Department of Disease Control opens vaccination guidelines “Stimulation needle” 3 groups of individuals, check the formula, who should inject AstraZeneca-Pfizer
Many people are beginning to look for ways to reserve rights to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine or a third dose after 2 injections, both dead (Sinovac Sino Farm) and viral vectors. (AstraZeneca), which is the vaccine that Thai people have the most at the moment.
However, not everyone can get the booster vaccine. Because there are still terms and conditions that must be known and used for consideration before deciding to get a booster shot. Whether it is someone who has been infected with COVID-19 before or has been cured.
“Prachachat Business” summarizes the guidelines for vaccination against COVID-19 for 3 groups of people (data from the Department of Disease Control, 26 Oct. 2021) as follows.
1. A group of people who have never been vaccinated against COVID-19 before.
2. A group of people who have received 1 dose of vaccination.
3. The group received 2 doses of vaccination.
Open the information. Thai people inject 3 needles, accumulate 2.2 million people.
COVID-19 Information Center Report on the results of the COVID-19 vaccination in Thailand on October 26, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., found that the cumulative number of people who received the vaccine (From February 28, 2021), a total of 72,049,529 doses, classified as
- 40,717,544 people who received the first dose of vaccine: 56.5% of the population.
- 29,115,651 cumulative 2nd dose vaccination recipients: accounted for 40.4% of the population.
- 2,216,334 cumulative 3rd dose vaccination recipients: accounting for 3.1% of the population.
For the population who received the 3rd dose vaccination classified by target group Sorted from the group that received the most vaccines include:
- general public 3rd dose vaccination at most 1,004,686 doses
- Medical and public health personnel 685,867 doses
- Outpost officer 251,848 doses
- People with chronic diseases 7 disease groups 144,661 doses
- Village Public Health Volunteer 100,613 doses
- People aged 60 and over 55,053 doses
- Student/student age 12-17 years 606 doses
Check the vaccination formula.
Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, MD. Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (18 Oct.) revealed that the vaccination shot that If 2 shots of the inactivated vaccine will boost the dose with the AstraZeneca vaccine If injecting the 1st needle is a lethal infection and the 2nd needle is AstraZeneca. (Third injection with Pfizer vaccine
While Air Chief Marshal Anuttara Chittinan, president of the Royal College of Physicians, posted on Facebook (Oct 19) about the recommendations for the third dose of vaccination, with some messages stating The current 3rd dose immunization data has been studied in a small number of populations and is a short-term study.
Initial safety report There was no difference between the adverse reactions from the 3rd dose booster and the second dose for the second dose. Therefore, recommendations for the use of the 3rd dose booster vaccine are based on preliminary positive and negative data.
The acceptance of the 3rd booster vaccine is therefore the right of the recipient. Considering the beneficial effects of immunostimulation against delta virus strains with increased adverse reactions from different vaccines.
Recommendations for vaccination of 3 groups of people
- For people who have never been vaccinated before (Group 1) and those who have received 1 dose of vaccine (Group 2), only 1 booster should be given.
- The group who had completed 2 injections (Group 3) did not need to inject and encourage them to wait.
- The booster vaccine should be AstraZeneca or Pfizer.
- Vaccination can be given 1 month after infection.
- Everyone should receive a triple booster vaccine, whether it’s 2 astraZeneca or a cross-injector. But not soon, because we have to look at the timing first. which requires further study
