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Third vaccine shot may be necessary to combat Delta variant


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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 so we need to wait until we have sufficient information to support any new decisions to make. We have a team that is following up on this and will decide what will be the most suitable (for Thailand’s situation).” The […]

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14 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

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

what is this? they just mix everything us, stir it in one pot and present to public. there are 3 different things: 1. is it safe after one shot? yes and now, cause immune response is different and vaccines are different efficacy, so stop generalizing it. 2, mixing vaccine is are under study pretty much everywhere and results are promising, stop inventing bicycle, wait for conclusions based on vaccines you have available in Thailand. 3, WHO didn't conclude if booster is needed, many virologists say it's pharma execs sell pitch. i personally think that the question is, will Thailand be able even administer 2nd jab before booster will be (if will be) needed for those who got first jab in February and who they will prioritize (sorry, dumb question)

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