On December 4, 2022, Dr. Tares Krassanirawiwong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control said that the situation of COVID-19 of Thailand during the past week likely to be found infected hospitalized patients severely ill and increased patient deaths This is in line with the upward trend of small wave outbreaks, especially in Bangkok, its perimeter, and tourist provinces in the eastern and southern regions. which has both Thai and foreign tourists There are many group activities.
The public is advised to speed up the booster vaccination. The study data of the original COVID-19 booster vaccine used in Thailand (real world data) during the outbreak of the Omikron strain in Chiang Mai. Study by Chiang Mai University and Chiang Mai Provincial Public Health Office. Published in international journals A study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases found that the vaccine reduced severity and death by 89% in those who received three doses of the vaccine and those who received four doses did not experience any severity or death. Regardless of any brand of booster vaccination
Therefore, the Ministry of Public Health Therefore, people are advised to receive 4 doses of vaccination, especially the 608 risk group, in order to reduce the severity and mortality rate. Vaccines are now available in all areas. Including the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health has ordered all provinces to open service units for people to have easy access to vaccines. and receive services conveniently Even without pre-registration Therefore, it is emphasized that nowCOVID situation-19 is in an uptrend People should speed up getting the booster vaccination. 4 months following the last dose, however, the Department of Disease Control In the process of discussing with a panel of experts on the effectiveness of the new vaccine or 2 strains of vaccines, if the results of the study are found to clearly prevent the infection of COVID-19, it will accelerate the process of providing services to the public next year.
On the side of Professor Yong Phuwarawan, Head of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University added that Outbreak of COVID-19 It’s seasonal in the cycle of the year. In this ripple, the outbreak will start from mid-November onwards. and will peak following the new year or January and will start to decrease from mid-February onwards Until very little left in March and will go up to a new outbreak of the year in the rainy season or from June to September, depending on the season of respiratory disease
However, it is necessary to boost immunity now. Instead of waiting until January or february which is in a downtrend for vaccines in our country Even though it’s the original species stimulation at the cellular level to reduce the severity of the disease can do very well And because reducing the severity of the disease depends on the number of needles injected. than the type of vaccine being injected So it is now in a seasonal uptrend. therefore wanting everyone to be vaccinated at least 4 stimulation needles by receiving the injection as soon as possible, not until February Or wait for the new vaccine.
