AstraZeneca vaccinations to start in Phuket in June
AstraZeneca vaccinations to start in Phuket in June
PHUKET: The first people in Phuket to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine under the government’s mass-vaccination campaign will receive their first injection on June 7-8, Vachira Phuket Hospital Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol has confirmed.
Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol. Photo: PR Phuket
“Registered people who are older than 60 years old will get their first injection of the AstraZeneca vaccine on June 7-8,” Dr Chalermpong said, according to a report by the Phuket Provincial Public Relations Office (PR Phuket) posted earlier today (May 13).
Phuket will receive 140,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in early June, he added.
PHUKET: Phuket has suffered its first death in the current outbreak of COVID-19, and a new cluster of infections in the Phoonpon area of Phuket Town has pushed the infection rate in Phuket higher than
Phuket mass vaccinations continue as Third Wave island tally reaches 530
Phuket mass vaccinations continue as Third Wave island tally reaches 530
PHUKET: Mass vaccinations continued in Phuket yesterday as the total number of infections on the island since Apr 3 climbed to 530.
A total of 1,600 people received their first injection of the Sinovac vaccine at the Indoor Sports Stadium at Saphan Hin yesterday (May 9), while the campaign continues to call for people to register to be vaccinated through local channels for each major subdistrict in Phuket.
So far more than 104,000 people in Phuket have been vaccinated against COVID-19, including medical personnel and outpost personnel, general target groups working in tourism, ethnic groups, Buddhist monks, village headman, government officials and staff at local government organisations, reports the Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket).
New daily infections in Phuket hit 12
New daily infections in Phuket hit 12
PHUKET: Phuket recorded 12 new infections yesterday (May 8), staying above the official target to keep new daily infections under double digits.
Image: PPHO
According to the Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) the 12 new COVID-19 cases bring the total number of people confirmed as infected in Phuket since Apr 3 to 520.
The number of people from other provinces brought to Phuket to be treated for symptoms of COVID-19 stays at six.
The PPHO reports that 322 patients have so far recovered and been discharged from medical care. The remaining 204 patients are still receiving at various hospitals, including government, private and ‘Field Hospitals’.
Phuket new infections fall
Phuket new infections fall
PHUKET: Phuket recorded just five new infections yesterday (May 6), marking the end of more than a week of the number of new infections being recorded in double digits.
Image: Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket
Image: Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket
Image: Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket
Image: Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket
Image: Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket
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According to the Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket, operated by the Phuket office of the Ministry of Interior, the five new infections bring the total number of people confirmed as infected in Phuket Since Apr 3 to 498.