No sign of US flu epidemic spreading to Thailand says health minister

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Health minister: No flu epidemic here

Published: 14 Jan 2013 at 17.08
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Public Health Minister Pradit Sintavanarong has played down fears of a flu epidemic that has sickened more than 19,000 people in the United States spreading to Thailand.

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Dr Pradit said on Monday that about 100,000 doses of flu vaccine were currently available in Thailand and 400,000 more doses would be available in the next three months.

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patchar
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Discussion 6 : 15 Jan 2013 at 22.156
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"Prevention is better than cure", an slogan that applies in here. But with the limited vaccine at hand, only few can avail of it. What makes this concern ministry not able to produce the needed volume of the vaccine for all the Thai people.BTW.. just asking?
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Discussion 5 : 14 Jan 2013 at 21.365
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When a Thai government official tells me that there is nothing to worry about , I worry .According to his own figures there is vaccine available for less than 1% of the population. If Thailand avoids an epidemic it will be through good luck rather than good management.
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Discussion 4 : 14 Jan 2013 at 20.024
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sorry but it can not be prevented with a vaccination.A vaccination could help reduce the symptoms. By the time it reaches Thailand it will probably have mutated anyway.
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Discussion 3 : 14 Jan 2013 at 18.193
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Who is in line to get the vaccine in Thailand?
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porky
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Discussion 2 : 14 Jan 2013 at 18.012
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A more prudent statemant would have been "We are monitoring flu infections" rather than a knee jerk denial of anything untoward....
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Discussion 1 : 14 Jan 2013 at 17.371
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far too premature, hopeful Thailand will not be hit too hard with this flu but it will take at least another 2-3 weeks
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