A health worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s Centre for Covid-19Situation Administration (CCSA) has ap🅷proved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine forchildren aged 5-11.
CCSA spokesman Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on January 20 that thechildren will be inoculated with orange-cap formula vaccine fromPfizer-BioNTech.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11,which comes in a multiple-dose vial with orange cap and a label with orangeborder, has been approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration.
Three million doses ofPfizer COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in the kingdom on January 26 toinnoculate children aged 5 to 11. The vaccine is part of a 10-milliondose order made previously. After receiving the vaccine, the Thai Ministry of Healthwill take a few days to evaluate and test some samples as a safety precautionbefore starting the vaccination.
The vaccination programme forfive to 11-year-olds will get underway at the Queen Sirikit National Instituteof Child Health for children with underlying conditions such as asthma andobesity before moving to other hospitals. The ministry will work withthe Education Ministry to vaccinate all children with underlying healthconditions first.
The ministry has recorded anincreasing infection rate among students since the start of January. Infectionsare high among those aged 13-19 and at least one COVID-19 infected studentaged under 18 has died since November. So far, 4.5 million out of fivemillion teenagers aged 12-18 have received first shots and just over 4 millionhave got second jabs.
In a related news, the Thai Ministry ofHealth said that the country logged 8,640 new COVID-19 cas🍌es and 13 fatalities inthe past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections since the beginningof the pandemic to more than 2.3 million cases, with 22,000 deaths./.
The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has warned that Thailand risks long-term economic and social effects if the Government imposes another blockade due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
The Thai Cabinet has recently approved the allocation of 1.48 billion THB (about 45 million USD) from the central budget to fund programmes proposed by the Ministry of Commerce to reduce the cost of living over a period of three months, the Bangkok Post reported.
Thailand will resume the Test and Go scheme from February 1 and apply the programme to all countries and territories in the world instead of being limited to 63 countries and territories as before, according to the country’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
The forum, which involves global experts and creative leaders from across 14 cultural sectors, aims to expand Thailand’s presence on the world stage through innovation and cultural exchange.
In his article, Oscar Sanchez Serra highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on June 21, 1925, which marked the birth of Vietnam's revolutionary press rooted in a bold and far-sighted vision.
Several ASEAN meetings are scheduled to take place in Port Dickson this September, including the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the 15th ASEAN Maritime Forum, and the 13th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the urgent implementation of a national policy to crack down on all forms of call centre scams, online fraud, and illegal gambling, which are now considered threats to national security.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
A health worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
