Children receive a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a vaccination centre at Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok on Saturday. The centre is open daily from 2pm to 4pm for students aged 12-18 years old who want a third vaccine shot. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
The Ministry of Public Health is ready to provide the first round of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to children aged five to 11 on Monday at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health.
Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, chief of the Department of Disease Control, said the department has set up guidance on administering the Pfizer vaccine to children in this age bracket. A support system has also been set up for any children who show strong side effects.
Dr Opas said healthy children should get the vaccine at school if possible; those who are not in…
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