Dr. Yong Phuworawan, head of the Center specializes in clinical virology. Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted a message via private Facebook, stating that after the students start the semester Covid has been spreading all the time. especially during the last 2 weeks. There are many patients Most of the symptoms are mild. especially in children
However, if looking at the changes in species at the center have been inspected all the time You can see that each species will dominate the area for a short time. The Omikron strain has moved from BA.1 to BA.2, and this month the BA.2 strain is being replaced by the BA.5 strain.
“In the past week until today, the BA.5 strain is going to take over the entire area instead of BA.2 whenever the species changes. The outbreak will increase in ripples. The BA.5 strain is a strain that escapes even higher levels of vaccine immunity. Therefore, it is not surprising that vaccination still has a chance of contracting the disease. However, the symptoms of the disease in the past were not severe,” said Dr. Yong.
However, if counting the total number of infected people Currently, it is probably tens of thousands of people. more than the amount received in the hospital The Ministry of Health reports dozens of times, so the current mortality rate is probably less than 0.1% of those infected. And most of those who died were still in the 608 group (elderly 60 years and over, chronic disease patients. and pregnant women) and those who have not received all 3 doses of vaccination
“Vaccines can help reduce the severity of disease. causing the epidemic to rise now can take care of a lot at home The outbreak is now in season. and will continue to spread until August will gradually decrease with most people will be infected with a large number I want everyone to get at least 3 doses of the vaccine, whether it’s 4 or 5, depending on how long the last dose of vaccination is,” said Dr. Yong.
for those who are infected If the body is healthy, it will be able to heal on its own. The concern is the fragile group. And those who haven’t received all 3 doses of the vaccine should be given antiviral medication. There are 3 antiviral drugs recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) that are used to prevent and reduce the severity of the disease. reduce hospital stays Reduce mortality is remdesivir. (Remdesivir), molnupiravir Molnupiravir and Paxlovid are all three drugs that are recommended for use in vulnerable groups at the start of diagnosis. and as soon as possible, at least within 5 days after symptoms appear