The administering of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for students ages 12-18 is ongoing, having kicked off simultaneously in selected provinces earlier this week. Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday observed the vaccination drive for school children at Surasak Montree School in Bangkok.
Minister Anutin asserted there were enough vaccines for students and the inoculation drive is being accelerated so it would complete by the new school term in November. He expressed his thanks to parents who gave their consent for the children’s vaccination, saying the benefits of getting vaccinated far outweigh any gains to be had from remaining unvaccinated. About 3.8 million students have registered for the vaccination, and confidence needed to be fostered among the parents of the remaining 1 million students who have yet to be given consent.
The central hospital of each province and provincial public health offices have been tasked with dispatching personnel to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to students at their schools.
Education Minister Treenuch Thienthong spoke of the upcoming school term, to commence in November, explaining that the disease situation will be evaluated at the ministerial level in tandem with discussions between each school and its respective provincial authority. She said the Ministry of Education has laid down an incident action plan to accommodate instances of the COVID-19 spread.
As of Wednesday, 2,492 students at Surasak Montree school received consent for vaccination. Most expressed the belief that the vaccine can keep them safer from the virus, and no significant side effects have yet to be observed among the vaccine recipients. (NNT)
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