The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

The Royal College of Paediatricians of Thailand is to issue guidelines recommending an mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer be given to children aged six months to five years, with the first lot of three million doses expected to arrive next month.

The World Health Organisation expects a rise in COVID-19 in Ukraine to peak in October, possibly bringing hospitals close to their capacity threshold, WHO's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.

'There is no room for complacency in keeping Covid-19 on the back foot and this autumn booster will help protect those most at risk'

Bookings can be done online or over the phone as long as the person had their last Covid jab at least three months ago.

Confusion in the public health messaging surrounding boosters has resulted in slow booster uptake across the country.

The nasal vaccine against COVID-19 should help in quicker coverage of the population 

Harvard researchers say people with psychological distress before catching COVID-19 are significantly more likely to develop 'long COVID'.

She said that people should remain "thoughtful" about the diseases

There were 17 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,106 new patients admitted to hospitals on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.