Jab under-5s to prevent deaths in healthy toddlers, says top Thai virologist; daily cases hovering above 13,000 on Tuesday (April 26)

Leading Thai virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan. - The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK, April 26 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Children under 5 who catch Covid-19 are at higher risk of developing severe symptoms leading to death than older children and adults, leading Thai virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan said on Tuesday.

“Since January the Public Health Ministry has recorded 51 deaths in children due to Covid-19. Of them, 39 are under 5 years old,” Yong wrote on Facebook.