BANGKOK, Feb 4 (TNA) – Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit disclosed that the number of high risk group members having received the (A)H1N1 flu vaccine was less than ten per cent of the two-million-dose target for the first 20 days of the national vaccination programme. The public health ministry plans to give free A(H1N1) flu [...]
BANGKOK, Feb 2 (TNA) – Thailand Ministry of Public Health has initially concluded that recent fetal deaths are not linked to the anti A(H1N1) flu vaccinations of their mothers, earlier considered a possibility. In the first case of a pregnant woman at Bangkok’s Vajira Hospital, the fetal death occurred five days after its mother received [...]
BANGKOK, 14 January 2010 (NNT) – People are once again reminded to prevent themselves against the Influenza A (H1N1) after more spread of the influenza has been found in many rural areas while H1N1 risk groups are advised to receive vaccination. According to the Disease Control Department Director-General, MD Manit Teeratantikanont, people should not be [...]
BANGKOK, 21 November 2009 (NNT) – The Department of Health and Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) have launched the “3Es” campaign against the second wave of influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. The 3Es campaign, standing for Eating proportionately, Exercising, and Emotional control, is aimed at combating the new flu and other diseases in winter. Health Department [...]
BANGKOK, 17 November 2009 (NNT) – The influenza A (H1N1) outbreak is severer overseas, especially in Russia and Ukraine, says a public health expert. According to Chairperson of the subcommittee on medical and public health strategies, MD Prasert Thongcharoen, lab results confirm that the virus is less active since October. It has been reported earlier [...]
BANGKOK, 28 September 2009 (NNT) – The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has reported progress on the H1N1 vaccine research and has confirmed to conduct vaccine trials with humans by 9 October 2009. According to GPO Chairperson MD Vichai Chokewiwat, the vaccine study is proceeding well. The researchers are currently waiting for the result of immunity [...]
BANGKOK, Sept 3 (TNA) – A Ministry of Public Health subcommittee on the strategy to prevent and control Influenza Type A(H1N1) is setting up four subcommittees to address the impact of the virus, according to Paijit Varachit, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Public Health. Prevention and control subcommittee chair Paijit told reporters after meeting representatives of [...]
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Aug 20 (TNA) – Thailand’s northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima on Thursday recorded its first fatality from Influenza Type A(H1N1) in a pregnant woman, while six other patients remain under close medical surveillance with critical condition. The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed 14 new Influenza Type A (H1N1) fatalities from August [...]
BANGKOK, 18 August 2009 (NNT) – Deputy Public Health Minister, Manit Nop-amornbodi, has expressed the ministry’s readiness to deal with the 2nd phase of the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak expected to take place in late August this year. Mr. Manit said the ministry had prepared measures to deal with another round of swine flu outbreak [...]
BANGKOK, Aug 9 (TNA) — Noting that the numbers of fatalities from Influenza Type A (H1N1) virus has risen in almost every country worldwide, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday provided five indicators to the Thai public as self-protection guidelines as to whether they should go and see doctors in order to protect themselves from [...]
