Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Woratanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post states that January 10, 2023
Yesterday, around the world, there were 191,994 additional infections, 955 additional deaths, a total of 668,843,970 people, and a total of 6,714,874 deaths.
The top 5 most infected are Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong.
As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied seven of the top 10 and 14 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections per day around the world right now from Asia and Europe Together, it accounted for 89.49 percent of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 89.31 percent.
Death from COVID-19
About today, 3 years ago, the first death from COVID-19 was reported in China.
passed until now Worldwide, at least 6.7 million people have died in the reporting system.
but in reality Many parties are well aware that The death toll is likely to be much higher than the number reported in the system.
Even the team from the World Health Organization issued an academic report Published in the world-class journal Nature in December 2022 by presenting information that Excess deaths that have occurred since the outbreak of COVID-19 in each country around the world is clearly higher than it was before the outbreak. more or less vary
From the year 2020-2021 or during the first two years of that outbreak It is estimated that there are at least 2.74 times more people who are infected and die than those in the reported system (5.4 million), or at least about 15 million people.
Like other countries in Thailand, if we look at information from Ourworldindata It is found that the number of excess deaths (excess death) per capita is higher than many countries around the world. Especially in the last 12 months which was the Omicron outbreak era.
the above information It reflects the importance of self-defense on a regular basis. During daily life, you should not be careless for the welfare and safety of your own life and family.
Update knowledge of the Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine
Most recently, Arbel R and colleagues from Israel Published the results of the study of the efficacy of the bivalent vaccine.
A total of 622,701 elderly people aged 65 years and over were studied, comparing 85,314 people in the bivalent vaccination group and 537,387 people in the non-bivalent group.
IMPORTANT: Bivalent vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization by 81% and the risk of death by 86% during the 2-month follow-up period.
The results of this study reflect the benefit of using the Bivalent vaccine, in line with several previous studies.
Regular updates of knowledge will make us aware of the situation around us And can be used to evaluate ourselves, how we are at this point. be strong Ready to deal with the ever-evolving threat of viruses?
Weapons available, including medicines used to treat And how much are the vaccines that are used to prevent it to keep up with the changes of the virus? and most importantly Is access thorough and timely?
The above question is extremely important. amid the economic acceleration Embrace the mass of travel that increase the risk of daily use
Let’s live a conscious life. Use correct knowledge to make decisions, behave without carelessness.
Do not be fooled by superstitious incitements to stop wearing masks. Whether it’s a child or an adult, because in the end, when the jackpot is sick, sick or lost, the person who faces suffering is the one who believes until he risks himself and his family.
Wearing a mask properly while working, studying or traveling is the heart of the matter That will help us reduce the risk a lot.
Protect yourself well.