“Anutin” held the final meeting of the National Vaccine Committee, the green light for the local government to buy influenza vaccines. Ready to tap on the establishment of a sub-committee on boosting immunity – accelerating the purchase of cancer vaccines
On August 31, 2023 at the Ministry of Public Health, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health gave an interview after chairing the 2nd/2023 National Vaccine Committee meeting that today was the last meeting as Minister of Public Health The meeting resolved as follows: 1. Set up a sub-committee to consider immunization promotion. according to the regulation of the Comptroller General’s Department and assigned the National Vaccine Institute And the Department of Disease Control is the coordinator of the implementation. However, details still need to be discussed. temporary shortage The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has accelerated procurement.
Mr. Anutin further said that for the question if Which local administration has enough capacity to take care of the people, will they give 100% quota for the purchase of vaccines or not? Let’s talk a little bit about this. Because it’s about the future. Now it’s a matter of decentralization in the nature of the policy as well. There is a local transfer of service. The Vaccine Institute also operates according to the policy. with the main consideration of the safety of the public
Dr. Thares Krasnairawiwong The Director-General of the Department of Disease Control said that in terms of influenza vaccines, it is normal for the government to provide injections to at-risk groups every year. The proportion of the NHSO is 3 species, about 4 million doses, a budget of 400 million baht, and the proportion of the Department of Disease Control. Which is a type of protection for 4 species, budget 10 million baht, but in the amount that has been provided, this is considered insufficient for other risk groups. who should be vaccinated Including the elderly with about 12 million people, children 6 months – 3 years old, and other chronic disease patients, so the available vaccines are considered not yet covered. That covers more groups of people because some areas may have risk groups other than the risk groups set, such as military camps, prisons, etc. As for concerns about the potential of local authorities, some areas are not equal. There may be ways to continue to manage. But in the beginning, we have basic vaccines for risk groups. It will start operating in fiscal year 2024, piloted in provinces near Bangkok first.
2023-08-31 07:57:00
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