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Voluntary inoculation of school students with Pfizer vaccine begins in Thailand

13 Sept 09:53 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand commenced a voluntary Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination campaign for 3.6 million students aged 12-18, with initial doses targeting students in 29 COVID-19 "dark red" provinces.
Health authorities are exploring a proposal to administer only one shot to boys before the second dose campaign, emphasizing the low incidence of serious side effects like heart inflammation.

Yesterday 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.