Bangkok’s at-risk school students to be jabbed with Pfizer from Sep 21

23 Sept 06:07 Key points summarised by AI

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will start administering Pfizer vaccines to 12-18-year-olds in high-risk groups from 437 BMA schools beginning September 21st.
Eligible students must have one of seven specified underlying diseases, such as chronic respiratory, heart, kidney, cancer, diabetes, or genetic conditions, and require a doctor's assessment.
Obese students qualify if they meet specific age-weight criteria (e.g., 12-13 years/70kg+) and experience breathing disorders during sleep.
Registration via QR code is open, with final preparations, including parent/student surveys and post-vaccination monitoring, being finalized this week.

Uthenthawai students and alumni declare truce with Pathumwan rivals

Yesterday 20:34 Key points summarised by AI

Uthenthawai students and alumni have pledged to cease violent clashes with Pathumwan Institute rivals, coinciding with their campus's reopening after a 90-day closure.
The Minister of Higher Education is mediating the long-running conflict, while the campus closure has significantly disrupted in-person classes and laboratory work for over 1,000 students.
Uthenthawai resists relocation from its current site, citing a historical land grant from King Rama VI, despite Chulalongkorn University's plans to reclaim the land for an educational hub.
Concerns are mounting over the legality of the campus closure, its detrimental impact on uninvolved students, and the potential commercial development of the land, which critics argue contradicts the late King Rama VI's intentions.