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FDA defends vaccine shelf-life extensions
Online Reporters, Published on 07/02/2023
» The Food and Drug Administration has said it was following the latest approved safety information when it extended the shelf life of some batches of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to 15 months from nine.
Covid shots for young kids not popular outside Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 31/10/2022
» A heavily promoted campaign offering free Covid-19 vaccinations for children is getting a slow response, with parents showing reluctance.
Thai Chana Covid-19 tracing app scrapped
Online Reporters, Published on 01/10/2022
» Thai Chana, a Covid-19 tracing mobile application for tourist arrivals, has been scrapped in line with the government’s policy to downgrade Covid-19 to a communicable disease under surveillance.
Thonburi Healthcare chairman resigns after market ban
Online Reporters, Published on 26/08/2022
» Dr Boon Vanasin, the founder and chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG), is resigning from the company’s board as he faces a market ban in connection with claims he made last year about the purchase of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines.
Covid vaccine plan for the very young
Online Reporters, Published on 19/08/2022
» The government plans to buy 2.9 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer for children aged from six months to four years.
Covid antibodies offer weak defence against fast-spreading BA.5 sub-variant
Online Reporters, Published on 25/07/2022
» Antibodies are less effective in protecting people from the stronger, now-dominant BA.5 sub-variant of Covid-19, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
Anutin has Covid, absent from cabinet meeting
Online Reporters, Published on 28/06/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tested positive for Covid-19 on returning from meetings in France and Switzerland and was unable to attend the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
First lot of local Covid vaccine produced
Online Reporters, Published on 07/05/2022
» The first batch of ChulaCov19, the first messenger-RNA vaccine developed in Thailand, has been produced and is awaiting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the first two phases of human trials, a government spokesperson said on Saturday.
Parents worry about Covid-19 vaccine side effects
Online Reporters, Published on 21/02/2022
» Most parents are concerned about the possible side effects of Covid-19 vaccination in their young children, a survey by the Education Ministry found.
Prayut urges faster Covid jabs for children 5 and over
Online Reporters, Published on 06/02/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on public health authorities to speed up Covid-19 shots for children as the virus continues to spread among kids and their vaccination rate remains very low.