A nurse prepares a Covid-19 vaccine shot in Samut Prakan province this month. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)
The Public Health Ministry wants this year to be the first in which people are given annual Covid-19 booster shots, similar to the seasonal flu vaccine.
Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek on Sunday said Thailand still needs to monitor Covid-19 infections as cases spiked twice last week due to the worldwide spread of XBB.1.16, a substrain of the Omicron variant.
Most of those who died during the period were from the so-called “608” at-risk group — which comprises people over 60 years old, those with underlying conditions and pregnant women.
The government urges people to get both flu and Covid-19 vaccines this…
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