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Dept issues reassurance about mRNA jabs’ safety

A man gets a Covid-19 vaccination at the Thai-Japanese Youth Centre in Din Daeng district, Bangkok. (File photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.

DDC director-general Tares Krassanairawiwong, said on Monday the government was committed to ensuring the safety and efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccines available in the country. 

Before the vaccines were rolled out, a committee had examined their effectiveness against new infections, as well as their impact on the rate of hospitalisation and deaths among those infected, he…

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