The Ministry of Public Health has opened the number of vaccines for the elderly in 7 provinces. Over 70%. Worried! Small children urge parents to rush to take injections.
on April 5 Dr. Sumani Watcharasin, MD. Director of the Office of Risk Communication and Health Behavior Development, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) revealed the situation of vaccination against COVID-19 in Thailand that Since February 28, 2021, the cumulative vaccination is 130.19 million doses, divided into the first dose of 55.7 million doses, accounting for 80.1 percent of the population, the second dose of 50.3 million doses, representing 72.5 percent, and the third dose of 24.09 percent. million doses, accounting for 34.6% The Ministry of Public Health has campaigned for 608 risk groups to receive more stimulus needles before Songkran. Vaccine numbers for high-risk groups Elderly people over 60 years of age received 37.2 percent of the time. The provinces where the injection rate in this group is as high as 70 percent or as the target is Nan, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Phuket, Mahasarakham, Lamphun and Chainat. The part that injects more than 60 percent, such as Chiang Rai, Phrae, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chonburi and Yasothon
Dr. Sumani said For the vaccine aged 5-11 years, there are more than 5 million people who have received the first dose, 45.7% and the second dose 1.3 percent. which is still small By the epidemic of Vivid-19 Omicron found that there are reports of infection in children all the time, so during this semester break Ask parents to bring their children to get more vaccinations. Currently, there are two vaccines that are safe to administer to young children: the lethal vaccine, Sinovac Sinofarm, and the orange cap Pfizer mRNA vaccine. -Pfizer 8 weeks apart, inactivated-Pfizer 4 weeks apart and 2 inactivated injections 4 weeks apart, with a Pfizer booster injection. 4 weeks away from the second needle
“For the risk factors for the epidemic during the Songkran festival It is also an infection in the elderly. who rarely go out which also found reports of deaths every day is an infection from a relative Therefore, the vaccine must be vaccinated even at home. Also, there is a risk of infection from friends, markets, restaurants, and public transport. For the information on vaccination for the elderly in preparation for the Songkran festival, it was found that the third dose of vaccination reduced deaths by 31 times compared to with people who have not been vaccinated and just two injections can reduce deaths by 5 times,” said Dr. Sumani.
Director of the Office of Risk Communication Mentioned in cases where children were found to be more infected, that they were divided into two groups: the age range of 5-12 years, which is the age that has already attended school. and have activities to meet with friends Therefore, more infections are reported periodically. This group can be vaccinated. But the first injection was less than 50 percent and the second needle less than 5 percent, causing the immune system to be low. In addition, the infection is constantly evolving. In this group, 60% of the infected had a congenital disease. Therefore, it is a risk group that wants to emphasize that parents take them to get vaccinated.
“For young children under 5 years of age, they are not yet vaccinated. Therefore, individual measures of parents and caregivers are important to prevent these children from becoming infected. At this time, the children are closed for semester. And there are often group activities in the game shop. is another risky place Because it is a closed, congested area, the air circulation system is not good. Therefore asking for cooperation of parents and guardians should not allow children to play. limit children’s play time to reduce the risk,” Dr. Sumani reiterated.