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Volunteers wanted for vaccine study
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/07/2023
» Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine is recruiting volunteers to take part in a new study aimed at assessing the efficacy of the Moderna bivalent Covid-19 vaccine in protecting against new sub-variants of the Omicron virus and whether or not it should be recommended as an alternative booster shot in Thailand.
New Covid strain mild but children need watching
Post Reporters, Published on 18/05/2023
» A new strain of Covid-19 has not proved to be severe, but it could still spread among children as the school term resumes, according to health authorities.
Hybrid strain to be analysed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2022
» The Department of Medical Services (DMS) is conducting research to determine how many vaccine shots are needed to effectively fight off XBC Deltacron, a hybrid of the Delta and Omicron BA.2 variants.
Procurement of vaccines for emergency use halted
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/11/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health has announced the cancellation of the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use.
Govt aims to give 2m doses by year's end
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/10/2022
» The Public Health Ministry has launched a campaign to provide at least two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to people before the end of the year as the virus remains a threat, especially to vulnerable groups.
First case of highly infectious BQ.1 variant found in Thailand
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2022
» The first case of Omicron's highly transmissible and immune-evasive descendant called BQ.1 has been detected in Thailand, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Rumours of new variant spark jitters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/10/2022
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is working with health officials in Hong Kong where 29 cases of the XBB variant of Covid-19 have reportedly been found, including three people who travelled from Thailand.
Fresh jab campaign to cover young kids
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/10/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health is urging parents to vaccinate children between the ages of six months and four years against Covid-19, as it rolls out a new vaccination campaign in a bid to boost immunity among young children nationwide.
Infections falling but will 'spike again in early 2023'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/09/2022
» Covid-19 cases are decreasing in the country, said a Chulalongkorn University virologist who also predicted how infections will play out next year.
Jab centre to stay open extra month
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2022
» Bang Sue Grand Station's Central Vaccination Centre (CVC) will remain open another month until the end of September as the country works to meet the target of providing first booster shots to at least 60% of the population.