Department of Disease Control reveals that Songkran opens walk-in injections for adults who Sor. Hospital near home. Young children focus on injections in schools. Still no data on pregnant women infected with coronavirus Giving birth to a small lung-heart organ
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On April 14, 65, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control gave an interview on cases of COVID-19 infection in young children that Now the situation of infection in young children In comparison, the infection rate was not that different from that in adults. But the difference is that the mortality rate is relatively lower than that of adults aged 60 years and over. Most of the children who died had underlying diseases such as heart disease, brain disease, etc.
Therefore, infant vaccination is divided into 2 types: 1. Injection in schools. can inject large groups quickly and 2. inject at the hospital, which is prescribed for injections in children with various illnesses at risk of death As for those who are not comfortable at school, they go to the hospital and consult with a doctor, which really isn’t an option. but to provide more flexibility and access to services Up to the discretion of the doctor to inject
When asked According to the policy that during Songkran, walk-in vaccinations can be done. including in the case of young children who have to rush in the second needle or not, Dr. Opas said The walk-in is an adult who has not had the first injection. As for children, we want them to be injected at school. will be fast and simultaneously If you have to go abroad or during that time that must be injected at school and not present then go to the doctor at the hospital because the vaccine for young children is a specific vaccine, with 1 bottle of 6 doses, if 1 person has to discard the other 5 doses, it may feel that it is not very suitable. to be flexible But let’s look at the needs of each party together.
For the general public during Songkran traveling back to their hometown They can either walk-in themselves or the elderly to get vaccinated at Hospital near home The Department of Disease Control sent a gray cap Pfizer vaccine which 1 bottle can inject 6 doses down to the Pfizer Hospital. However, you should ask the nearest Pfizer hospital first if it’s available or not. due to Songkran The hospital has many missions. Both accidents and covids must be coordinated first.
“Vaccination is very comprehensive. Even if it doesn’t prevent 100% of COVID-19 infection, it can protect a part. As for now, there is no measure that can prevent 100% if we use several measures together. Especially during the epidemic situation, it can reduce the severity or the number of infected people. It will reflect the death and serious illness that will be reduced. would use several measures together,” said Dr. Opas.
Asked if a pregnant woman is infected with coronavirus, when giving birth, the child has small organs such as small lungs, small heart, etc., said Dr. Opas. There is no official information yet. because there is no compiler Proven scientific data will likely come out gradually, but individual data will need to be addressed to see what birthing is like. Premature birth? But there is one omikron range. If observed, the mortality of pregnant women is significantly less than delta episodes. which we tried to investigate the cause and found that Pregnant people have been through a lot of vaccinations lately. Vaccines are partially protective. As for the impact of complications in the medium and long term, we need to look again.