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National Health Security Office advances pneumococcal conjugate vaccine rollout for kids
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/02/2026
» A legal affairs subcommittee has approved a draft regulation on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), paving the way for its rollout as a new health benefit for children, says the National Health Security Office (NHSO).
National Health Security Office defends pilot for strep vaccine
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/02/2026
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has clarified its decision to pilot the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) before its general roll-out for children, citing budget limits.
Jabs against pneumococcus seen as 'sound investment'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/02/2026
» Thailand's leading paediatric organisations have urged the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to include the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in the universal health care scheme, saying protection against severe but preventable childhood diseases is a sound public investment.
Campaign Urges Universal PCV Access for Thai Children
Published on 19/11/2025
» Pneumonia remains a silent but serious threat in Thailand, ranking among the top three causes of death nationwide and posing an acute danger to young children and the elderly. In response to this ongoing public health challenge, five key organisations, the Royal College of Pediatricians of Thailand, the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of Thailand (PIDST), the Department of Disease Control (DDC), the Vaccine for People Foundation, and the National Vaccine Institute (NVI), have joined forces to launch the campaign “Thai Children Must Be Protected from Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.”
NVI, DDC Empower Local Authorities to Procure Vaccines
Published on 30/04/2025
» National Vaccine Institute (NVI), in collaboration with Department of Disease Control (DDC), is advancing policies to support Local Administrative Organizations (LAOs) in vaccine procurement, following approval by the National Vaccine Committee.
Thailand Expands Vaccine Procurement for Young Children
Published on 27/02/2025
» The National Vaccine Committee has approved, in principle, the implementation of policies supporting local administrative organizations in procuring influenza vaccines and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) for children under the age of five. This initiative aims to reduce severe illness and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Ending the lung disease pandemic
Oped, Published on 20/11/2021
» Covid-19 has exposed the limited ability of health systems around the world to cope with a pandemic of respiratory infection. With the official death count from Covid-19 now over 5 million, and the unofficial count estimated at up to five times higher, the struggles of health systems everywhere have been evident.