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Thai FDA discourages use of rapid test kits to assess immunity after COVID vaccination

13 Sept 13:15 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's FDA advises against using commercial rapid antibody test kits to assess post-COVID vaccination immunity, citing their unreliability and potential for false results.
FDA Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Surachoke Tangvivat clarified that these kits might not detect the specific antibodies triggered by vaccines, leading to inaccurate readings.
Credible immunity assessment requires medical experts and laboratory analysis using complex equipment, not rapid tests, to ensure accurate and reliable results.
Officials refuted social media reports questioning Sinovac vaccine efficacy, providing evidence from proper testing and research demonstrating its effectiveness in triggering antibody production.

Yesterday 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.