House of Representatives, May 8 - A government spokesman reveals that the Prime Minister continues to monitor the situation of COVID-19 and cares for all groups of people. Although the World Health Organization has already announced the end of the emergency But please follow the recommendations of the World Health Organization, receive a booster vaccine to increase immunity to jointly care for vulnerable groups.

Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs Acting as a spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office revealed that Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, cares about people in the case of COVID-19, although the World Health Organization has announced an end to the state of emergency in the COVID-19 crisis. Went on May 5, 2023, but has not yet been declared an endemic disease. It also advises people to be cautious in their actions and to be vaccinated to increase their immunity, especially vulnerable groups, as recommended by the World Health Organization.

A spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office revealed that from the medical genome center. Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University found that It contains information from WHO experts Dr. Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program, and Dr. Maria van Kerkow, Technical Lead for COVID-19 Response. of the World Health Organization clarification after the World Health Organization announced the end of the emergency amid the COVID-19 crisis on May 5, 2023, described as follows

The 2019 Coronavirus cannot be eradicated from the world. (eradication) or run out locally (elimination) because corona 2019 can be transmitted between animals to humans. and from humans to animals (zoonotic infection), it is very difficult to eradicate viruses that have spread in animals and crossed over in humans.

The World Health Organization still considers that COVID-19 is a global epidemic (Pandemic), not endemic (Endemic).

Outbreak of COVID-19 It's not a seasonal infectious disease like influenza. Because the World Health Organization has not yet found an outbreak pattern for each time of the year, so if the 2019 coronavirus mutates when It can be an epidemic at that time in every part of the year.

The World Health Organization does not have sufficient information at this time to determine an appropriate timing. or frequency of vaccination and booster needles But still encourages vaccination among vulnerable groups to strengthen immunity during the COVID-19 outbreak.

According to the Center for Medical Genomes, the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency related to COVID-19. In January 2020 and ending on May 5, 2023, it is considered a global public health emergency for a period of approximately 3 years.

“The Prime Minister is concerned about the situation of COVID-19, monitors, orders, assesses, and forecasts the situation. And adjust the work, give advice continuously. With concern for the people, although the situation in Thailand and in the world has improved a lot respectively But the government did not reduce the intensity of work. for people to be affected by their way of life Minimal economic conditions For the happiness and security of all Thai people, however, the Prime Minister urges people to follow the advice of the World Health Organization to get vaccinated in order to jointly take care of the vulnerable groups in the country, ”said Mr. Anucha.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency