Dr. Anan Chongkaewwatana, Director of Animal Health and Management Innovation Research Group National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotech) posted a Facebook issue. Covid-19 virus with reduced incubation period and effect on vaccines Details as follows
The incubation period for the COVID-19 virus tends to gradually decrease From the old strain at about 5 days, it means that infected today will show symptoms 5 days later.
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But the current species, the Omikron era. The incubation period has been reduced to just 3.42 days, which is very fast. The short incubation period affects the effectiveness of the vaccine. Especially those who had been vaccinated for a while and the antibodies started falling.
Immunity from the body that needs to stimulate all memory cells, whether it is memory B cells or T cells. Normally, these cells are stimulated and multiplied to make antibodies to fight viruses or germs. It takes about 4-5 days, so the cells are ready for battle. Viruses in the body will have so much that it takes time to fight together. Therefore, high viral loads can be found in people who have already had immunity from the vaccine.
While Prof. Dr. Thirawat Hemajuta, head of the Center for Emerging Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn Hospital has posted an update about the Novavax vaccine, details as follows:
Good News About U.S. Adolescent Vaccines
The US CDC yesterday approved Novavax vaccine for teenagers aged 12-17, the latest vaccine to be approved for adolescent use, following Pfizer/Biontech and Moderna.
Novavax is a Protein subunit vaccine, which is similar to other vaccines. that we use today, such as the hepatitis B vaccine
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