COVID still a killer for 500,000 vulnerable people – but Thailand has new defense

[webfact]

 

Thailand is strengthening its defenses against COVID-19 for about 500,000 immunocompromised people who – vaccinated or otherwise – remain vulnerable. This extra protection comes in the form of AstraZeneca’s long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination.

 

The antibody combination is produced by AstraZeneca under the name Evusheld. It comprises tixagevimab and cilgavimab – a combination that helps protect immunocompromised individuals from developing symptomatic COVID-19. Although the virus is seldom lethal for healthy individuals outside of at-risk groups, it has already claimed more than 6.4 million lives worldwide.

 

In Thailand, confirmed deaths from COVID-19 total 31,529. Most of those who succumbed to the disease had underlying health conditions that made them more vulnerable than others. Worried about these groups, the government has been seeking an extra layer of defense to keep them safe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/covid-still-a-killer-for-500000-vulnerable-people-but-thailand-has-new-defense/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-06

 

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[Thailand]

Looks like somebody just got a good deal on some meds that need to be moved.

[mahtin]

laab pet maak maak

[Zab1e]

In Thailand, confirmed deaths from COVID-19 total 31,529.
 

any statistics how how many die due to heart disease or cancer in Thailand just to compare?

[mrfill]

1 hour ago, Zab1e said:

In Thailand, confirmed deaths from COVID-19 total 31,529.
 

any statistics how how many die due to heart disease or cancer in Thailand just to compare?

Is that with heart disease or because of heart disease? ????

[IAMHERE]

"In Thailand, confirmed deaths from COVID-19 total 31,529."

 

So is  that over and above the usual number of yearly deaths in Thailand?  

[trainman34014]

Ah yes; new defense, two unarmed F35's !

[bradiston]

11 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

"In Thailand, confirmed deaths from COVID-19 total 31,529."

 

So is  that over and above the usual number of yearly deaths in Thailand?  

It says "deaths from COVID-19". You're asking if that's above or below the usual number who die from COVID-19?

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

This extra protection comes in the form of AstraZeneca’s long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination.

Laab moo?

[Boomer6969]

We want Paxlovid. 

[Lacrimas]

On 8/6/2022 at 6:08 PM, IAMHERE said:

"In Thailand, confirmed deaths from COVID-19 total 31,529."

 

So is  that over and above the usual number of yearly deaths in Thailand?  

no it's just the covid related death, of course many more people die in Thailand every year like everywhere else with a comparable population.