A panel of specialists at the Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has approved the use of Chinese-made Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines in children aged 6 and above without adjusting the dosage, said TFDA Secretary-General Dr. Paisarn Dunkum yesterday.

 

The TFDA has also asked the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) and the Biogenetech Company, two importers of Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines from China, to send more information to back up their requests to expand the use of the two vaccines to children, aged 3 to 17.

 

Meanwhile, Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said on Facebook live yesterday that access to alternative vaccines for young children would help contain the spread of COVID-19 among them, noting that infection in the 5-11 and 12-17 age groups has increased by 6% and 5.6% respectively this year, compared to the period from last April to December.

 

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said on Facebook live yesterday that access to alternative vaccines for young children would help contain the spread of COVID-19

Perhaps he already forgot what he said in October?

 

'“We expect to have distributed all Sinovac doses this week,” said health official Opas Karnkawinpong,'

 

https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/thailand-to-cease-using-sinovac-vaccines-after-supplies-are-exhausted/

 

Deducted points if they cry in tests and now subjected to Sino-jabs...

poor kids

I agree with vaccinations for kids, but at least give them one that works.

Dispose the useless donation from China to kids.

Hoping the ineffective stuff will at least not do harm.

With the current knowledge vaccination to children is totally unacceptable.

12 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Deducted points if they cry in tests and now subjected to Sino-jabs...

poor kids

it is called "character-building" .   When the little boys get older they will be less likely to rape and chop up their mothers in a fit of drunken rage.....

7 hours ago, bangon04 said:

it is called "character-building" .   When the little boys get older they will be less likely to rape and chop up their mothers in a fit of drunken rage.....

Or it has the opposite effect, and called revenge, for forcing them to school and getting jabbed.