Thailand offers COVID-19 booster shots

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Bangkok (VNA) - The Institute of Dermatology of Thailand is offering a COVID-19 vaccination service using the Gen2-Bivalent Pfizer vaccine at its headquarters on Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok Post reported.

The service is available for Thai citizens, expats and migrant workers aged 12 years and above. This is a booster shot for those who received their latest vaccine dose over 4 months ago.

The service is available from April 5–8 and April 10–11, from 9am–3pm, or until further notice.

Pfizer’s new bivalent vaccines (grey cap) and the former Pfizer vaccines are available for people aged over 12, while the orange-capped Pfizer will be provided to children aged 5–11.

AstraZeneca vaccines are also available for those above 18 years old.

Advance bookings can be arranged online via https://covid19.iod.go.th/vaccine at least one day prior.

The Department of Disease Control, under Thai Public Health Ministry, reported that between March 26 and April 1 the country recorded 167 new COVID-19 cases or 24 cases a day on average.

The number of weekly deaths fell to three cases, the department said, adding that there were also 30 patients with lung infections and 21 cases who required oxygen supplements./.