US approves updated Covid vaccines to rev up protection this fall
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – The US approved updated Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most […]
Read MoreRural doctors complain about Covid vaccines overflowing fridges, yet more being sent
THE RURAL Doctor Society complained via Facebook today (June 7) that Covid vaccine situation has reached a point where supplies are overflowing rural hospital refrigerators yet another large lot of 16.8 million doses is being sent despite the fact that the central government could reject additional stocks if need be, Sanook.com said. In its […]
Read MoreThanathorn applying for bail after being hit with lese majeste case
PROGRESSIVE Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit’s lawyer is today (Apr. 11) getting ready to apply for bail after the Criminal Court accepted a lawsuit filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office charging him with offences under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or lese majeste law, and the Computer Crimes Act, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Krisdang […]
Read MoreAnother hospital shuts emergency services amid 11,305 Covid cases, 80 deaths
LERDSIN HOSPITAL this morning (July 20) announced the closure of its emergency room services due to the large number of coronavirus patients with the Public Health Ministry announcing 11,305 new cases and 80 deaths over the past 24 hours, Siam Rath newspaper said. On a more positive note Pfizer (PFE.N) and Germany’s BioNTech (22UAy.DE) […]
Read MorePolice move in to clear protest sites
A LARGE number of crowd control police started clearing today’s (July 18) key protest sites this evening bringing in high-pressure water cannon trucks along with them and announcing that those who do not return will be immediately arrested, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.48 p.m. the police units seized control of Nang Loeng intersection […]
Read MoreAnti-Prayut protesters hit by rubber bullets, tear gas near Govt House
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS today (July 18) renewed a massive street protest near Government House pressing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down but police shot rubber bullets, tear gas and high-pressure water cannons to keep them at bay. The latest Bangkok street protest, organised by 15 activist groups including the Free Youth, […]
Read MorePolice fire water cannons at protesters near Govt House
FREE YOUTH and other groups of protesters clashed twice with police units near the Government House this afternoon (July 18) with water cannons fired at them periodically and sounds like the firing of rubber bullets heard, Thai Rath newspaper said. The first clash took place at Phan Fa Lilat Intersection on Ratchadamnoen Nok Road […]
Read MoreUpdate: PM denies shelving mixing of vaccines, public told to listen to panel
A SPOKESMAN of the Prime Minister’s Office this afternoon (July 14) clarified that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has not suspended the mixing of coronavirus vaccines but drew attention to the World Health Organisation (WHO’s) warning on this issue with the public told not to make their own decision and to listen to the public health […]
Read MorePM shelves plan to mix vaccines amid 9,317 new Covid cases
AT A Cabinet video conference yesterday (July 13) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered the suspension of a new strategy to mix coronavirus vaccines with the first jab being Sinovac and the second AstraZeneca after the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a strong warning against doing so, Sanook.com said. This decision was made amid a […]
Read MoreDangerous trend: WHO warns against mixing and matching Covid vaccines
By Reuters Staff, published by India Today, and Thai Newsroom THE World Health Organisation’s chief scientist yesterday (July 12) advised against people mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there was little data available about the health impact. “So it’s a little bit of a dangerous trend […]
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