BANGKOK (NNT) - To avoid a spike in Covid-19 infections around the Songkran holiday in mid-April, a proactive vaccination campaign for the elderly will be launched later this month.

 

Sumanee Wacharasin, an assistant spokeswoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said on Thursday (Mar 10) that the nationwide campaign is aimed at preventing more Covid-related deaths among the elderly, as many people plan to return home for a family reunion to celebrate Songkran. She went on to say that officials will combine their resources to encourage persons over the age of 60 to get a booster shot to maintain high levels of immunity ahead of the Thai New Year vacation.

 

According to Sumanee, the campaign’s goal is to vaccinate as many as 70% of the elderly against the coronavirus by the end of March. All provinces’ communicable disease committees have been tasked with devising a strategy to persuade all senior citizens to get a booster shot as soon as possible.

 

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According to the most recent data from the Ministry of Public Health, 4 million senior adults, or 31% of Thailand’s total aging population, have received three doses of the Covid-19 vaccine since the nationwide immunization programs began. Elderly persons also account for the majority of Covid-19 fatalities, which have reached new highs since the discovery of the Omicron variant this year.

 

Health professionals have stated that receiving at least two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine can considerably minimize the risk of serious illness and death among the elderly and people with chronic diseases.

 

The government recently announced that there will be no lockdown during Songkran to allow the public and holiday revelers time to celebrate the occasion. However, the agency emphasized that strong Covid-19 prevention measures, such as mask-wearing, handwashing, and social distancing must be properly followed in order to prevent more infections in the country.

 

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vax needs some 14 days to work properly, they suppose to get it not later than end  of March.

Not  much time left

What happen to the vaccines for children ages seven to sixteen?

the elderly and wise don't trust you Prayuth - the same thing is going on in Russia with a big pile of people enriching themselves over many years - lets hope that the same sanctions apply to all people who have been ripping their people off for decades - Thailand is no exception - what a dirty world we live in, if the west are clamping down on these theives that are robbing their people blind then the rules must apply to them all - where did you get the money to buy that 20m property in London or Newyork and the other 5 you own - where did the money come from ???????

Just another example of a BOB (bottom of the barrel) selection like Anutin, dropping the ball, and showing how in over his head he really is. 

 

He has been unbelievably tragic for the Thai people. He continues to be a dangerous man. 

Well I am sure glad that my Thai relatives have their 2 shots, and hopefully will get the 3rd booster as well, as  one 

household of them in Bangkok have all gotten Omicron, and have been recovering the last 10 days.

  That just proves to me how contagious the virus is, and even though they all wear their masks when

out in public, one of them contracted the virus and it spread throughout the house in a couple of days.

  Other family members in the city have been bringing them cooked food and groceries as well so they

can isolate in their townhouse.  Only the youngest girl who is in her early teens did not get all her shots.

  I certainly will be glad when this pandemic is totally over.