Bang Sue vaccination center accepts walk-ins for adolescents

The Central Vaccination Center at Bang Sue Grand Station has since yesterday been offering the COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents without an appointment. Teenagers 12-18 years old can travel to the site to get their first jab of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine until 10 November.

The Central Vaccination Center (CVC) at Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok is now providing COVID-19 vaccination to people 12-18 years old, regardless of nationality. Walk-ins by people in this age group who have yet to receive their first jab at school are accepted, including out-of-school children.

CVC Director Dr. Mingkwan Wichaidit said more children have come to get their jabs than the estimated 500 people per day target, prompting the center to increase its capacity specifically for this group.

The center has requested 10,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for this operation. Dr. Mingkwan said additional supplies can be requested to accommodate more people.

Any person aged 12-18 years old who has yet to receive any dose of COVID-19 vaccine can now visit Bang Sue Grand Station for their jabs without an appointment, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily until 10 November. Entry to the vaccination center is located at Entrances 1 and 2.

Vaccine recipients must carry with them an identification document, such as a national ID card, birth certificate, or any form of identification for foreign nationals. A parent must accompany the recipients to the center in order to give their consent.

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Reporter : Tanakorn Sangiam

Rewriter : Thammarat Thadaphrom

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Country reopening goes smoothly

 The first day of the country reopening for international visitors yesterday took place in an orderly fashion, with some 2,000 international tourists arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport alone. The Prime Minister has praised all sectors for their cooperation for this smooth transition, with optimism that more tourists will be visiting the kingdom at the end of the year.

33 international flights yesterday landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The Airports of Thailand reported 2,242 arriving passengers, with 1,534 foreign nationals arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport in the first 24 hours of the country reopening.

Thailand launched the new Thailand Pass system for international air passengers arriving from 1 November. Most passengers arriving yesterday were still holding the Certificate of Entry, a previous form of entry document which they obtained prior to the new system being rolled out.

Fully vaccinated visitors from 63 low-risk countries and territories are no longer required to quarantine after arrival. These visitors need to spend at least one night at a certified hotel where the mandatory arrival RT-PCR tests are conducted and will be allowed to travel freely within Thailand after receiving negative test results.

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said the first day of reopening was satisfactory while urging related agencies to solve the issue of hotel transport arrangements for arriving passengers, and the long wait time for their test results.

He asked Thai people to be good hosts, while at the same time protecting themselves against infections, in order for the country to remain open and to drive the economy.

The Prime Minister praised all sectors for their cooperation in helping to maintain order on the first reopening day, saying he was confident more tourists would be coming towards the end of the year.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul said travelers were overall satisfied with their arrival formalities. He has ordered the Department of Disease Control to further streamline the arrival process including Covid screening.

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COVID-19 CERTIFICATE OF VACCINATION

The Department of Disease Control has issued a vaccine passport called the “COVID-19 CERTIFICATE OF VACCINATION,” as published in the Royal Gazette. In this document, there are details of the immunization certificate for international travel.
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List of Countries, Territories Permitted to Enter Thailand Grows to 63

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has updated the list of countries and territories where individuals are permitted to enter Thailand under the Royal Thai Government’s plan to reopen the country.

According to a new announcement signed by the permanent secretary for foreign affairs, Thani Thongphakdi, additional areas from which individuals are permitted to enter Thailand under the Royal Thai Government’s plan to reopen the country are India, Taiwan, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Croatia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Romania, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Luxembourg.

The Thai government earlier announced that fully vaccinated visitors from 46 low-risk areas can enter the kingdom by air without quarantine, provided they have been fully vaccinated and have evidence of a pre-flight negative COVID-19 test result. They must also agree to take another test upon arrival.

The areas included in the earlier announcement were Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Fully vaccinated visitors from other countries and territories may enter Thailand via the ‘Sandbox’ schemes which currently include 17 provinces. They will be required to stay in those provinces for 7 days, after which they will be allowed to travel to other parts of the country.

Meanwhile, tourists who are not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated will be required to quarantine at a hotel for 10 days.

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