On 12 Jan. 65, Prof. Dr. Yong Phuworawan, head of the Center specializes in virology. Clinic, Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted a message via Facebook indicating the situation of the Omicron covids that have spread in Thailand for the past 2 months, stating that
Covid 19 Omikron After the outbreak two months ago, the knowledge of Omikron has increased dramatically.
Omikron spreads very quickly. spread all over the world Found in more than 140 countries or can be called all over the world. This represents a very rapid expansion and is on the verge of replacing the Delta species.
Omikron is more contagious than previous strains. People infected with Omikron are less virulent than previous strains. The hospitalization rate was lower, and overall the mortality rate of Omikron was lower than that of the species. or where there has been a previous outbreak
Neither the RT-PCR nor the ATK rapid assay did not alter the efficacy because most of the RT PCR we used stable N and RdRp genes, and RDT was a nucleocapsid assay, not a spike protein test. The nucleocapsid portion is more stable.
Omikron can evade immunity. Vaccine-induced immunity, whether AZ or mRNA, mostly targets the spike protein that omikron is highly altered. As a result, the efficacy of the previous vaccine was reduced, along with the short incubation period of the disease. Therefore, a high level of immunity must be used at all times to prevent infection. When the immunity is reduced, it cannot be prevented. but the removal process or recovered from the disease relies on other immune systems as well. Therefore, those who have received the vaccine have fewer symptoms of the disease and will recover from the disease faster
Every time an outbreak increases, it affects physical, economic, social and mental health. psychological effect Sometimes it’s even more important than physically.
current society information reach each other very quickly The social media has been swept up quickly. In some news there is little truth and a lot of commentary. Opinions tend to skew. or have a prejudice Information obtained from social media must be considered separately.
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– Doctor Yong pointed out that the infection rate of Omikron is increasing rapidly. and is going to replace Delta
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