The Covid-19 Situation Administration Center (CCSA) has approved the Department of Public Health’s vaccination plan for this year, which includes inoculating 9.3 million people this month.
The CCSA has also approved a fourth recall against Covid-19 for medical workers and people with underlying health conditions, according to CCSA spokesperson Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin.
As part of this plan, the Ministry of Public Health will provide walk-in vaccination services for people 12 years of age and older who have never received a vaccine, give boosters to fully vaccinated people and older people. patients and provide vaccines to children aged 5 to 12 on a voluntary basis. based.
As for the fourth booster injection for medical personnel and people with chronic illnesses, recipients of two doses of Sinovac and AstraZeneca as a third injection will receive either AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna as a fourth injection, with an interval of three months. .
Recipients of two doses of Sinovac and Pfizer as a third injection will receive Pfizer or Moderna as a fourth injection, with an interval of three months, according to the spokesperson.
Dr Taweesilp said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had approved plans to purchase 50,000 courses of the Covid-19 antiviral drug, Paxlovid, to increase the country’s supply of drugs against the virus.
The procurement plan, which will be executed by the Department of Medical Services, will be submitted to the cabinet for approval.
According to the January vaccine deployment plan, of the 9.3 million people expected to receive vaccines, 1 million are people aged 12 and over who have never received a single injection and 700,000 are workers. medical professionals and people with underlying health problems.
The remainder are 2.1 million who are expected to receive their second dose and 5.5 million who are expected to receive a third booster.
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