From the statistics of child deaths of the Ministry of Health since the beginning of 2022, 51 children died. The doctor pointed out that even the numbers look small. But very worrisome?… By looking into the loss numbers, it was found that 19 children under 5 years of age with congenital disease and up to 10 healthy children died in this healthy child. not acceptable and can’t take it And at present, Thailand does not have a vaccine for this group of children. …while in many countries Start vaccinating young children. who are aged 3 years and over, a large number. In addition, the trend of producing new vaccines match the species This is not expected at the moment. compared to the smaller investment to improve drug efficacy specific to the patient that is likely to be more
Prof.Dr. Yong Phuworawan Head of the Specialized Center in Clinical Virology, Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted a message via Facebook Yong Poovorawan on April 26, stating that
Covid-19 in children. The importance of the disease. with protection The severity of covid-19 in children
In children, the severity of the disease will be less than those who are older especially the elderly like the flu child violence They are often young children, especially younger than 5 years.
after the outbreak Omicron species Since the beginning of January Basic information of Ministry of Health Of the 51 children, 39 were less than 5 years old, and only 12 were 5 years old and over. Of these, normal children had no underlying disease. and most of the deaths will be a small child (although less than children with congenital disease at the preliminary report Of the 29 young children younger than 5 years old, 19 had underlying disease, 10 were healthy children).
When looking at the mortality rate, it was found that In children over 5 years of age, the mortality rate is one in ten thousand. Compared to 0-4 year olds, the morbidity rate among normal children without underlying disease is 3 out of ten thousand and children with underlying disease are around 5 in ten thousand with covid-19.
Even looking at the sick numbers and death in children there will be a small number But if a normal child dies, it is generally not acceptable, for example dengue fever, the morbidity and mortality rate is not as high as covid-19 in children. will be a healthy child before Occurring relatively quickly, and therefore generally unacceptable. and can’t take it
covid-19 in children, if you look at the statistics will see the importance of children who are less than 5 years old, have a normal child with good health Having to die from Covid 19, it is necessary to pay great attention to Such children in Thailand Currently there is no vaccine given in this group of children to reduce the severity of the disease
Vaccines in many countries are administered from the age of 3 years in large numbers. especially in China accepted will be a lethal vaccine be safe and published in the journal Lancet.
The decision to introduce vaccines to children 3 – 5 years old in Thailand It also depends on many departments. child though will be infected with covid less violent than adults or the elderly But the importance is more because if born in a normal child Unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable. We value children’s lives. So everyone must help each other. protect the lovely lifeof children, especially children under 5 years of age
In addition to worrying about the younger siblings In the situation of the epidemic of Covid-19 to the loss Prof. Yong Phuworawan also posted about the trend of vaccine development. and drug development in this regard, on April 27, 2022 that
There is no new strain specific vaccine for COVID-19 yet. But the trend of drug development is increasing. The current covid 19 vaccine is accepted. can reduce the severity of the disease
Developing a vaccine takes a long time. In normal times… maximum safety is taken into account. The vaccine will be given to healthy, normal people. If severe side effects are unacceptable
in an emergency severe epidemic Rapid vaccine development, haste to overcome the epidemic violent And it is used in emergencies when the disease has calmed or reduced the severity. Vaccine development takes into account to more safety
Vaccine Efficacy Studies It will take tens of thousands of volunteers. giving and not vaccinating compare opposite of development Medicines to treat patients The patient has symptoms already suffering drug efficacy studies specific to the patient Not many patients in comparison It will be in the hundreds or thousands only. Clinical studies will invest much less
The likelihood of COVID-19 getting a new vaccine match the species or better performance, specificity, so it doesn’t happen at this time. Because doing phase 3 requires a lot of healthy volunteers, it’s a very high investment. and the disease tends to be less severe, so there is a tendency to turn to drug development more
Thailand developed our own flu vaccine. Since the 2009 influenza epidemic to the present. There is still no Thai national flu vaccine that has been used.
In addition, Backbone MCOT has visited CVC’s Facebook page in the middle of Bang Sue. or is it the central vaccination center in Bang Sue who posted information indicating that today (Thursday, April 28, 2022) at 9:00 am, Bang Sue Central Vaccination Center Open for registration Vaccination of the 3rd and 4th booster Pfizer vaccine via a mobile phone network.
to facilitate to the people and reducing the process, reducing the waiting time # increase speed on the day of service on the appointment date # Direct to the vaccination point
Needle 3
+ For those aged 18 years and over who have received the second dose for at least 90 days
+ For people aged 12-18 years who have received the second dose for at least 120 days
4th needle
+ For those aged 18 years and over who have received the 3rd dose for at least 120 days
Thai / foreigner / foreigner (book an injection queue via mobile phone network)
1. AIS can register at the website www.ais.th/vaccine
2. TRUE register at USSD system press *707# call or website https://vaccine.trueid.net
3. DTAC can register at dtac app and website https://app.dtac.co.th/vaccine/index.html
4. NT can register at National Telecommunications Plc. https://covid19vaccine.ntplc.co.th/CVC/home
note
1. Injection formula and stimulation needle distance according to the announcement Ministry of Health
2. On the day of service can choose vaccination
+ Enter the muscle layer at full dosage
+ half dose muscle
+ can be injected into the skin
3. Book an injection appointment for both Thai / foreigner / foreigner
4. “The Same Person Bang Sue” The center has gradually made an appointment automatically.
You can check the appointment date. You can get it yourself through the “Vaccine Bang Sue” application.
Android
https://bit.ly/3wJYsiB
and get service according to the date and time of the appointment in the app or after the appointment
5. Those who are not convenient to reserve the queue Through the mobile phone network, you can walk in to receive vaccination services. without having to reserve the queue in advance as usual
But will add steps.. waiting for registration which will have a waiting period more than pre-booking and came on the next day
Reference and thanks for information from:
Facebook: Yong Poovorawan (Prof. Dr. Yong Poovorawan)
https://www.facebook.com/yong.poovorawan
Facebook CVC Bang Sue (Central Bang Sue Vaccination Center)
https://www.facebook.com/CentralVaccinationCenter