What children – and parents – can expect from Thailand’s vaccination drive for kids

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Children aged 12 and up will soon be rolling up their sleeves for a jab against COVID-19, which has already claimed more than 14,500 lives in Thailand.

 

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) recently announced its drive to vaccinate all children, provided parents agree. While many parents are praying for their children to get inoculated as soon as possible, some can’t help but worry about the possible dangerous side effects.

 

Several medical associations, including the Royal College of Pediatricians, have recommended that children above the age 16 or those with health risks get COVID jabs. As for healthy kids aged 12 to 16, associations prefer to consult more researches before making a recommendation.

 

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[Scrotobike]

I wonder how many school age children (who were not sick with diabetes etc) are included in the 14.000 and in comparison how many old/sick there are. 

 

Also many old/sick will have had the quite useless Chinese Vax and will need at least a top up or even 2 new vaccines.

 

CCSA has a serious lack of focus. I know the UK are looking at vax for school children but has already focused on the older/sick. What is driving this foolishness?

[wensiensheng]

3 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

I wonder how many school age children (who were not sick with diabetes etc) are included in the 14.000 and in comparison how many old/sick there are. 

 

Also many old/sick will have had the quite useless Chinese Vax and will need at least a top up or even 2 new vaccines.

 

CCSA has a serious lack of focus. I know the UK are looking at vax for school children but has already focused on the older/sick. What is driving this foolishness?

Lack of focus sums it up. Elderly and at risk are priority….until some other group asks to be priority. 
 

the variance in vaccine availability between one geographical area and another is also a disgrace. Booster shots requested in Phuket, yet other areas can’t get enough for even a first shot for their population.

 

haphazard is another way to describe it.

[mark131v]

15 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

haphazard is another way to describe it.

An absolute unmitigated disaster with a side order of abject stupidity is probably nearer the point...

[hotchilli]

What can they expect... confusion is one thing.

[Jumbo1968]

They can vaccinate every one on the planet but Covid isn’t going away, it’s a virus like the flu only more infectious.