Bangkok: Vaccination of People with Chronic Diseases Will Begin on March 15

[webfact]

BKK: Vaccination of People with Chronic Diseases Will Begin on March 15
Subhabhong Rarueysong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - All targeted medical professionals in Bangkok have been vaccinated against Covid-19, while 477 or 17 per cent of the total 2,840 people at risk of contact with Covid-19 patients had been vaccinated as of March 10.

Bangkok Governor Aswin Khwanmuang said vaccination of the third group, 26,832 people with underlying health conditions, will begin on March 15.

He said a total of 3,997 people in metropolitan Bangkok had been vaccinated, with 402 or 10 per cent experiencing mild side effects.

The governor said health authorities had also tested 17,422 people for Covid-19 in a proactive search of 694 infection hotspots in Pathum Thani and Samut Sakhon provinces.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-03-12

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

[1Gringo]

foreigners included in that dosing of chronic patients?

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

BKK: Vaccination of People with Chronic Diseases Will Begin on March 15

Wonder if that cover people with Chronic decision making skills ? 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Wonder if that cover people with Chronic decision making skills ? 

Nah they bailed out.

[Jeffr2]

17 hours ago, 1Gringo said:

foreigners included in that dosing of chronic patients?

Yes.  My friend has already been scheduled for next month.

[Jeffr2]

Quote

The governor said health authorities had also tested 17,422 people for Covid-19 in a proactive search of 694 infection hotspots in Pathum Thani and Samut Sakhon provinces.

so much for those here who say Thailand doesn't test....

[smiggley]

Chronic to me means on their death bed or nearly there, so why waste the vaceine when they should be concentrating on getting the economy up and running. In the long run I think they will save a lot more lives.