The Latest Breaking News from Yong Poovorawan

50k daily cases 'more likely'

The actual number of new daily Covid-19 infections may be as high as 50,000 compared with the official Ministry of Public Health figures, Nitipatana Chierakul, a respiratory disease expert with Siriraj Hospital, said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2022

No cases of monkeypox in Thailand

There are no known cases of monkeypox in Thailand, Dr Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University, said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · May 20, 2022

Most parents back jabs for kids

Most parents want their children aged 5-11 to be vaccinated and prefer they receive the Pfizer vaccine produced using mRNA technology, a survey has revealed.

Bangkok Post · Feb 15, 2022