Dr Prasit Watanapa during his press conference on the effects of worldwide Covid-19 vaccination. (Screenshot from Mahidol University’s Facebook page)
Covid-19 vaccines are proving effective in reducing the number of new cases overseas, the dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital said on Tuesday.
Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean at Mahidol University, said about 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine had now been given to people in countries worldwide.
For example, vaccinations began in Britain on Dec 8 and 12.5% of its population had already been inoculated. The United States started on Dec 14 and 6.9% of its population had been vaccinated. In Israeli, about a third of the population had received a jab.
New Covid-19 cases were declining in the countries that had started giving vaccinations, Dr Prasit…
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