The Thai government is encouraging Thais in at-risk categories to seek out a third booster shot as a new variant of concern has decision-makers on edge.

 

Thai government pushes booster shots as Omicron worries fuel response

 

The Thai government is encouraging Thais in at-risk categories to seek out a third booster shot as a new variant of concern has decision-makers on edge.

 

Just over 57 per cent of the population have now received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine with that number increasing everyday.

 

The World Health Organization recommended this past week booster shots to people in at-risk categories while it warns world leaders that a new Omicron covid variant first found in South Africa could pose a risk to global pandemic recovery.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/35417/thai-government-pushes-booster-shots-as-omicron-worries-fuel-response/

So far, Omicron cases have been found in 16 countries, though South Africa tops the list with 77.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009442

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

So far, Omicron cases have been found in 16 countries, though South Africa tops the list with 77.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009442

Yes although its now 22 countries with probable cases from the live tracker https://newsnodes.com/nu_tracker

5 minutes ago, anchadian said:

So far, Omicron cases have been found in 16 countries, though South Africa tops the list with 77.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009442

That’s out of date. The UK has 11. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Department of Medical sciences Director-General Supakit Sirilak said his department has been constantly checking the genomes of the coronavirus and feeding reports into the GISAID global database

It would be interesting to know what percentage of cases Thailand does actually sequence. South Africa was very fortunate in finding Omicron due to its very low sequencing percentage.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/11/28/coronavirus-genetic-sequence-south-africa-variant-omicron/

I have just been told that p4 and p5 students will come to school as of tomorrow. All of course are unvaccinated. Justification is parents of students attending have been double vaccinated. Feel free to comment.

Japan has got their daily cases down to around 150; it's strange Thailand is still in mid-four figures ????

Thai virologists think mixed vaccine use may give some protection against Omicron

 

A leading Thai virologist, Dr. Yong Poovorawan, and Professor Dr. Wasun Chantratita, head of the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi hospital, believe that a mix-and-match vaccine regimen may offer protection against the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-virologists-think-mixed-vaccine-use-may-give-some-protection-against-omicron/

From the *4,306 new cases: - 4,054 were found via walk-in tests at medical facilities - 244 via proactive tests at known clusters - 8 imported cases 6,407 people have recovered in the past 24 hours

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1465577552634806272

Of the 4,175 cases in the general Thai population, the highest numbers were 740 in Bangkok followed by 307 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, 247 in Songkhla, 247 in Surat Thani, 170 in Chonburi, 167 in Chiang Mai, 119 in Samut Prakan, 98 in Trang and 96 in Pattani.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1465579241576173569

 

A total of 92.66 million Covid vaccines were administered between February 28 - November 29, including 48.07 million first doses and 41.21 million second doses (57.2% of the population). 297,973 people were vaccinated yesterday.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1465579804221050882

21 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Thai virologists think mixed vaccine use may give some protection against Omicron

 

A leading Thai virologist, Dr. Yong Poovorawan, and Professor Dr. Wasun Chantratita, head of the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi hospital, believe that a mix-and-match vaccine regimen may offer protection against the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-virologists-think-mixed-vaccine-use-may-give-some-protection-against-omicron/

What does he base his opinion on. 

 

In the article it says: "he hopes that, in the future, there will be more research on hybrid immunity, which should offer better protection against virus mutations. He added that, as Thailand has administered several vaccines, and mixed and matched them, that vaccine regimen may offer protection against the new variant"

 

So in essence he is speculating that it MAY offer protection, but he is not sure.

 

Why is it that folks who are supposed to be medical doctors like Dr. Yong make statements like these without having done the work to check and see if this is a viable method.  Still waiting on the peer reviewed work and scientific provenances of the mix and match vaccine regimen they have been using so far.  What are the numbers of cases found that are from breakthrough infections of those vaccinated with their current trial of mix and match.  I know it is just a question but in reality what do we know of the mix and match program here in Thailand.

As expected

 

RT-PCR test requirement on arrival in Thailand will remain in place

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/rt-pcr-test-requirement-on-arrival-in-thailand-will-remain-in-place/

 

Japan has reported its first case of Omicron:

 

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/japan-confirms-first-case-omicron-variant-coronavirus-kyodo-2021-11-30/

46 minutes ago, anchadian said:

A total of 92.66 million Covid vaccines were administered between February 28 - November 29, including 48.07 million first doses and 41.21 million second doses (57.2% of the population). 297,973 people were vaccinated yesterday.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1465579804221050882

Still a long way to go on some of the outer Provinces for fully vaccinated, this is the bottom 10:

 

Narathiwat 40.1%

Pattani 39.9%

Roi Et 39.8%

Mae Hong Son 39.2%

Yasothon 39.0%

Sakon Nakhon 37.7%

Kalasin 37.6%

Nakhon Phanom 35.9%

Bueng Kan 34.8%

Nong Bua Lamphu 34.4%

 

https://covidtracker-th.netlify.app/

A troll post has been removed as well as a reply. 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Health Organization, the department has yet to discover the variant among 8 recently collected samples or from the 75 other samples collected since Thailand’s reopening to international visitors on November 1. All of the said samples were of the Delta variant and subvariants.

8 recently collected samples for Genome Sequencing

75 samples since November 1 st

Hardly something to be blowing a Trumpet over. In fact its a very sad indictment of Thailands Global commitment in stamping out the Sars-Cov Virus  

3 hours ago, Kadilo said:

That’s out of date. The UK has 11. 

i'm sure this post will be out of date too at some point

In Thailand, Myanmar exodus a lifeline for COVID-battered economy

 

The kingdom, still Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy despite last year suffering its worst contraction since 1997, is trying to reboot after a draining battle to control COVID-19.

 

To do so it urgently needs hundreds of thousands of cheap manual labourers from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.

 

But sourcing such labour during a pandemic is complicated, with fears uncontrolled migration may lead to a surge in COVID cases that ultimately forces the country to close down once more.

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/11/30/in-thailand-myanmar-exodus-a-lifeline-for-covid-battered-economy

Edited November 30, 20214 yr by anchadian

Pfizer Now Working On Vaccine for Omicron Variant

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - According to CNBC, Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla said Pfizer has already started working on a new Covid-19 vaccine specifically made to target the Omicron variant in case the existing vaccines are not effective against the strain.

 

https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG211130162906447

50 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

i'm sure this post will be out of date too at some point

Already up to official 14 cases. From Sky News.

200 other probable cases

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Pfizer Now Working On Vaccine for Omicron Variant

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - According to CNBC, Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla said Pfizer has already started working on a new Covid-19 vaccine specifically made to target the Omicron variant in case the existing vaccines are not effective against the strain.

 

https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG211130162906447

The University of Oxford says it can "rapidly" update the Covid vaccine it developed with pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca should it become necessary.

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/omicron-oxford-covid-astrazeneca-cnbc-b1966749.html

Edited November 30, 20214 yr by anchadian

Troll post reported and removed.

 

92.65 million #COVID19 #vaccine doses have been administered in #Thailand to date, a bit short for the initial target of 100 million by today (end of Nov). The authorities are now racing to vaccinate more people to meet the target on Dec 5, the new deadline.

https://twitter.com/ThaiPBSWorld/status/1465667550428073986

 

3 hours ago, anchadian said:

Pfizer Now Working On Vaccine for Omicron Variant

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - According to CNBC, Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla said Pfizer has already started working on a new Covid-19 vaccine specifically made to target the Omicron variant in case the existing vaccines are not effective against the strain.

 

https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG211130162906447

Existing Covid-19 inoculations will struggle against the #Omicron variant, the head of vaccine manufacturer Moderna warned Tuesday, as countries ramp up vaccination programmes and impose further restrictions in an effort to curb growing concern.

 

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1465663149776859138

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/moderna-boss-warns-against-omicron-115712117.html

8 hours ago, Kadilo said:

That’s out of date. The UK has 11. 

So is Canada. Over 10

COVID-19: Thailand reports 4,886 new coronavirus cases, 43 deaths, 6,326 recoveries

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand on Wednesday (December 1) reported 4,886 new COVID-19 cases, 6,326 recoveries and 43 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1241455-covid-19-thailand-reports 4886 new-coronavirus-cases 43-deaths 6326-recoveries/

 

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