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Thai FDA changes rules to make antigen test kits more available and cheaper

September 24, 2021
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Antigen rapid test kits (ATKs) for home use will become more easily available in stores and at more affordable prices after an announcement in the Royal Gazette, expected next week,…

Health minister denies Thailand rejected 1m dose Pfizer vaccine donation offered by US

September 23, 2021
by Mintra Adair
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Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has denied a report that Thailand failed to respond to a US government offer to donate an additional one million doses of the Pfizer mRNA…

No more conflict between MoPH and BMA over vaccine allocation – Anutin

June 14, 2021
by Mintra Adair
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The misunderstanding between the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), over the allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, appears to have be resolved, at least for now….

Thai Govt. approves walk-in COVID-19 inoculation facilities in all provinces

May 12, 2021
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul approved walk-in COVID-19 vaccination facilities in all provinces today (Wednesday), hoping to inoculate at least 70% of the population. The approval came as the…

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul during an interview with Agence France-Presse in Bangkok on April 3, 2019. (Photo by Romeo GACAD / AFP)

Anutin Charnvirakul, man in firing line for Thailand’s COVID crisis

May 3, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Tycoon-turned-politician Anutin Charnvirakul may arguably be Thailand’s most-hated public health minister by now. But to be fair, his predecessors never had to tackle the world’s worst virus crisis in more…

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (C) answers questions from the media at Government House before the swearing-in ceremony for the new Thai cabinet in Bangkok on July 16, 2019. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Has Anutin become a pawn in Prayut’s COVID blame game?

April 29, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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As Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul is being blamed for perceived failures in handling Thailand’s latest and worst wave of COVID-19, whose tide of infections and deaths has triggered partial…

Thailand records 401 new COVID-19 cases today, Health Minister claims no third wave

March 23, 2021
by Kullapat Chankrailas
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Thailand today recorded 401 new COVID-19 cases, including a cluster of 318 infections among illegal immigrants held at Suan Plu and Bang Khen detention centres, the CCSA announced today (Tuesday)….

Health minister upset at being accused of lying by Thanathorn

March 13, 2021
by Nad Bunnag
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Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he is disappointed with Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit for his use of outdated information, about the Public Health Ministry’s COVID-19 vaccine procurement…

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Thailand’s Health Minister vows to fight NESDB health volunteer reward cuts

July 25, 2020
by Kasipat Wongvitayakamjorn
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Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has cried foul over Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Board’s (NESDB) plan to cut to seven the 500 Baht monthly payments for the country’s…

Public Health and Education ministries prepare to reopen schools on July 1st

May 21, 2020
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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The Thai Ministry of Public Health has been coordinating with the Education Ministry to make preparations for the reopening of schools nation-wide on July 1st, to ensure the safety of…

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