“Now the new version of Pfizer’s vaccine Distributed to various healthcare facilities around the world, 3,500 million doses and approximately 40 million doses throughout Thailand since 2023, based on recommendations from each country’s public health system. Concerns about side effects from vaccines are not just about COVID-19 vaccines, but all vaccines have side effects. or various adverse reactions It depends on many factors and the disease the vaccine recipient has. Pfizer continues to follow up on this issue with the government. Because of various adverse symptoms It will be specified in the package insert. It is basic information for vaccine recipients and vaccine givers as well. It is considered an important process for vaccine research and development. Rest assured that the benefits outweigh the risks.”
Currently, many groups of people are still likely to be severely affected by COVID-19, including group 608, which refers to people aged 60 years and over and people with 7 chronic diseases, including respiratory disease. chronic cardiovascular disease chronic kidney disease Stroke, obesity, cancer, diabetes, including pregnant women. who are considered a high-risk group when infected with COVID-19 There will be a greater chance of severe symptoms requiring hospital admission or even death than normal people.
side Professor Dr. Sasisopin Kiattiburanakul infectious disease specialist from Ramathibodi Hospital and Vice President of the Infectious Diseases Association of Thailand said that COVID-19 will remain forever and is a disease that must be monitored. The latest situation during Songkran 2024 has seen an increase in people infected with COVID-19. Information on 1,000 patients admitted to hospital within 1 week, 200 cases of pneumonia, another 100 cases are patients who need to use a respirator and an average of 3-4 deaths per week. Excluding those who self-medicate at home through ATK testing, the situation is considered unreliable. The vaccine can prevent COVID-19 infection.
“I want to emphasize that group 608 is considered to be at high risk of contracting COVID-19 because once infected, there is a chance of being admitted to the hospital. and want to receive the vaccine But they must not be severely ill or have ever had an allergic reaction to the vaccine components. It has been confirmed by a doctor.”
