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Take mpox seriously
News, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2024
» From a country once considered at "almost zero risk" of an mpox outbreak, as declared by a senior health official two years ago, Thailand is now facing an increasing threat after the Department of Disease Control (DDC) confirmed yesterday that a patient who travelled to the kingdom from Africa might be infected with the more serious Clade 1b strain of the disease.
Travel ban is right move
News, Editorial, Published on 29/11/2021
» The government's decision to ban travel to Thailand by people from eight southern African countries where a new Covid-19 strain was found is the right move but many more things are needed to prevent the country from being hit by the new and dangerous variant.
Pfizer fiasco avoidable
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2021
» The Public Health Ministry must have known there is heightened sensitivity about its allocation of Pfizer vaccines donated by the US.
Jab allocation must be fair
News, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2021
» To effectively control the coronavirus pandemic, the government must not only focus on importing vaccines. It's equally important to ensure vaccines are assigned appropriately to prioritised groups -- the elderly, those with seven underlying diseases and above all frontline medical workers.
Re-opening hits snags
News, Editorial, Published on 07/05/2020
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is mulling the next stage of partial reopening, considering a two-hour limit for visits to shopping malls and restricting the number of shoppers allowed to enter at one time.