Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General, Department of Disease Control Commenting on the progress of the COVID 19 vaccine, COVID-19 It is a contact from person to person. Therefore, wearing a mask at a distance reduces the activity of meeting people. And reduce travel Therefore it is one way to cut the disease cycle And when there is a vaccine, it will help build immunity. But the process of adopting the COVID-19 vaccine has several steps. Both importing vaccines Registration Quality inspection, transportation, storage, injection guidelines for population Monitoring of adverse reactions and vaccine efficacy after injection.
This is because the vaccine introduces dead or weak germs into the body. May cause side effects Therefore must be done carefully So that the vaccine is effective and safe In foreign countries, some cases of side effects were found. Some died Which will be checked whether related to the vaccine or not. Ministry of Public Health Will collect information to notify you from time to time
As for the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand, the Academic Committee approved a three-phase operation, Phase 1 providing 2 million doses of the vaccine, divided into February 2 hundred thousand, March 8 hundred thousand and 1 million doses of April. By injecting 2 needles each about 4 weeks apart The goal is to reduce the severity of illness and death from COVID-19 in the most prevalent areas. The highest and strict control areas in 5 provinces are Samut Sakhon, Rayong, Chonburi, Chanthaburi and Trat.
The group to be injected first is Group of medical and public health personnel Both the public and private sectors, including the eight thousand volunteers, staff involved in disease control, 20,000 people and people with underlying diseases at risk of death such as severe chronic respiratory disease Cardiovascular disease Chronic kidney disease Stroke, cancer, diabetes and elderly groups 60 years and over, totaling 9 hundred thousand people, if there is a remainder, will be reserved in the event of a severe outbreak in the community to stop the epidemic
Phase 2 periodMay – June 2021 26 million doses are given to vulnerable groups nationwide, and the third phase from late 2021 to early 2022 will cover the general public as much as possible. Creating a familiar landscape in the community To cut the cycle of disease outbreaks
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization will be the importer and distribute to the hospitals under all levels. Public and private hospitals that participate in the project To provide comprehensive access to the public It will begin enrollment to investigate vaccine risk groups from late January to early February. Organize and rehearse the understanding of vaccination, transportation, storage and surveillance of post-vaccination adverse reactions.
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