Ministry of Public Health reveals that there are 13 provinces to keep an eye on. More than 100 new coronavirus cases found per day, reiterating that vaccines are safe Only 4 people died. Speed up to complete 100 million doses by the month of November.
Today (19 November 2021) at the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation Press Conference, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Province, Dr. Chawetsan Namwat, Director of the Emergency Disease and Health Disaster Control Division, Department of Disease Control, together with Dr. Ekachai Pian Sriwatara spokesperson for the Department of Health Join the press conference on the situation of COVID-19 and vaccinations.
Dr. Chawetsan said that the situationcovid 19 Today, 7,655 people have recovered, 6,855 new cases, and 55 deaths, with the number of deaths below 100 more than two weeks ago. down as well
There were 13 provinces that require intense surveillance as more than 100 cases were reported, including Songkhla, Trang, Surat Thani, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Khon Kaen, Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Kanchanaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan.
for injectioncovid 19 vaccine achieve the goal of 100 million doses by the end of November Has accelerated the Communicable Disease Committee / Bangkok. Implemented 3 measures, namely 1) for community agencies various local survey people who have not been vaccinated to be injected thoroughly 2) Provide service units, hospitals to facilitate those who receive injections. 3) Provide relevant people with accurate information about vaccines. In addition, he emphasized on vaccination in tourism pilot areas to ensure safety for people and travelers in the area so that the country can quickly return to driving the economy and people to lead a normal life as soon as possible.
“I reiterate that the vaccine is very safe. and in all areas the vaccination system is ready Ask the public to be reassured, such as severe allergic reactions. There will be an opportunity to occur during the first 30 minutes, therefore requiring rest to observe symptoms before returning. with surveillance through the AEFI system which from the consideration of the expert panel It found that almost all deaths after vaccination were not caused by vaccines. The cause of death from the vaccine was only 4 cases. As for the pain, muscle pain, headache that occurs in 7 days, most of them disappear on their own. Even myocarditis has been reported in some school children. It is a lower rate than foreign countries. however Please avoid strenuous exercise after the injection,” said Dr. Chawetsan.
However Overview of COVID-19 vaccinations from February 28 – November 18, 2021, accumulated 87,654,904 doses, 46,248,417 1st injection, 38,421,936 2nd needle and 2,984,551 3rd dose.
On the side of Dr. Ekachai Piansrivatchara spokesperson for the Department of Health Discussing advances in preventing COVID-19 in pregnant women and infants. From April 1 to November 12, there were 5,516 cases of pregnant women, mostly in Bangkok, the perimeter and the south, of which 3,127 were born. accounted for 53 percent, most of them had caesarean sections Of the 238 stillborn babies, most were infected through direct contact after birth. accounted for 7%, with 102 maternal deaths and 51 infants following maternal deaths.
Vaccination in pregnant women The first dose was 86,602, representing 30.8%, 66,784 second needle and 1,009 third needle. pregnant womenMore than 92 percent of those infected were not vaccinated. No deaths were found in pregnant women who received 2 doses of vaccine but had mild illness.
After that, 281,500 pregnant women are targeted to be vaccinated, which now requires 69.2 percent of the population to be vaccinated to reduce the rate of serious morbidity and mortality. including family members in order to prevent acquiring and spreading infection
for the proactive action of accelerating the vaccination against COVID-19pregnant womenIn the event that the injection is not voluntary will ask to inject the family members to complete first At the same time, the vaccine will cover 70% of all pregnancies in the area. by providing ONE STOP SERVICE in antenatal clinics in cases that have never been vaccinated before And when giving birth, vaccinations will be given before going home. At the same time will support the media. to promote communication COVID vaccination campaign for pregnant women by focusing on public relations to educate about the benefits and various adverse reactions
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