Ministry of Public Health revealed that the subcommittee on the promotion of disease. It was resolved that boys aged 12-16 years were injected.Pfizer vaccineThe second needle is voluntary. according to the wishes of parents and children Myocardial infarction is rare, treatable, and recovers quickly.
Today (20 October 2021), Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control Announcement after the meeting of the Immunization Subcommittee in case of injectionPfizer vaccine 2 needles in boys aged 12-16 years that in the past there were concerns about myocardial infarction in boys aged 12-16 years, so only 1 injection was given and invited specialists both an infectious disease pediatrician and a cardiologist Let’s review the pediatric Pfizer vaccination, which has been administered in over 100 million doses worldwide. The 3R conclusions are:
- Real Myocarditis actually occurs. Most occur in the second dose in boys aged 12-16 years.
- Rare can happen very rarely at a level of a few cases per million people It is most common at about 6 hundred thousand people, which is less than pediatric COVID-19 that causes total body inflammation (MIS-C), including myocarditis and
- Recovery Myocardial infarction is characterized by chest pain, easy fatigue, mild and can resolve on its own. There are very few cases where the symptoms are so severe that they need to be hospitalized. And around the world, one vaccine-related death has been reported, while recovery is as fast as 90%.
“The meeting resolved that it could injectPfizer vaccine 2nd dose in boys aged 12-16 years old on a voluntary basis It depends on the wishes of parents and students. and not to be a requirement for admission The Ministry of Public Health will communicate information on both benefits and side effects. Emphasize on parents to monitor symptoms and communicate to the vaccination service unit to understand and act the same,” said Dr. Opas.
“Anutin” reiterates that children aged 12-17 have the right to receive the Pfizer vaccine!
while Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Interviewed about the COVID-19 vaccination in students that now they can be vaccinated as expected. “Doctor is ready” More than 2 million injections are ready for the semester opening this November.
However, from past injections, no serious and dangerous side effects were found. Therefore, parents are asked to bring their children to be vaccinated. Because it will create confidence for both the child, the teacher and the people close to the child in the opening of the school. as well as helping to prevent both infection and transmission Because if not vaccinated When going to school, children may be infected outside the home. and bring it back to spread to the family
“It is more beneficial to be vaccinated than not vaccinated. Help keep yourself safe and protect others. Thai society lives together as a large family. If everyone was vaccinated Chances of getting infected and infecting each other will be less,” said Mr. Anutin.
In the case of children aged 12-17 years outside the education system, it was found that some of them were unable to receive vaccination. assigned to Dr. Kiattipoom Wongrachit, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health Meeting of the Center for Emergency Operations for Medicine and Public Health to assign hospitals and vaccination services Administer to children 12 years of age and older, not classified as formal or non-formal children. But based on the age of 12-17 years, everyone is entitled to voluntary vaccination. In the non-educational group, medical institutions are open for registration with the consent of parents.
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