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Drones are increasingly winging their way to rural households to deliver groceries and medication to elderly people.

Compelled to cut down on essential items and dip into their depleting savings, India’s elderly population is facing increasingly abrasive inflation as it becomes a battle for survival.

Administering a Covid-19 vaccine booster dose to elders via an intradermal injection (ID) provided lower immunity but also fewer side effects, the Siriraj Institute of Clinical Research (SICRES) said.

Amid concern over the low rate of Covid-19 vaccination among Thailand’s elderly, a lung specialist has revealed stark evidence of the dangers for unvaccinated old people.

Thailand spent 750 billion baht or 4.43 per cent of the GDP on looking after seniors last year compared to just 430 billion baht in 2013, the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) reported recently.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday wished that all Thais would be filled with love and harmony during National Elderly Day and Family Day.

Facebook has become the tool most frequently used to deceive the elderly, according to experts who warned the elderly and their families during a seminar.

The elderly aged 60 or above in Samut Prakan’s Phra Samut Chedi district who receive their third Covid-19 jab can stand a chance to win gold ornaments and cash worth more than 50,000 baht.

Respiratory specialist Dr Manoon Leechawengongs urged the government via Facebook to administer more vaccines to elders.

The Public Health Ministry will allow people to return to their hometowns during the Songkran festival this year as most citizens have been vaccinated, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday.

Chulalongkorn University's Universal Design Centre and its partners held the first national academic conference on Universal design on Friday in a bid to raise awareness of making public spaces accessible to everybody.

Senior citizens queued up from the early hours of the day to receive Pfizer shots at Bang Phli Yai Klang temple in Samut Prakan province.