2023-04-23 02:25:00
Sunday 23 April 2023, 9:25 a.m.
Open during the epidemic Spread the timeline for ‘COVID vaccination’ according to the season.
April 23, 2023, Prof. Dr. Yong Phuwarawan, Royal Institute and Head of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted a Yong Poovorawan Facebook page titled “COVID-19, should I get vaccinated? It’s a frequently asked question.” The content is as follows…
“The COVID-19 situation is constantly changing. Now entering the 4th year, the severity of the disease is high. Therefore, it is classified as a serious contagious disease. We scramble to find out if the vaccine Later, when the severity of the disease decreased in the next 2 years, it became a contagious disease that must be monitored. And nowadays, COVID 19 has turned into a seasonal disease.
Vaccination is adjusted to seasonal disease vaccination. will be given before the season of the disease And will be adjusted once a year, just like influenza
The season of the disease that will have more outbreaks. In each country is different, for example, in the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere, where there is winter, the outbreak will occur in winter. Thailand is in the tropical zone. Although above the equator However, there is no true winter, very hot and less hot, so disease outbreaks in Thailand can be found throughout the year. But it is found to be highest in the beginning of the rainy season. or the first semester of students
Like influenza, vaccines do not protect once morest infection. but can reduce the severity of the disease Vaccination therefore focuses on risk groups. Vulnerable Groups 608 People in densely populated areas such as prisons, military facilities and medical personnel who are prone to infection. It should be given seasonally once a year.
The appropriate time for vaccination in Thailand is before the outbreak of the disease that will occur in May to June onwards. Therefore, the appropriate time for annual vaccination is at the end of April, May of every year.
Therefore, those who have been vaccinated for more than 3-6 months and are in the risk group Seasonal vaccination should be given once a year. This year, it can be started before the outbreak of the disease. using the closest species available Then give it 1 more time next year, everything will be similar to the flu.
In normal people, it is voluntary, just like influenza. But those who will benefit the most are the vulnerable groups as mentioned above. to reduce the severity of the disease
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