Prof.Dr. Yong Poovorawan (Doctor Yong) Head of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn UniversityFacebookpoint “COVID-19Talk regarding a shorter incubation period. easier to attach and severity of the disease
since the outbreak ofCOVID-19 The incubation period of the disease in the early stages averages 5-6 days. The incubation period has always been shortened. until the current species OmicronThe average incubation period is 3 days from the date of exposure to the onset of symptoms.
When the incubation period is shortened, the existing immune system Get ready to provoke an incoming attack. To mobilize out to fight and prevent it, so it’s easier to keep in touch.
Sometimes even with a high level of immunity already formed. cannot prevent infection But the level of immunity that exists Still enough to help inhibit the multiplication of the virus in a later period. This is why the severity of the disease is reduced.
Overall, the majority of the population of Thailand, more than 90%, is immune to COVID-19. Either from vaccination or by natural infection. Infected more than 70%, making it possible to get infected even if infected symptoms will be less
And in the future, the recurring immunity will move more directly into the strain due to the large number of infections. The severity of the disease will decrease accordingly. And in the end we will have to live with this virus forever.
For the situation of COVID-19 in the week Between 11-17 December 2022, a new case of COVID-19 infection was found. 3,419 people were admitted to the hospital, bringing the cumulative total of patients from January 1, 2022 to 2,495,473.
while 113 new deaths were found, bringing the cumulative death toll from January 1, 2022 to 11,807.
