Dr. Yong assessed from a blood test. 60-70% of the Thai population has been infected with covids
on September 21 Prof. Dr. Yong Phuworawan Chief Specialist in Clinical Virology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Write a message on Facebook in case of Covid-19, the number of Thai people who have been infected, saying that the current outbreak of COVID-19 is widely It was not possible to record the number of people infected with symptoms and without symptoms. The number of reported cases is less than it really is. Because a number of patients have few symptoms. or without symptoms Especially during the Omikron, only those admitted to the hospital were reported. Unable to record the actual number of infected patients Based on the assessment that has had a blood test of high in the past More than half of the population is likely to have been infected. or probably 60-70%
Prof. Dr. Yong stated that A study to determine the true number of infections is ongoing, funded by the Institute for Health Systems Research (HSRI). The study will be conducted on populations aged 6 months and older to the elderly. By dividing into different groups of 1,200 people received cooperation from the Department of Disease Control. Ministry of Health Chonburi Provincial Public Health Office The study will begin in early October. and will move to other provinces every region of Thailand By testing the blood for signs of infection or testing Antinucleocaosid and Anti spike IgG, the number of infected people will be known. and/or how many vaccinations have been taken from the field
“Immune systems will be consistent with the prevention of the severity of the disease to be used in planning In the prevention of Covid-19 in Thailand in the near future especially the need for booster vaccination
“The information obtained will be laboratory data. reflects the epidemiology of Thailand And it will be the first report of Thailand done in a large population. to reflect the events of the past 3 years,” said Prof. Dr. Yong.