BANGKOK, 13 August 2009 (NNT) – Public Health Minister, Witthaya Kaewparadai, admitted that the nasal-spray vaccine against the A (H1N1) virus produced by Thailand was ineffective on people in 5 high-risk groups. Mr. Witthaya said the spray type of live-attenuated influenza A (H1N1) vaccine produced in Thailand could not effectively cover people with an allergy [...]
BANGKOK, 20 July 2009 (NNT) – Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) Tarisa Watanagase admitted that the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak had affected the 2009 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast despite improvements in most economic numbers. Ms Tarisa declared that the forecast of Thailand’s GDP in 2009 in terms of inflation, to be announced [...]
BANGKOK, July 4 (TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed Saturday that one more fatality has occurred from influenza A(H1N1), raising the country’s death toll from the new virus strain to seven. Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodhi said the seventh victim was a 37 year-old woman from Ratchaburi who died on Friday [...]
BANGKOK, 11 June 2009 (NNT) – An additional 30 people in Thailand have been pronounced infected with the Influenza A (H1N1) today, causing the total number of confirmed cases to skyrocket to 46. On top of yesterday’s total of 16 cases of the A (H1N1) infection, Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai announced that 30 more [...]
BANGKOK, May 30 (TNA) — A 52-year-old Thai woman who returned earlier this week from the US and Canada has been found to have contracted the potentially-lethal influenza A (H1N1) virus, according to Dr. Praj Boonyawongvirot, Permanent Secretary for Public Health. Dr. Praj said the victim went to the U.S. and Canada with her [...]
