AstraZeneca-Pfizer vaccine mix to be employed from October
The committee handling emergency vaccination doses and sites, has decided that Thailand will begin mixing AstraZeneca and Pfizer doses starting in October. Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (DDC) Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn has advised that the Kingdom’s current mixed vaccination approach uses Sinovac for the first dose and…
DDC Launches QueQ App for COVID-19 Test Appointments
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) is enabling people to make appointments for COVID-19 tests, using the QueQ app. DDC Director-General Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said the app enables people to receive confirmation for a test the next day, if they register between 8am and 6pm. After submitting their request, applicants…
Post-Inoculation Deaths So Far Are Not Related to COVID-19 Vaccine
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has explained that 12 of the 28 deaths, following the administration of their COVID-19 vaccination, were not directly related to the inoculation, while 16 others are still under investigation. DDC Emergency Disease and Health Hazards Control Division Director Dr. Chawetsan Namwat said 6,756,493 doses…
Health authorities to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination drive in Bangkok
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) is aiming to prioritize the distribution COVID-19 vaccine in Bangkok, during the national inoculation drive next month, to vaccinate at least 70% of the capital’s residents by July. DDC Director-General Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong said the distribution of vaccine for other provinces will vary, depending…
DDC discourages inter-provincial travel as Songkran comes to an end
The Department of Disease Control has recommended travelers work remotely instead of traveling back at the end of the Songkran holidays to help contain the spread of COVID-19, while urging people who are already traveling back to self-isolate for 14 days. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has also made…
People advised to protect themselves against COVID-19 during holidays
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has advised people to follow COVID-19 prevention measures with care, while travelling during holidays. Dr. Sophon Iamsirithaworn, Director of the Division of General Communicable, DDC, said today a large number of people are traveling during the present long weekend from November 19-22 and some…