Prof.Dr. Thanyawee Phuthanakij, Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University stated that vaccinations were not compulsory. should be injected into the muscle because the injection into the skin There is not enough information. Including injecting the skin layer, causing pain and swelling for 3-4 days, parents will find it more difficult to care for the child. And most of the dermal injections are needle injections. Children aged 5-11 years get vaccinated once morest COVID-19. Keep your distance from other pediatric vaccines, such as the influenza and chickenpox vaccine, by 1 week.
Dr. Wichan Panwan, director of the Division of General Communicable Diseases, Department of Disease Control, said that the recent wave of infection in children with species of delta omikron, especially between the ages of 5-11 years, at 6%, but the symptoms are quite rare Of concern, some infected children may develop MIS-C, a multisystem inflammation that occurs following coronavirus among pediatric patients. Therefore, the goal is to accelerate children to get vaccinated once morest COVID-19. to prevent the spread
Children’s covid vaccine 3 target groups under 18 years old 4 vaccine formulas
- Children 5-11 years old Pfizer vaccine (orange cap), 2 syringes, 0.2 ml per dose. The distance between needles 1 and 2 is 8 weeks.
- Children 6-17 years old, Sinovac 0.5 ml per dose. The distance between needles 1 and 2 is 4 weeks.
- Children 12-17 years old Pfizer vaccine (purple cap) 2 syringes, 0.3 ml per dose. The distance between needles 1 and 2 is 3-4 weeks.
- Children aged 12-17 years: Sinovac+Pfizer cross-formula vaccine, where the 1st needle is a 0.5 ml Synovac and the 2nd needle is Pfizer (purple cap), 0.3 ml, the distance between needles 1 and 2. Staying at 4 weeks. Vaccination is voluntary by parents.
