Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health (Public Health) was assigned by Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health. He chaired the meeting of the National Committee for Communicable Diseases No. 10/2022, stating that there are now reports of polio patients. causing acute muscle weakness in many countries After not finding patients with this disease for many years that the Ministry of Public Health is closely monitoring the situation Because it is a communicable disease that must be observed for the number 21 according to the Communicable Diseases Act BE 2558
Thirty cases of natural polio have been reported in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mozambique and 577 cases of mutant polio in 22 countries, including Indonesia, where four cases have been reported. Although Thailand has not had a polio case for more than 25 years, the last case was in 1997.
from today’s meeting Three issues were considered and approved as follows:
1. Proposed measures to accelerate the implementation of Thailand’s readiness When there is a risk of polio outbreaks abroad to all provinces to accelerate vaccination coverage of children public relations injection Assess risks, test plans, promote vaccination campaigns in risk areas. and pushing agencies involved in vaccine procurement procurement of IPV vaccines
2. Appointment of a subcommittee to promote polio eradication. nationwide measles and rubella elimination to strengthen polio eradication operations in Thailand. Including the elimination of measles and rubella. and must continually guide the measures
3. Approval of the waiver of the collection of costs in the issuance of an immunization certificate In case of COVID-19 in electronic format from 1 Jan. to 31 Dec. ’23
In addition, the meeting also noted the summary of the COVID-19 vaccine results. and the results of the meeting of the subcommittee on immunization In Thailand, 145.3 million doses of COVID-19 were vaccinated, 57.5 million received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for 82.6%, 53, 9 million received the vaccine, or 77.6%, and 33.8 million doses were injected. immunization service (LAAB) for more than 19,000 people, while 49,000 people were vaccinated for children aged 6 months to 4 years.
While the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Immunization Subcommittee meeting on 9 December 2022 advised the target groups to receive booster vaccination. Get vaccinated at the specified time using the currently available vaccines also useful for preventing and reducing the severity of the disease Can be used to stimulate the immune system well Can fight the Omicron BA.5 and BA.2.75 epidemic strains No need to wait the bivalent mRNA vaccine because this time the epidemic situation is increasing.
This stressed that all provincial public health bureaus Establish major vaccination units in all provinces and districts (COVID-19 Vaccination Center) that people can access easily and comprehensively. along with advertising the public to know the location and opening hours
Dr. Opas said that for the current situation Thailand has found COVID-19 patients increase in many provinces Especially the tourist provinces which have a large number of Thai and foreign tourists gathering business. along with Thailand entering winter The virus survives longer in the environment. and spread the infection more easily
However, in the last week COVID-19 patients with pneumonia and more tracheal intubation but still at a level that the public health system can deal with As for the deaths, it was a group of 608 (elderly people over 60, patients with chronic diseases, and pregnant women) up to 97% of all were not vaccinated. I have not received a stimulus needle or booster for more than 3 months
Ministry of Public Health Therefore, there is a policy to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for risk groups, at least 4 injections per person, with the aim of each province vaccinating a total of 2 million doses by the end of December . 65 to reduce serious illness and death by providing vaccination units both in the hospital and a proactive vaccination unit outside the hospital
For groups with low immunity problems or receiving immunosuppressant drugs can inject LAAB in a government hospital near your home that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has registered to prevent infection And used as an adjunct to treatment in patients who have been infected for a little’
Dr. Opas continued to do so in the year 65 after easing the measures Thailand has more than 10 million foreign tourists visiting Thailand, showing that Thailand is a popular destination. And he gained confidence in medicine and public health. The Ministry of Public Health has used the concept of health for wealth to help develop the country. One of them is the Medical Hub policy which aims to make Thailand a center for the global medical industry. and health tourism help generate income for the country in another way
By InfoQuest News Agency (Dec. 21 ’22)
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