40-year-old smallpox vaccines can still fight monkeypox: ministry
MONDAY, AUGUST 01, 2022
The smallpox vaccines in storage with the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) are still valid and can be used if there is a monkeypox outbreak, the Public Health Ministry said.
Defence Ministry on the alert for Covid-19, monkeypox
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022
The Defence Ministry has trained its sights on tackling Covid-19 and monkeypox during the current long holiday and is ready to set up field hospitals if the number of coronavirus patients shoots up.
Thailand says 40-year-old vaccine safe to use against monkeypox
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022
Half a million doses of smallpox vaccine that have been in cold storage for the past 40 years are safe to use to prevent monkeypox, health authorities said on Friday.
Thailand discussing purchase of monkeypox vaccines with other nations
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 08, 2022
Thailand has expressed interest in obtaining monkeypox vaccines but only as a “preparatory” step as they are not necessary at the moment, Department of Disease Control (DDC) director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said on Tuesday.
Aged over 48? You may already have protection against monkeypox
FRIDAY, JUNE 03, 2022
A leading virologist has offered good news and bad news about Thailand’s effort to prevent an outbreak of monkeypox after the disease spread to more than 30 countries on Thursday.
No monkeypox threat for 12 Thais who were in contact with foreign patient
THURSDAY, JUNE 02, 2022
Twelve people who came into contact with a confirmed monkeypox patient are low-risk contacts as they have no symptoms, the Disease Control Department (DDC) said on Thursday.
Smallpox jabs effective against monkeypox, says expert
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022
Many countries have been administering smallpox vaccines to contain the spread of monkeypox, Dr Thiravat Hemachudha, chief of Chulalongkorn University's Information Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, said on Monday.
Mild symptoms will make monkeypox tough to contain: virologist
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022
A top Thai virologist said on Tuesday that it will be difficult to contain the spread of monkeypox because it has mild symptoms and can spread easily through intercourse.