Speed up vaccination of children to flatten Thailand’s rising Covid curve, says medical expert; daily cases above 22,000 now


Thailand's top virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan has urged the government to accelerate vaccination of children to combat Thailand’s rising wave of Covid-19. - The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK, Feb 28 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand's top virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan has urged the government to accelerate vaccination of children to combat Thailand’s rising wave of Covid-19.

"Children can spread Covid-19 to family members even though most kids develop no or only mild symptoms after infection," Yong wrote on Facebook on Sunday.

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