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  • Covid-19 NewsStudy shows antibodies drop by 50% every 40 days after 2 doses of Sinovac

    Study shows antibodies drop by 50% every 40 days after 2 doses of Sinovac

    A study carried out by the faculty of medicine at Thammasat University and the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology has found that antibodies halve every 40 days after 2 doses of the Sinovac vaccine. Researcher Anan Jongkaewwattana says 500 people who received both doses of the Chinese vaccine took part in the study. The findings confirmed that their…

  • Covid-19 NewsAstraZeneca approved as third “booster” shot and as second dose after Sinovac

    AstraZeneca approved as third “booster” shot and as second dose after Sinovac

    The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has been approved to be used as a third “booster” shot as well as a second dose for those who have been injected with a dose of the Sinovac vaccine. Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee officially approved the additional AstraZeneca doses. Following hundreds of cases involving vaccinated healthcare workers testing positive for Covid-19, as well as…

  • Covid-19 NewsPressure mounts for effective boosters as fully vaccinated nurse dies of Covid-19

    Pressure mounts for effective boosters as fully vaccinated nurse dies of Covid-19

    The government is coming under increasing pressure to provide effective vaccine boosters to frontline medical staff, following the death of a nurse who’d received 2 doses of Sinovac. The Bangkok Post reports that the 30 year old nurse died a week after contracting Covid-19, despite being fully inoculated. Her cousin, Siwakorn Rattanakuntee, confirmed the death on Facebook, adding that the…

  • Covid-19 News618 Sinovac vaccinated medical workers get Covid-19

    618 Sinovac vaccinated medical workers get Covid-19

    After being fully inoculated with 2 doses of the Sinovac vaccine, more than 600 medical workers have been diagnosed with Covid-19 infections, according to the Public Health Ministry today. A total of 618 hospital and medical staffers have been infected with Covid-19 despite having received the Chinese-made vaccine. It was not confirmed whether they were infected with the Delta variant…

  • Covid-19 NewsLawyers Association accuse DDC failure over Sinovac

    Lawyers Association accuse DDC failure over Sinovac

    The chairman of the Lawyers Association of Thailand has said the government has failed its duty to protect the health of the Thai people by ordering more Sinovac vaccines instead of pursuing brands more effective against the Delta variant of Covid-19 fast becoming the dominant strain in Thailand. The accusation comes as the Department of Disease Control defends Thailand’s Cabinet’s…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok’s Bumrungrad Hospital opens registration for Moderna vaccine

    Bangkok’s Bumrungrad Hospital opens registration for Moderna vaccine

    Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok has opened an online booking system for the Moderna vaccine, with priority going to healthcare workers and people who remain unvaccinated. The Bangkok Post reports that the vaccine will cost 1,650 baht per dose. Chief Executive Artirat Charukitpipat says the hospital has not been able to receive the number of vaccines it would have liked and…

  • Covid-19 NewsOver 200,000 sign petition calling for mRNA vaccines

    Over 200,000 sign petition calling for mRNA vaccines

    Over 200,000 people, including prominent Thai doctors and medical practitioners, have signed a petition demanding the government purchase more effective vaccines and administer them for free. A petition from the Mor Mai Thon (Doctors Won’t Tolerate It) group has been signed by 215,409 medical practitioners, calling on the government to purchase mRNA vaccines. The Bangkok Post reports that the campaign was run…

  • Covid-19 NewsCabinet approves Pfizer purchase, plus another 10.9 million Sinovac doses

    Cabinet approves Pfizer purchase, plus another 10.9 million Sinovac doses

    The Thai Cabinet has given the go-ahead for the purchase of 20 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, along with another 10.9 million doses of Sinovac. According to a Bangkok Post report, the PM’s spokesman Anucha Burapachasri says the budget for the Sinovac purchase would come from the executive decree loan and would not exceed 6.1 billion baht. The…

  • Thailand News“At risk” expats in Bangkok can pre-register for vaccines through designated hospitals

    “At risk” expats in Bangkok can pre-register for vaccines through designated hospitals

    The Covid-19 vaccine registration method for expats in Bangkok has changed and foreign residents can now pre-register for vaccines at one of two designated hospitals in the capital. Pre-registration is open to foreigners who are over 60 years old or who have certain underlying health conditions. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration announced today that the government is shifting its…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand’s virology expert: give Sinovac to children over 3

    Thailand’s virology expert: give Sinovac to children over 3

    Thailand’s top virologist Yong Poovorawan has suggested that the Sinovac vaccine be given to children older than 3 years old by the end of 2021 in an effort to reach Covid-19 herd immunity. The doctor who heads the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University said he believes that the Chinese vaccine has the least severe side effects…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today | Tourist predictions, Sinovac batch problem, Tak cluster | June 30

    Thailand News Today | Tourist predictions, Sinovac batch problem, Tak cluster | June 30

    A man used a knife to rob a gold shop in the Lam Luk Ka district, Prathum Thani province, Tourism Council of Thailand says we’ll get 3 million foreign tourist arrivals for the rest of the year, Food and Drug Administration says it has found 110 faulty bottles of the CoronaVac vaccine from Sinovac Biotech that they claim contain lumps…

  • Thailand NewsGovernment urged to get mRNA vaccines over Sinovac

    Government urged to get mRNA vaccines over Sinovac

    The Thai government is being urged to get mRNA vaccines in preference to the CoronaVac vaccines from Sinovac in China. The Infectious Disease Association of Thailand points to reported efficacy concerns of the Sinovac vaccine, especially toward new variants like the Delta one. Today, the IDAT sent a letter to Thailand’s PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha. They stated that Sinovac is a…

  • Covid-19 NewsSinovac vaccine 71% to 91% effective against Alpha variant, Thai study shows

    Sinovac vaccine 71% to 91% effective against Alpha variant, Thai study shows

    Thailand’s Public Health Ministry says 2 doses of the Chinese-made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine are 71% to 91% effective against the Alpha variant of the virus which was first detected in the UK. A study on the effectiveness of the Sinovac vaccine, also known as Coronavac, was done by Thailand’s National Communicable Diseases Committee and the National Vaccine Committee. The study…

  • Covid-19 NewsMultiple Bangkok hospitals stop Covid testing, citing fear of insufficient beds

    Multiple Bangkok hospitals stop Covid testing, citing fear of insufficient beds

    Multiple hospitals in the Bangkok area have stopped doing PCR swab tests for Covid-19. Their rationale is that if some test comes back positive, there won’t be beds for the patients. Other hospitals have “scaled down” the swab tests because their staff is too busy, says Dr Suppachok Kirdlarp. Dr Thiravat Hemachudha, head of the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases…

  • Covid-19 NewsShipment of 2 million Sinovac vaccines arrive from China

    Shipment of 2 million Sinovac vaccines arrive from China

    Today marks the delivery of another 2 million of the Chinese-made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines arriving in Thailand from China. This delivery is the second this month, following the June 5 arrival of 500,000 vaccines from the Chinese manufacturer, donated by China to help Thailand in its vaccination drive that launched June 7. The arrival of these 2 million additional Covid-19…

  • Covid-19 NewsUS is “unable” to provide Covid-19 vaccines to Americans who live overseas

    US is “unable” to provide Covid-19 vaccines to Americans who live overseas

    The United States Department of State is “unable” to provide Covid-19 vaccines to Americans who are currently overseas as the US government’s global vaccine effort focuses on distributing millions of vaccines to countries seriously impacted by the pandemic, the Embassy of the US in Thailand Charge d’Affaires Michael Heath wrote in a statement addressed to Americans in Thailand. The US…

  • Covid-19 NewsThird vaccine shot may be necessary to combat Delta variant

    Third vaccine shot may be necessary to combat Delta variant

    The head of the Department of Disease Control says a third vaccine dose may be needed to protect against more infectious Covid-19 variants. Opas Karnkawinpong says officials are studying if it is safe to vaccinate people with different brands following the first dose, but says it’s too soon to say. “Knowledge (about the virus and the vaccines is updated) constantly…

  • World NewsChinese Sinovac vaccine debuts in Singapore to high demand

    Chinese Sinovac vaccine debuts in Singapore to high demand

    While Sinovac is much maligned in Thailand, when it became available in Singapore yesterday, there was an overwhelming demand for the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine. Singapore has been using Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to inoculate nearly half of the 5.7 million residents on the small country so far. Despite those 2 vaccines having shown to be over 90% effective against symptomatic…

  • Tourism NewsSandbox latest, CCSA says all regions reopening must reach 70% local vaccination

    Sandbox latest, CCSA says all regions reopening must reach 70% local vaccination

    Discussions about re-opening Thailand have spread beyond Phuket with the latest decisions from the CCSA. Meanwhile, Phuket’s Sandbox re-opening date of July 1 looms. The main narrative out of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is the need for regions or provinces, slated for re-opening to vaccinated overseas travellers, to have vaccinated 70% of their resident population before they can…

  • Thailand News1 million AstraZeneca doses arrive, Anutin says “more” on the way

    1 million AstraZeneca doses arrive, Anutin says “more” on the way

    1 million more AstraZeneca doses arrived in Thailand today. They were delivered to Thailand’s Public Health Ministry and are set to be distributed throughout the country today. Or tomorrow. Says the Anutin, the Public Health Minister. Anutin says the vaccines will be sent every week. This comes from an agreement the ministry has with the company. Anutin did not provide…

  • Covid-19 NewsLow immunity levels in some, despite 2 doses of AstraZeneca, Sinovac

    Low immunity levels in some, despite 2 doses of AstraZeneca, Sinovac

    A leading medical expert in Thailand has expressed concern that some people who’ve received both doses of either the AstraZeneca or Sinovac vaccine are showing low levels of immunity to Covid-19. According to a Nation Thailand report, Thiravat Hemachudha from the Health Science Centre of Emerging Diseases at Chulalongkorn University says that, 3 or 4 weeks after inoculation, some people…

  • Covid-19 NewsConfusion, delayed appointments, and finger pointing: Thailand’s vaccine rollout in disarray

    Confusion, delayed appointments, and finger pointing: Thailand’s vaccine rollout in disarray

    It seems it’s all turned into a bit of a shambles. Only a week after the government’s national vaccine rollout kicked off to great pomp and ceremony at Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station, it has already run into problems. The Bangkok Post reports that both public and private hospitals are postponing appointments, saying they haven’t been given enough vaccines. The…

  • Covid-19 NewsWith nearly 60% of their population vaccinated, why is Chile’s Covid rate surging?

    With nearly 60% of their population vaccinated, why is Chile’s Covid rate surging?

    Chile, with nearly 60% of its population fully vaccinated, has gone into another lockdown to curb a new surge of the coronavirus. The Chilean Health Ministry says the 7 day average of new Covid infections remain above 7,000 people per day, and there were only 30 intensive care beds left in the capital as of last night. Santiago has a…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai government signs contract for 20 million Pfizer doses

    Thai government signs contract for 20 million Pfizer doses

    The government has approved the order of 20 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from US manufacturer, Pfizer. The Bangkok Post reports that the head of the Department of Disease Control signed the contract yesterday. Delivery will be some time this year, but when exactly is unclear, as the vaccine has yet to be approved by Thailand’s Food and Drug…

  • Covid-19 NewsAround 900,000 doses administered since yesterday’s launch of the mass vaccination campaign

    Around 900,000 doses administered since yesterday’s launch of the mass vaccination campaign

    Around 900,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered since Thailand launched its mass immunisation campaign yesterday… making steps closer toward the goal of 96 million doses administered in the next 200 days. The Thai government first started rolling out vaccines for those in priority areas and those at a high risk of infection on February 28. Public Health…

  • Covid-19 NewsMedical examiners investigate death of woman who died after Covid-19 vaccination

    Medical examiners investigate death of woman who died after Covid-19 vaccination

    Health officials are investigating the death of a 46 year old woman in Bangkok who died after she was injected with the Covid-19 vaccine. The woman was injected with the AstraZeneca vaccine yesterday and died just after midnight today. The woman was inoculated yesterday at the Thai Business Administration Technological College, her niece told police. When she got home, she…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai PM apologises for delays in vaccination rollout

    Thai PM apologises for delays in vaccination rollout

    Sorry seems to be the hardest word… Or so the song goes. But the Thai PM has managed it (admittedly some would say it took a while). Prayut Chan-o-cha has apologised for the hiccups with the national vaccine rollout, admitting yesterday that there had been delays. The Bangkok Post reports that the PM insists the situation will improve with the…

  • ExpatsMass vaccination campaign starts today, first phase includes foreigners in “at risk” groups

    Mass vaccination campaign starts today, first phase includes foreigners in “at risk” groups

    “All foreign nationals on Thai soil are included in the national vaccination programme.” Thailand’s nationwide mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign officially started today. For foreigners living in Thailand, those who are 60 years old and above as well as those with certain underlying health conditions, will be given priority during this phase of vaccinations. In Phuket and Koh Samui, tourist destinations…

  • Thailand News500,000 Sinovac doses reach Thailand

    500,000 Sinovac doses reach Thailand

    Yesterday, China’s embassy in Thailand announced that the second shipment of 500,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccines given by the Chinese government got to Thailand. This second shipment brings the total donations of Sinovac from China to 6.5 million doses. Globally, China and Thailand have the most doses of Sinovac. Earlier this week, The Thaiger reported that 11 million doses…

  • Covid-19 News25 million Pfizer and J&J vaccines coming, millions ready now

    25 million Pfizer and J&J vaccines coming, millions ready now

    Thailand’s goal of giving 100 million vaccine shots by the end of 2021 may be met with the help of Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, as negotiations for 25 million vaccines are ongoing now. PM Prayut Chan-o-cha had set a goal of 100 million vaccines and later increasing it to 150 million jabs, but so far only 6 million Sinovac…