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‘Very rare’ blood clots linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/05/2024
» Blood clots have been reported within a short time after AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination, but such cases were very rare, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Ministry braces as curbs end
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/12/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Tourism and Sports Ministry to map out measures to handle the return of Chinese tourists as about 300,000 of them are expected to arrive in the first quarter of next year.
Gradual arrival of Chinese expected, no Covid test, says Anutin
Apinya Wipatayotin and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 29/12/2022
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul does not expect a sudden influx of Chinese tourists or see a need for any special arrival rules for them.
Govt plans to buy 3m Pfizer doses for children
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/08/2022
» The government now plans to buy nearly 3 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses for young children, Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on Friday.
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.
Anutin lauds NVI, backs Siam Bioscience
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/08/2022
» The Minister of Public Health has applauded the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) for its efforts in combatting Covid-19 while also defending Siam Bioscience's role.
BA.5 subvariant tuned to evade immunity: study
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/07/2022
» The Department of Medical Sciences' latest study has revealed the BA.5 Omicron subvariant of Covid-19 has a very high capacity to evade immunity, leading to lower effectiveness of vaccines even with a third booster shot.
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.
Trial suggests Covovax an effective alternative to mRNA booster
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/07/2022
» The Covovax vaccine can be an effective booster especially for people who have had two doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed using inactivated virus technology, says virologist Yong Poovorawan.
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.