webfact Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Dengue vaccine not common in Thailand, import ban not imposed: MOPH NONTHABURI, 7 December 2017 (NNT) – Thailand currently imposes no import ban for a dengue vaccine, which is not a common practice in this country, said Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn. He dismissed rumors that Thailand had imposed a ban on the import of dengue vaccines, following reports of side effects on patients in the Philippines, saying that vaccination is not the main practice for dengue disease control as the country is focusing on the elimination of mosquitos as carriers of the disease. The import of the vaccine is nor prohibited in Thailand, but the vaccine has not been registered as yet, and is only used at some private hospitals. Department of Disease Control official Pornsak Yoocharoen added the vaccine in question is currently the only available vaccine for dengue in the world, and has received certification from the Food and Drugs Administration in 2016. -- nnt 2017-12-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Thailand has a better chance of eliminating corruption than it does of eradicating mosquito!!!!! What a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgard Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) Between 2011-2013 they tested it on 2,669 school kids in Thailand. And now it is not registered? 6 hours ago, webfact said: The import of the vaccine is nor prohibited in Thailand, but the vaccine has not been registered as yet, and is only used at some private hospitals. Just read old news: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2012/09/first-dengue-vaccine-clinical-trial-finds-low-efficacy Did the parents know about it and what risks could have occurred? Edited December 7, 2017 by snowgard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Celery Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) Odd. I'm pretty sure there was a large press conference a couple of years ago, in which a research team (I think from Mahidol) ade a big song and dance about inventing a vaccine for Dengue. It was about the time that dengue was in the news having landed in USA, so perhaps the topicality alone makes it dubious. Was it the usual Thai-aggrandising BS or was it real? And if it was real, why is Thailand discussing importing vaccine? Maybe I got it all wrong, or maybe I need to stop being so gullible and taking Thais at their word. Edited December 7, 2017 by Sid Celery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 12 hours ago, Sid Celery said: Odd. I'm pretty sure there was a large press conference a couple of years ago, in which a research team (I think from Mahidol) ade a big song and dance about inventing a vaccine for Dengue. It was about the time that dengue was in the news having landed in USA, so perhaps the topicality alone makes it dubious. Was it the usual Thai-aggrandising BS or was it real? And if it was real, why is Thailand discussing importing vaccine? Maybe I got it all wrong, or maybe I need to stop being so gullible and taking Thais at their word. I remember that. I questioned it then, now we know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 13 hours ago, ALLSEEINGEYE said: Thailand has a better chance of eliminating corruption than it does of eradicating mosquito!!!!! What a joke. On the contrary, initiating practices to prevent standing water for larva is a proven method to help mitigate the spread of Dengue and other mosquito born infections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Celery Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 6 hours ago, ClutchClark said: On the contrary, initiating practices to prevent standing water for larva is a proven method to help mitigate the spread of Dengue and other mosquito born infections. Might be the case elsewhere, in Thailand, the hub of corruption and incompetence, it doesn't seem to be working. As I understand it, the incidence of all forms of Dengue are on the rise. Surprise huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 On 12/8/2017 at 3:33 AM, ClutchClark said: On the contrary, initiating practices to prevent standing water for larva is a proven method to help mitigate the spread of Dengue and other mosquito born infections. how do you propose to prevent standing water in a country that is flooded half of the year? Do you know how many provinces are still currently flooded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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