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‘Covid-19’ Samut Sakhon, 25 deaths, Pfizer group 608 injections started

August 19, 2021


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COVID-19 situation in Samut Sakhon province, 25 deaths found Definitely get a 3rd booster, but it’s a different type.

On August 19, 1964, the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic Samut Sakhon Province The Samut Sakhon Provincial Public Health Office reported that as of 24.00 hours on 18 August 64, 1,739 new cases were found, categorized as 31 from active search and those who came from admission. Another 1,708 hospital examinations, including 1,627 people in Samut Sakhon, the remaining 81 people outside the province. A total of 78,147 infected people, 50,327 have recovered and returned home, 27,458 are undergoing treatment. and 25 daily deaths, totaling 362 deaths.

Mr. Weerasak Wichit Saengsri Governor of Samut Sakhon Province also clarified the management of the Pfizer vaccine. in the part that Samut Sakhon has been allocated As for frontline personnel who are doctors, nurses and public health Has been allocated to a total of about 5,000 people who were eligible for Pfizer vaccination. Other checkpoint personnel At work in the field of COVID-19, everyone will be fully vaccinated and will receive a third booster. But it must be a vaccine other than Pfizer.

In addition, a separate Pfizer vaccination for vulnerable groups (608) included Samut Sakhon province has received 10,000 doses and has started injections. and since on August 17, The injection will be given to the elderly 60 years and older, and vulnerable groups with 7 chronic diseases aged 12 years and over, pregnant women 3 months and older, and those weighing 100 kg or more. The provincial public health office aims to complete the injections for this group by August. or until the vaccine runs out while those who come to receive vaccination services as scheduled During this period, you can choose which type of vaccination. And what kind of injection is it? Cross vaccination with Sinovac and AstraZeneca. or injecting either There are three types of vaccines available: Sinovac 2, AstraZeneca 2, or Pfizer 2, but if one of these vaccines is exhausted, only the remaining vaccinations will be selected. And most of the people who came to the service during this period would choose to vaccinate Pfizer. Both by self-determination and the offspring told to choose injections because they are confident that they are safer than other vaccines.

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