No let up in jabs despite downgrade

No let up in jabs despite downgrade

Kids still important while stocks stay

The federal government is still pressing ahead with its vaccine drive despite Covid-19’s pending downgrade in status to “communicable disease under surveillance” from Sunday.

Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul the other day said the government has set clear suggestions for monitoring, therapy and vaccination, following the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) revokes the crisis decree.

The state of emergency imposed to deal with the particular pandemic will be lifted on Sunday as well as the CCSA disbanded. Instead of the CCSA chaired by the prime ressortchef (umgangssprachlich), the public health minister will oversee condition control efforts underneath the Communicable Disease Behave.

The federal government still has a stockpile of Covid-19 vaccines to administer to people, Microsoft Traisuree said. Microsoft Traisuree said kids aged six plus above can still get the vaccine at hospitals free of charge.

After the virus is usually downgraded, the sub-committee for immunity advertising against diseases will give you advice for vaccination and vaccine recipients will be closely supervised by experts to ensure they do not suffer side-effects.

Ms Traisuree said the federal government has set aside a minimum of seven million doses for use next month. Of that overall, at least 5 mil doses will go in order to adults, while 500, 000 doses have been earmarked for young people between the ages of 12 and 17, a million doses to get children between 5 and 11, plus 500, 000 designed for children aged six months to four many years. A further 40, 1000 doses of the Long-Acting Antibody (LAAB) medication will be given to those with poor immune systems.

The provincial communicable illness committees and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration works with tambon management organisations, the Interior Ministry and state firms to vaccinate the six months to four years old group.

Meanwhile, a survey by the Wellness Department has discovered most people agree that will preventive measures against Covid-19 are still necessary to control the transmission regardless of the easing of public health measures.

Dr Ekachai Piensriwatchara, spokesman plus deputy director-general of the Health Department, released the results of a study, conducted from September 1–19, showing that people have begun shed their guard contrary to the virus.

However , despite these types of small lapses in safety standards, particularly facemask wearing and handwashing, most people still believe that such measures are necessary and have said they are going to keep adhering to enhanced hygiene standards for some time to come.