States to get the measles vaccine, after the recent death in the area of a child who was not immunized against the highly contagious virus.