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Director General of the Department of Disease Control Revealing cases of blood clots from the Astra vaccine actually occurring, but only 5-42 days after injection. More than 20 million people in Thailand have injected the vaccine. The last dose was in March 2023. There were reports of 23 cases, but 7 cases were considered real and 2 deaths. Thailand’s vaccination plan is based on the World Health Organization. Currently not allocated for free Must wait to be pushed into the benefits package
On May 2 Dr. Thongchai Keeratihatthayakorn Director General of the Department of Disease Control Discusses the case of side effects after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Viral vector type of AstraZeneca Company who found blood clots Until causing death, that is the matter of side effects from the Astra vaccine. It’s a worldwide thing. Including Thailand has already been aware of this. But in the past we have There is a committee considering the matter of vaccinating appropriate groups.
However, if we go back to the time when the vaccine was introduced. All vaccines imported for use in Thailand are Use in emergencies (Emergency Use) to prevent disease outbreaks. The first vaccine used was Sinovac’s inactivated vaccine, while foreign countries, especially European countries, do not accept the vaccine. Only those who have received the Astra vaccine will be allowed. Only those who can enter the country can enter the country. As for the mRNA vaccine, it has not yet been produced for use.
Blood clots from the COVID-Astra vaccine occur 5-42 days after injection.
“Thailand has administered 48 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, with 1 person receiving 2 doses, so there are approximately 20 million vaccine recipients, with the last dose administered in March 2023. While blood clots after the Astra vaccination It occurs only 5-42 days after vaccination. If thrombosis occurs after that, It is unlikely that the symptoms are caused by the vaccine. Therefore, we ask people who have received the Astra vaccine not to be worried. Such conditions after vaccination can occur all over the world. In the part of Thailand There were reports of 23 people who developed blood clots after receiving the Astra vaccine, but the subcommittee considering adverse events in the principles of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine considered and found that there were patients with blood clots that were considered to be Seven cases were caused by the vaccine, of which two died,” Dr. Thongchai said.
Currently, the COVID vaccine is not an emergency. No free allocation
Director General of the Department of Disease Control Mentioning the COVID-19 vaccination plan in Thailand, the COVID-19 vaccination operation is being carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization. By the previous period It was carried out under a state of emergency at which time COVID-19 was declared a dangerous infectious disease that required surveillance. Procurement of vaccines is therefore made using the national budget and is given to the public for free in order to stop the spread of the disease. However, now As for COVID-19 in Thailand, it has been canceled as a dangerous contagious disease. In addition, vaccination against such diseases is not included in the benefit package. Therefore, it was not allocated for free to the people. But it is under consideration. that there will be an injection given to groups that are necessary Is it possible? Medical personnel, at-risk groups, and the poor, in a voluntary manner Because I want to know about the elderly who are at risk group. There is also information found Elderly people who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine are among the most likely to die.
“The vaccines previously used in Thailand were Emergency Use. The government had to procure and inject them for the people. But now the situation has resolved, COVID-19 is no longer a dangerous contagious disease. The use of the vaccine must be in the form of a vaccine under normal conditions, that is, it must be a vaccine that has gone through a process of studying the benefits, disadvantages, and various effects and has been applied for permission to register for use. with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Currently, there is only one vaccine that is registered for normal use in Thailand, which is Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine. Therefore, if the vaccine is to be included in the benefits package, it must have information. various and import according to the steps In this matter, the National Vaccine Institute will take the information and push forward,” Dr. Thongchai said.
When asked about previous news reports that the mRNA vaccine had an effect on changes in cells in the body, Dr. Thongchai said that the vaccine that had been imported was previously used. Being used under emergency conditions has effects and side effects. This one will have a lot of effects in America.
