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Dept quick to dispel vaccine naysayers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/09/2025
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has reaffirmed the safety and effectiveness of all vaccines used in Thailand, dismissing claims online that vaccines are unnecessary or harmful.
Just 63% of women want children: survey
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/09/2025
» A Health Department survey has revealed that just 63% of Thai women aged 19–49 want children, underscoring the need for comprehensive support to ensure quality maternal care.
Measles jab drive launched in South
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/09/2024
» Health authorities have launched an intensive vaccination campaign following the deaths of five people in the latest outbreak of measles in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces.
Surrogacy problems to be covered by UHS
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/02/2024
» An amendment to the law regulating technology-assisted reproduction, better known as the surrogacy law, will see complications at any stage of the pregnancy covered under the universal healthcare scheme (UHS) when passed in the third quarter of this year.
Germany donates bivalent Covid-19 jabs
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/06/2023
» The Ministry of Public Health has received almost one million doses of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine from Germany, which it plans to distribute to hospitals across the country in the next few weeks.
Dept issues reassurance about mRNA jabs' safety
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/02/2023
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.
Ministry recommends boosters every 4 months
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/06/2022
» The Public Health Ministry has approved additional booster jabs against Covid-19 every four months for those who have already received three doses.
University wraps up cancer treatment trial
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2022
» Researchers at Chulalongkorn University said it has successfully concluded a trial to determine the effectiveness of immunotherapy in treating cancer patients.
GPO moves to defuse jab saga
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/10/2021
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) on Sunday offered an explanation as to why the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine injection service provided by a state agency costs far less than vaccines which the GPO imported for private parties.
New drive to give 1m doses per day
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/09/2021
» The government on Friday kicked off a new national Covid-19 vaccination campaign aimed at administering up to 1 million doses per day to those receiving their first, second or booster shot.