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Top virologist says vaccine boosters will be needed to maintain Covid protection

After a 20% drop in new infections reported yesterday by the CCSA, Thailand has today recorded 1,443 cases.

4 more deaths have also been recorded. 55 people are now on ventilators under state care. The government claims there are 10,000 ventilators available. 666,210 people in Thailand have now received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine. Only 2 of today’s reported cases were imported.

Here are the provincial totals reported today by the CCSA…

In other news…

• Dr. Yong Poovorawan, the virologist from Chulalongkorn University, says it’s likely that people vaccinated against Covid-19 will still require boosters in order to remain protected. He shared his views after a study of recovered patients showed that their immunity to the virus started to drop between 3 and 6 months after infection.

“It is highly likely that a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be needed and…

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