DDC director-general Opas Karnkawinpong. - The Nation Thailand/ANN
BANGKOK, April 17 (the Nation Thailand/ANN): Covid-19 booster shots will be given to 12 to 17-year-olds when schools reopen next month, Thailand's Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Sunday.
DDC director-general Opas Karnkawinpong said 7th to 12th graders with no underlying or chronic conditions will receive a Pfizer jab, so they are protected once they start attending school. The new school year starts on May 15.
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