The cabinet has approved 9.3 billion baht for funding an already signed contract to procure 20 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines and acknowledged a proposal to purchase 10 million more doses of the same mRNA vaccine.

The Department of Health is advising vaccination against Covid-19 for young people aged 12-18 years who suffer from chronic illness, amid concern over rising infections in this age group.

Is it strange to hear that a post-Covid “Great Resignation” could be coming when so many people have lost their jobs? Then consider this: A recent LinkedIn survey found 41% of workers were considering quitting.

The battle lines have been drawn between the Rural Doctors Society and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) over the purchases of 8.5 million Covid-19 antigen test kits that the doctors say could cause problems.