‘Doctor Thira’ raises research results to remind Thai people to be aware of guard once morest falling. Points out that even following vaccination, it reduces the risk of Long COVID is not much.
26 May 2022 – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Woratanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted on Facebook regarding the situation of Covid-19 on May 26, 2022 that yesterday, 532,571 people around the world were infected with 1,265 more deaths, a total of 529,430,127 people infected with a total of 6,305,358 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were North Korea, Taiwan, the United States, Germany and Australia.
Yesterday, the number of new infections included countries from Europe and Asia, seven of the top 10 and 14 of the world’s top 20. The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe Together, they accounted for 74.57% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 66.4 percent. New infections in Asia accounted for 52.45 percent of the world, while the number of deaths increased 15.33 percent.
… Thailand’s epidemic situation From Worldometer data this morning, yesterday the number of new infections, including ATK, was the 10th highest in the world and 5th in Asia, while the number of deaths yesterday The 12th highest in the world, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system since May 1 until the reported number is reduced.
Thailand’s death toll yesterday accounted for 17.01% of all reported deaths in Asia.
…How long is the risk for people who have been vaccinated and infected with COVID? Recent large-scale research from the United States Published in the international medical journal Nature Medicine yesterday, May 25, 2022. Study in previously vaccinated populations. And 33,940 people were infected with COVID-19, compared to 2.56 million unvaccinated and uninfected population and 10.7 million unvaccinated and uninfected population.
We assessed the incidence of long COVID and other health outcomes at 6 months following infection.
The main thing that was found was
1. Vaccination reduces the risk of long-term COVID by 15%, according to the findings of this large study. This is considerably less than that of other studies in the past. because of previous studies It was estimated to reduce the risk by 41% depending on the type of vaccine, with mRNA vaccines reducing the risk more than viral vector vaccines.
2. Vaccination reduces the likelihood of death from infection by 34% compared to the unvaccinated group.
3. Even following vaccination But if the infection comes up It also increases the risk of death at 6 months 1.75 times higher than that of uninfected people, and increases the risk of systemic disorders from long COVID than those who are uninfected. 1.5 times germs
…The results of this study reflecting on us the importance of self-defense Even following vaccination Not only does it significantly reduce the risk of Long COVID, regular mask-wearing is still a necessity. or care for the health, well-being and safety of one’s own and family’s life It is important to help support us to survive in the ongoing epidemic situation, should not be lost in passion. Use your consciousness and wisdom to make decisions and behave.
refer
Al-Aly, Z., Bowe, B. & Xie, Y. Long COVID following breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nat Med. 25 May 2022.
