Nurses vaccinate elderly people against Covid-19 on their row bus in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan last year. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)
The Department of Disease Control has urged more than 2 million elderly people to get Covid-19 shots before the Songkran festival as infections may soar during the festive period when families reunite across the nation.
Dr Sophon Iamsirithavorn, the department’s deputy chief, said on Friday that the department has voiced strong concern that 2.17 million senior citizens still have not received any Covid-19 vaccines, meaning their health could be jeopardised if they get infected.
“Getting vaccinated can save their lives and certainly minimise any severe symptoms if they catch Covid,” he said, citing statistics that show that two doses plus a booster means they are 41…
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