Thai Public Health Ministry to procure 3 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for young children

[snoop1130]

A vial labelled “Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

The Ministry of Public Health will sign a deal with Pfizer (Thailand) for three million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine which is approved for use in children aged between six months and five years.

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Wednesday) that the first shipment of the vaccine is expected in October, which is faster than usual because the Disease Control Department had already issued a purchase order, which was approved by the cabinet.

 

He said that young children are at high risk of being infected with COVID-19 because they do not yet have the ability to protect themselves.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-public-health-ministry-to-procure-3-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-for-young-children/

 

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[AndyFoxy]

Is there a “shaking my head” emoji?

[300sd]

So may we have the figures on how many babies and children have died from Omicron in the last year in Thailand? Just following "the science" huh!

 

[Sametboy2019]

The Ministry of Public Health will sign a deal with Pfizer

 

Its all about the "deal"

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, 300sd said:

So may we have the figures on how many babies and children have died from Omicron in the last year in Thailand? Just following "the science" huh!

 

The deaths of young children from COVID are pretty rare, though some have occurred in Thailand. However, dying from COVID isn't the only reason to consider vaccination for young people, as explained in the following:

 

Life as a young person with long COVID: “You go through so many phases of up and down, it’s like being on a rollercoaster forever”

...

"In March 2020 Kitty McFarland was a fit and healthy 14-year-old. She enjoyed ballet, paddleboarding, running and netball. Then she contracted COVID-19. 

...

About a month later the pair attempted some very light exercise, but the relapse Kitty suffered left her bedbound for the next eight months.

 

“I mainly felt dizzy and exhausted. I would faint a lot and get heart palpitations; I could be just sitting around, and my heart would suddenly leap to 190 beats a minute,” says Kitty. She also developed a gluten intolerance and acute abdominal pain that caused her to faint and required several hospital stays."

 

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/30-08-2022-life-as-a-young-person-with-long-covid---you-go-through-so-many-phases-of-up-and-down--it-s-like-being-on-a-rollercoaster-forever

 

[Ubonian Canadian]

Leave the kids alone.

[Johnnyngai]

Junior caught covid and gave it to grandma.

An early funeral for grandma.

Grandma can't afford to travel to Europe for world class medical care.

Ordinary Thais only have access to drugs developed in the 1950s. 

 

[phukettrader]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said that young children are at high risk of being infected with COVID-19 because they do not yet have the ability to protect themselves.

Many studies now are showing that young people are more at rise of death and serious injury from the vaccine than from the virus. A number of countries are now banning the japping of young people altogether. Why are these psychopaths still intent on continuing this nonsense here?

Edited September 8, 2022 by phukettrader

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said that young children are at high risk of being infected with COVID-19 because they do not yet have the ability to protect themselves.

Only been waiting two years.