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Rural doctors complain about Covid vaccines overflowing fridges, yet more being sent
THE RURAL Doctor Society complained via Facebook today (June 7) that Covid vaccine situation has reached a point where supplies are overflowing rural hospital refrigerators yet another large lot of 16.8 million doses is being sent despite the fact that the central government could reject additional stocks if need be, Sanook.com said. In its …
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Thanathorn applying for bail after being hit with lese majeste case
PROGRESSIVE Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit’s lawyer is today (Apr. 11) getting ready to apply for bail after the Criminal Court accepted a lawsuit filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office charging him with offences under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or lese majeste law, and the Computer Crimes Act, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Krisdang …
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Another hospital shuts emergency services amid 11,305 Covid cases, 80 deaths
LERDSIN HOSPITAL this morning (July 20) announced the closure of its emergency room services due to the large number of coronavirus patients with the Public Health Ministry announcing 11,305 new cases and 80 deaths over the past 24 hours, Siam Rath newspaper said. On a more positive note Pfizer (PFE.N) and Germany’s BioNTech (22UAy.DE) …
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Police move in to clear protest sites
A LARGE number of crowd control police started clearing today’s (July 18) key protest sites this evening bringing in high-pressure water cannon trucks along with them and announcing that those who do not return will be immediately arrested, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.48 p.m. the police units seized control of Nang Loeng intersection …
Anti-Prayut protesters hit by rubber bullets, tear gas near Govt House
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS today (July 18) renewed a massive street protest near Government House pressing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down but police shot rubber bullets, tear gas and high-pressure water cannons to keep them at bay. The latest Bangkok street protest, organised by 15 activist groups including the Free Youth, …
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Police fire water cannons at protesters near Govt House
FREE YOUTH and other groups of protesters clashed twice with police units near the Government House this afternoon (July 18) with water cannons fired at them periodically and sounds like the firing of rubber bullets heard, Thai Rath newspaper said. The first clash took place at Phan Fa Lilat Intersection on Ratchadamnoen Nok Road …
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Update: PM denies shelving mixing of vaccines, public told to listen to panel
A SPOKESMAN of the Prime Minister’s Office this afternoon (July 14) clarified that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has not suspended the mixing of coronavirus vaccines but drew attention to the World Health Organisation (WHO’s) warning on this issue with the public told not to make their own decision and to listen to the public health …
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PM shelves plan to mix vaccines amid 9,317 new Covid cases
AT A Cabinet video conference yesterday (July 13) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered the suspension of a new strategy to mix coronavirus vaccines with the first jab being Sinovac and the second AstraZeneca after the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a strong warning against doing so, Sanook.com said. This decision was made amid a …
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Dangerous trend: WHO warns against mixing and matching Covid vaccines
By Reuters Staff, published by India Today, and Thai Newsroom THE World Health Organisation’s chief scientist yesterday (July 12) advised against people mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there was little data available about the health impact. “So it’s a little bit of a dangerous trend …
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Private hospital chain bringing in mRNA vaccine this month
A PRIVATE hospital chain in cooperation with a large government organisation has placed a direct order to import mRNA vaccine with a shipment arriving this month, Sanook.com said today (July 12). Dr. Amnat Kuslanan, a member of the Medical Council of Thailand and former president of the Medical Council, revealed the good news in …
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Public health group petitions PM to quickly import other vaccines
A GROUP of public health personnel led by two doctors today (July 7) handed in a petition to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to speed up importing mRNA vaccines, that is Pfizer and Moderna, to control the coronavirus crisis in the country, Matichon newspaper said. Dr. Santi Kitwattanapaiboon, a general practice physician at Kaeng Nueng Private …
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Pfizer-BioNTech shots ‘have stronger antibody response than Sinovac’
By Reuters, Bloomberg and published by The Straits Times Hong Kong – People who are vaccinated against Covid-19 with Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine were found to have “substantially higher” levels of antibodies than those who received Sinovac’s jab, the South China Morning Post reported today (June 19), citing a Hong Kong study. Some who received the Sinovac …
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Biden starts sharing vaccines with world, some coming to Thailand
By Reuters Staff, published by Japan Today Washington – The White House laid out a plan for the United States to share 25 million surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world, with the first shots shipping as soon as Thursday and some to reach Thailand too. US President Joe Biden said the United States …
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Hospital group to ask visiting US Deputy Secretary of State for vaccine help
THE Thai Private Hospital Association will today (June 2) ask Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during a meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House to help speed up delivery of Moderna coronavirus vaccine, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Boon Wanasin, chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group, said he will take representatives from …
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Thaksin slams vaccine policy, says some Pfizer vaccine has slipped through
WHILE former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in a Clubhouse chat that a small amount of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has arrived in Thailand and Pfizer (Thailand) Company today (May 5) denied it has started importing its vaccine, he had also criticised the government’s vaccine policy, Sanook.com said. Thaksin said that although vaccines are not very risky, …
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35 million more doses of vaccine coming as daily case count reaches 1,458
AFTER several days of high coronavirus count with this reaching 1,458 today (April 21), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Thailand is moving to procure an additional 35 million doses of two to three more vaccine brands with this adding to approximately 65 million doses already processed, Siam Rath newspaper said. In a Facebook post, …
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PM: No order given to hold Covid vaccines for VIPs
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said this afternoon (March 2) after the Cabinet meeting that he will look into online media reports that coronavirus vaccines are being hoarded for VIPs in some provinces and confirmed that he did not order that this be done, Siam Rath newspaper said. He added that the Public Health Ministry too …
PM’s Covid jab put off as daily count stays low
THE Public Health Ministry has postponed giving Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha the first coronavirus jab in this country due to an administrative issue while the daily Covid count again remained below a hundred at 72, Sanook.com said. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said in a Facebook post at 11.30 a.m. that the new …
189 new Covid cases as municipalities are barred from buying vaccine
THE coronavirus count today (Feb. 9) remained low at 189 while the Ombudsman issued an announcement forbidding any direct purchase of vaccines by municipalities with their own funds, Sanook.com reported. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said of the 189 new cases that appeared over a 24-hour period 123 were …
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EU stockpiling may halt vaccine exports to Thailand
The Thai government cannot confirm if a second batch of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in Thailand in June as expected, after the European Commission said it will seek to impose a mechanism allowing members to block exports if the EU’s own purchase orders have yet to be fulfilled. Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister …
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