Thai Man Goes Bald After Covid-19 Vaccine, Hopes To Get Compensation

Thai man goes bald after receiving Covid-19 vaccine

It’s expected that we develop certain symptoms: such as fever, headache, and muscle pain after the getting Covid-19 vaccine.

Usually, we take a couple days to recover from those symptoms and go on with our lives. However, certain people are also miraculously cured from a chronic disease after the shot – like this formerly disabled woman in Udon Thani who could suddenly walk again.

However, in some cases, Covid-19 vaccines can also result in less favourable side effects, despite how healthy the individual was prior to the vaccination.

Here’s the story of a Thai man in Phuket who went bald after receiving the second dose of the Sinovac vaccine.

Thai student suffers from hair loss after getting vaccinated

News about Bodin, a 19-year-old university student, who experienced hair loss after getting his second jab of the Sinovac vaccine began circulating after the Facebook page, อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทิร์น part 2, posted about it on 17th November 2021.

Image credit: อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ return part 2

Bodin was vaccinated in July and started to notice wisps of hair on his pillow a few days later.

Concerned, the student decided to visit a doctor, and was told that his hair loss could’ve be caused by hereditary diseases or sleep deprivation.

Image credit: Amarin TV

However, he later learned his hair loss stemmed from the reduction of white blood cells in his body. The decrease was allegedly caused by an allergic reaction to the Sinovac vaccine, according to Amarin TV.

Image credit: Khaosod

Bodin was also reportedly healthy and hairy prior to the inoculation.

Image credit: อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ return part 2

His original post was also posted on the Facebook page อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ return part 2. The post shows Bodin stating “I’m allergic to Sinovac. Fortunately, I’m not dead. I may get compensated ฿1 million, not ฿400,000”.

According to PPTV36, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) will assess whether Bodin is entitled to receive compensation after he summited his claim.

Netizens react to the now-bald man’s predicament

After Bodin’s story went viral, many netizens expressed their interests on the issue and shared their comments on the Facebook post.

Screenshot: PPTV HD 36

Translation: I experienced hair loss after 2nd dose too. I’m so afraid of getting bald.

One netizen commented that he faced the same problem as Bodin did after getting the second jab of Covid-19 vaccine.

Screenshot: PPTV HD 36

Translation: If it’s a side effect, you should get compensated.

Another netizen shared that Bodin should receive compensation if his hair loss is certainly a side effects from the vaccine.

Screenshot: PPTV HD 36

Translation: I feel like my internal organs do not work properly at all. I become easily tired, exhausted, and sometimes, my brain works slowly.

Another Facebook user also shared her experience with the side effects of Covid-19 vaccines.

After reading these comments, we really hope that those who experienced adverse side effects from Covid-19 vaccines will recover and get their normal lives back soon.

Always be mindful of the instructions given by medical professionals

It’s true that we can’t predict how our bodies will react to vaccines with 100% accuracy. However, there are also those who have dedicated years of their lives to studying human biology and our bodies’ reactions to vaccines.

So, whether you get vaccinated or not, it’s very important to strictly follow the guidelines developed by such professionals that are issued by the Public Health Ministry.

Though their instructions may not be able to tell you exactly what will happen after you get vaccinated, they also have suggestions on how to mitigate negative side effects.

Cover images adapted from (L-R): Khaosod, Dailynews

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