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FILE PHOTO: People queue at the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in for first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms and pregnant women amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is studying the possibility of injecting coronavirus vaccines under the skin to try to stretch its limited supply, a health official said on Thursday, as the country races to inoculate the public faster amid a worsening epidemic.

 

"Our previous experience shows that intradermal injections uses 25% of a muscular injection, but triggers the same level of immunity," head of the medical science department, Supakit Sirilak told reporters.

 

Thailand has been reporting record deaths in recent weeks among nearly 1 million cases overall.

 

It has inoculated 8.3% of its population of over 66 million in a mass vaccination campaign that started in June in the midst of a battle against virulent Alpha and Delta COVID-19 variants.

 

But despite manufacturing vaccines for AstraZeneca and ordering enough doses of different brands to cover its population, Thailand is struggling to get supplies fast enough.

 

It has even sought to borrow vaccines from the Himalayan kingdom Bhutan https://reut.rs/3k8ODoE and last month became the first country in the world https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-starts-tighter-coronavirus-lockdown-around-capital-2021-07-12 to mix a Chinese coronavirus vaccine and a Western shot.

 

It has been using the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine as a booster for its medical personnel.

 

If its research confirms intradermal injections are effective, regardless of brand, Thailand could vaccinate four to five times the number of people with the same amount of vaccine, Supakit said.

 

AstraZeneca and Pfizer did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment about intradermal injections.

 

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4 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

More lunacy from the desperate

Just keep inventing such nonsense with no proper (tested) research

Next will be mixing a vax shot with an amluet

To be honest, I'm surprised they haven't tried that yet. Who knows, but maybe that'll be tomorrow's news? 

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12 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

More lunacy from the desperate

Just keep inventing such nonsense with no proper (tested) research

Next will be mixing a vax shot with an amluet

Did you not receive your amulet when you had your vaccination?

 

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8 hours ago, marcusb said:

I won't pretend to understand vaccines and dosages like a doc but if I'm 100kg and a shot is adequate for me wouldn't half a shot be adequate for a 50kg person?  

First reaction is to laugh...but it does make sense to reflect on that 

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55 minutes ago, ronster said:

The brain will be the next place they will want to inject it !

Although from the comments over the last few months from those in a position of authority they will struggle to find one ! ????

Enough vaccines have been ordered from what I understand...you are talking about the vaccines , right ?

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6 minutes ago, alyx said:

First reaction is to laugh...but it does make sense to reflect on that 

It may make good sense to reflect on it, however it is not a "weight .mas related" dosage as some medications are. No scientific basis for the reflection.

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9 hours ago, marcusb said:

I won't pretend to understand vaccines and dosages like a doc but if I'm 100kg and a shot is adequate for me wouldn't half a shot be adequate for a 50kg person?  

Good thoughts, but triggering the Immune system that is the aim, i dont know but perhaps are immune systems are the same.

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