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GPO to make 200k doses of bird flu jab
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2025
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) plans to produce 200,000 doses of bird flu vaccine starting in March to prepare for a potential outbreak in June.
Govt declares all-out war on invading fish
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/07/2024
» The Agriculture Ministry has vowed to make the eradication of blackchin tilapia fish a national priority, saying methods to prevent this invasive species from breeding are being studied.
New Covid subvariant 'not a problem'
News, Published on 18/07/2023
» The newly discovered EG.5.1 subvariant of the Omicron strain is unlikely to replace the XBB.1.16 subvariant as the dominant Covid-19 mutation in Thailand because of its weakened ability to attach to the host cell, according to Ramathibodi Hospital's Centre for Medical Genomics.
More boosters are not needed, US study shows
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/06/2023
» People in good health who have already had three Covid-19 boosters may not benefit from administering any more as they appear unlikely to guard against new strains of the virus, according to a local medical expert who cited the results of a recent US study.
Chiang Mai tourism hit by smog
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 24/04/2023
» Severe haze pollution has not only posed a health hazard to residents in Chiang Mai, but also dealt a blow to its tourism.
Lowdown on the latest Covid variant XBB.1.16
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/04/2023
» Thailand recently reported 27 cases of the new Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16, prompting authorities to monitor its transmission speed and the ease with which it can escape people's ability to handle the virus in the wake of months, if not years, of vaccines and herd immunity.
Thailand sees uptick in cases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/12/2022
» An increasing number of Covid-19 patients have been reported in Bangkok and other tourist destinations since the Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 has become dominant in Thailand, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Virus curbs to ease again
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/09/2022
» Visitors will no longer be required to show their vaccination certificates or Covid-19 test results when they enter the country, and infected individuals with mild symptoms won't need to self-isolate when Thailand further relaxes its disease control measures next month.
'No let-up' after Covid is downgraded: DDC
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/08/2022
» Monitoring of coronavirus mutations will remain unchanged when the disease is downgraded to "communicable under surveillance" status from Oct 1, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Tuesday.
BA.2.75 makes debut in kingdom
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/07/2022
» Thailand has detected its first known case of the latest Omicron sub-variant, BA.2.75, initially detected in India in June and now present in at least 15 countries, health authorities confirmed on Wednesday.