2023-04-19 04:42:00
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Woratanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post states that April 19, 2023
Yesterday, around the world, there were 53,511 more infections, 296 more deaths, a total of 685,779,254 people, and a total of 6,843,245 deaths.
The top 5 most infected are South Korea, Japan, France, Russia and the United States.
As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied nine of the top 10 and 17 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 95.27 percent of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 93.24 percent.
Updated US FDA vaccination guidelines.
Yesterday, the US FDA issued guidelines for bivalent vaccination against COVID-19.
The essence in summary is
1. Most people who have previously been vaccinated with monovalent (primitive) vaccine should receive one booster dose of bivalent vaccine.
2. Persons who have already received one dose of the bivalent vaccine You don’t need to receive the needle again. Wait for future vaccination guidelines.
3. For people aged 65 years and over, if they have previously received a bivalent vaccine, they should receive a booster shot 4 months after the needle.
4. For immunocompromised persons, if they have previously received a bivalent vaccine, they should receive a booster shot 2 months after the needle and subsequent doses at the discretion of the attending physician.
5. People who have never been vaccinated. One dose of the bivalent vaccine is recommended instead of multiple doses of the conventional monovalent mRNA vaccine.
6. Children aged 6 months to 5 years who have not yet been vaccinated should receive 2 doses of Moderna bivalent vaccine or 3 doses of Pfizer bivalent vaccine. If you have previously received monovalent vaccines, you can receive bivalent vaccines depending on the number of needles and the type of vaccine previously injected.
knowledge information above for us to know the situation of vaccination guidelines in the United States
Sleep problems in patients with COVID-19
Research from 38 UK institutions Presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Denmark from 15-18 April.
Study in patients previously infected with COVID-19 And more than 700 people had to be treated in the hospital, compared to people who were treated with other conditions.
found that the group of patients with COVID-19 62% had sleep problems
on average after leaving the hospital It took about an hour more to sleep, but the sleep quality was poor. not sleeping well Estimated on the sleep regularity scale, the score dropped by 19%.
However, sleep problems are classified as one of the symptoms of Long COVID and the research team found that Patients with this sleep disorder tend to last at least 12 months.
It was also analyzed that Sleep problems are also associated with other disorders such as shortness of breath, weakness, anxiety, etc.
…self defense not to get infected Or don’t repeat, it’s the best.
Live a conscious life, don’t be careless, protect yourself regularly.
avoid crowded places Don’t share food with other people.
Ventilate the air at home, at work, where to eat, drink, and travel.
wearing a mask correctly It will greatly reduce the risk.
refer
1. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Changes to Simplify Use of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines. US FDA. 18 April 2023.
2. Disturbed sleep may partially explain Long COVID breathlessness, find researchers. The University of Manchester. UK. 16 April 2023.
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