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Thai PM wants faster vaccines for kids 5 and older

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Sunday, February 6, 2022 16:53

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Thai PM Prayut wants health authorities to move faster to vaccinate kids 5 years old and older, as infection rates have gone up for children in the age group 5-11 years of age.

From January 1 to February 2, 2022, there were 10,266 Covid-19 cases for kids in this age group, a 5.6% increase from April to December 2021, government figures say. The vaccination rate for children is still low, though. Out of Thailand’s five million children, only about 41,000, 0.8%, have even received their first shot.

Pfizer vaccines for kids 5-11 just started on January 31, and they are still optional. Kids aged 6 and older will be allowed to get Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines soon, after the Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) approves it.

A government spokesperson said today that PM Prayut is concerned about the Covid-19 situation for 5-11 year olds. The second voluntary Pfizer jab for this age group is February 26.

Thailand hit another high today as the numbers have been trending upwards for the past 6 days. Read more about the latest increase in Covid numbers in Thailand HERE.

SOURCE: Bangkok Post

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riclag

2022-02-06 17:43

42 minutes ago, Thaiger said: PM Prayut wants health authorities to move faster to vaccinate kids five years old and older, as infection rates have gone up for kids aged 5-11. From January 1 to February 2 2022, there were…

Jason

2022-02-06 17:54

I could see a case for children 5-11 who have underlying health conditions.

JJJ

2022-02-06 21:19

By all means jab all those children who have an infinitesimally small likelihood of serious complications much less death from the disease. The continued insistence of failing to identify those at serious risk continues to hamper effective measures worldwide.

Freeduhdumb

2022-02-06 22:59

He's lost all credibility in my book. Anyone advocating for children to be injected with these experimental not vaccines has decided they will side with the dark forces pushing these... ? What do you even call them? Honest, credible and…

Stonker

2022-02-07 00:18

2 hours ago, JJJ said: The continued insistence of failing to identify those at serious risk continues to hamper effective measures worldwide. What "continued insistence etc"? They've been identified long ago. In some countries such as the UK 4 million…

Tara Abhasakun

A Thai-American dual citizen, Tara has reported news and spoken on a number of human rights and cultural news issues in Thailand. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in history from The College of Wooster. She interned at Southeast Asia Globe, and has written for a number of outlets. Tara reports on a range of Thailand news issues.

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