Parents are being advised to get their children under one vaccinated, as they are the most vulnerable to COVID-19 infection of all age groups and are at risk of developing severe symptoms or even dying if they have underlying conditions.

 

Dr, Tares Krassanairawiwong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said that, from January 1st to May 20th,the COVID-19 infection rate among under children less than a year old was 1,581 for every 100,000 of the population, followed by 647 for 100,000 of the population among people aged over 70.

 

From May 28th to June 3rd, there were 3,085 admissions to hospitals, or an average of 440 cases a day, representing an increase of 4% from the previous week.

 

386 were diagnosed with lung infections and 243 of them needed ventilators. The death toll was 68, or an average of 9 per day, 97% of whom were over 60 or had underlying diseases. It was also discovered that 45.6% of those who perished had not received a vaccine booster shot for over three months or had not received two vaccine shots.

 

Dr. Tares assured parents, who are reluctant to have their children vaccinated due to fake or distorted news, that vaccines are safe, adding that millions of vaccine doses have been administered to children and it has been proved that the vaccines are safe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/children-under-12-months-old-should-be-vaccinated-against-covid-19/

 

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Leave the kids alone.

4 minutes ago, AndyFoxy said:

Leave the kids alone.

Good idea. Leave it up to the doctors, not internet pundits.

There will be lines to have babies vaxxed for sure. You can tell by all the masks you see. Pandemic must still be raging.

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Dr. Tares assured parents, who are reluctant to have their children vaccinated due to fake or distorted news, that vaccines are safe, adding that millions of vaccine doses have been administered to children and it has been proved that the vaccines are safe.

Good grief...

Here's a more complete look at just what is being reported in the lastest MoPH COVID update -- year-high new COVID hospitalizations and deaths for 2023:

 

 

 

35 minutes ago, AndyFoxy said:

Leave the kids alone.

This.

2 minutes ago, patman30 said:

This.

Let them die to satisfy your anti vaccination delusion?

1 minute ago, ozimoron said:

Let them die to satisfy your anti vaccination delusion?

Leave the kids alone.

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Children under 12 months old should be vaccinated against COVID-19

Heaven help!

2 minutes ago, patman30 said:

Leave the kids alone.

That's what we used to do before there was medicine and science.

U.S. CDC policy:

 

"CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older, and boosters for everyone 5 years and older, if eligible."

 

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/planning/children/equity.html

 

And from the WHO:

 

"A WHO advisory group released new guidance that suggests countries prioritize continued COVID-19 vaccinations for those most at risk, such as older people and those with underlying health conditions. The group said countries should consider prioritizing vaccines against more threatening diseases for healthy young people, but it did not recommend against COVID-19 shots, which it said are safe and effective."

 

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-who-guidance-2023-covid-vaccines-children-teens-418558787448

 

2 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

That's what we used to do before there was medicine and science.

There we're more deaths and preventable deseases. 

1 minute ago, MrJ2U said:

There we're more deaths and preventable deseases. 

I don't understand your point. You'd need to elaborate.

U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer bivalent COVID booster for kids 6 months through age 4

March 16, 2023

 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it authorized the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech's bivalent (two-strain) booster in children ages 6 months through 4 years who have had their primary Pfizer vaccine series, which is three doses.

 

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/fda-authorizes-pfizer-bivalent-covid-booster-kids-6-months-through-age-4

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Dr, Tares Krassanairawiwong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said that, from January 1st to May 20th,the COVID-19 infection rate among under children less than a year old was 1,581 for every 100,000 of the population, followed by 647 for 100,000 of the population among people aged over 70.

 

So, if the Thai MoPH can report this kind of COVID infection rate data above for different age groups for 2023 thus far, does that suggest they in fact are continuing to internally / privately track the country's numbers of COVID infections / positive tests -- even though they've ceased publicly reporting that data???

 

 

57 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

There will be lines to have babies vaxxed for sure. You can tell by all the masks you see. Pandemic must still be raging.

Absolutely raging.

Particularly at Makro parking lot and lone pickup drivers.

No joke, I still saw one driving alone with the mask on.

Well maybe the dust filter of his AC is lacking

34 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Let them die to satisfy your anti vaccination delusion?

Try educating yourself. First go research direct to places like UK. GOV website where facts are shown and not spin from vested interest xxxxx (can't call them people). Even the UK had to stop this nonsence about children getting vax. 

Absolute no way

 

My daughter is 7, she will not ever be getting that load of BS vaccine in her body.

 

Only reason why me and my wife got it was we couldn't travel or do anything if unvaccinated, biggest scam the world has ever been introduced to

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Parents are being advised to get their children under one vaccinated,

Not sure that's advice I would follow.

20 minutes ago, BritScot said:

Even the UK had to stop this nonsence about children getting vax. 

AFAIK, the UK is continuing to make COVID vaccines available to children who are deemed in high-risk groups for other reasons:

 

COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 6 months to 4 years: JCVI advice, 9 December 2022 (updated 26 April 2023)

Updated 3 May 2023

 

"Regarding children aged 6 months to 4 years, JCVI advises that:

• children aged 6 months to 4 years in a clinical risk group (as defined in the Green Book) should be offered two 3-microgram doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty®) with an interval of at least 8 weeks between the first and second doses

• ...

• JCVI does not currently advise COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 6 months to 4 years who are not in a clinical risk group"

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-of-children-aged-6-months-to-4-years-jcvi-advice-9-december-2022/covid-19-vaccination-of-children-aged-6-months-to-4-years-jcvi-advice-9-december-2022

 

 

15 minutes ago, Darksidedude said:

Absolute no way

 

My daughter is 7, she will not ever be getting that load of BS vaccine in her body.

 

Only reason why me and my wife got it was we couldn't travel or do anything if unvaccinated, biggest scam the world has ever been introduced to

Yes but careful that they don't vaccinate somewhere, like at school without your consent....

Part of the WHO's guidance to countries in dealing with their COVID vaccinations policy is that each country should be responsive to the particular local conditions / circumstances in their locale.

 

It appears that's exactly what the Thai MoPH is doing here, as explained in the OP article:

 

"Dr, Tares Krassanairawiwong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said that, from January 1st to May 20th, the COVID-19 infection rate among under children less than a year old was 1,581 for every 100,000 of the population, followed by 647 for 100,000 of the population among people aged over 70."

 

MoPH seems to be saying infants thus far in 2023 in Thailand have the highest per capita COVID infection rate of any age group, hence the vaccinations recommendation.

 

 

All of this, meanwhile, is an interesting diversion from the fact that the latest MoPH weekly update showed Thailand's new weekly COVID hospitalizations and COVID deaths at new year-high levels for 2023.

 

It's almost like MoPH doesn't really want to talk about or focus on those facts, and Thai PBS certainly didn't report them.

 

I would really love to see the science this is based on. Independent long term scientific research that has been peer reviewed by independent scientific bodies. Just absurd. Pump mRNA vaccines into healthy babies? 

A post containing a quote supposedly from the WHO without a weblink has been removed as per Forum Rules.

4 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I would really love to see the science this is based on. Independent long term scientific research that has been peer reviewed by independent scientific bodies. Just absurd. Pump mRNA vaccines into healthy babies? 

The point is to keep healthy babies healthy, and not have them become ill with COVID... But, of course, you know that.

 

"Vaccine safety

Over 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses (either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines) have been administered to children aged 6 months to 5 years in the United States of America (US) since June 2022 (reference 7). Post-marketing surveillance in this population indicates that the most commonly reported adverse events are local and systemic reactions. There have been no new or unexpected concerns."

 

source link:

 

10 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I would really love to see the science this is based on. Independent long term scientific research that has been peer reviewed by independent scientific bodies. Just absurd. Pump mRNA vaccines into healthy babies? 

Ah long term studies can be made in 6 month..orange man said so, that should be scientific proof enough.
And Pfizer and Moderna did plenty of independent studies (if you find a contradiction in this sentence than you win a free vaccine).
(Sarcasm in case someone doesn't recognize it)

11 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

The point is to keep healthy babies healthy, and not have them become ill with COVID... But, of course, you know that.

 

"Vaccine safety

Over 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses (either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines) have been administered to children aged 6 months to 5 years in the United States of America (US) since June 2022 (reference 7). Post-marketing surveillance in this population indicates that the most commonly reported adverse events are local and systemic reactions. There have been no new or unexpected concerns."

 

source link:

 

Maybe there is a cost benefit analysis here. What's more likely to harm them?  As for local reactions to the jabs let me once again show Pfizer's own reasearch into the distribution of spike protien around the body. Interestingly this is only up to 48hrs. 

https://www.tga.gov.au/sites/default/files/foi-2389-06.pdf

 

American Academy of Pediatrics Applauds CDC Approval of Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Ages 6 Months and Older

 

6/18/2022

 

"Speaking at the ACIP meeting, pediatrician Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado, MD, FAAP, chair of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases, emphasized the importance of these vaccines for the youngest members of our community, who have waited the longest for this protection.

 

“Pediatricians know the power of vaccines to protect infants, children, adolescents and entire communities against deadly and debilitating infectious diseases,” Dr. Maldonado said. “We’ve successfully immunized millions of children and adolescents to protect them from COVID-19. Families with infants and toddlers need and deserve the same chance to protect their children against this virus.”

 

https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2022/american-academy-of-pediatrics-applauds-cdc-approval-of-safe-effective-covid-19-vaccines-for-children-ages-6-months-and-older/