Thailand health officials target seniors with half-dose of mRNA vaccine as booster; daily Covid-19 cases still almost 20,000


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BANGKOK, March 15 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand's Public Health Ministry on Tuesday approved half-dose mRNA Covid-19 vaccines as the third shot in a bid to encourage more people, especially the elderly and those with chronic conditions, to get a booster.

Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit, the ministry’s permanent secretary, said recent figures show that most Covid-19 deaths were of the elderly, yet many were reluctant to get an mRNA booster because they feared side effects.

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