Ministry of Public Health reveals 27 young children have died of Covid-19, Omicron warns that Songkran is a serious risk of spreading Fragile groups need to be careful
Ministry of Health Reveal the situation of COVID-19 At this time, the transmission of infection in young children is increasing. especially children aged 0 – 4 years because they still can’t get the covid-19 vaccine, which in the Omicron ripple 27 deaths were found, most of them suffering from congenital disease. Therefore, parents are asked to closely monitor and observe the symptoms of children with congenital diseases. If you have any unusual illnesses or people in the home are infected with COVID or high-risk contacts A child who has started to get sick must be rushed to the doctor asap.
Young children aged 0-6 months are at greatest risk of developing severe symptoms and death. As for the age group of 5-12 years, the mortality was relatively low. Especially this omikron ripple is only 3 cases, or the mortality rate is less than 0.01%, so for school age groups aged 5 years and over, vaccination will help prevent serious illness as well.
Important factors affecting the outbreak during the Songkran festival The risk groups that are sick and will have severe symptoms are 3 groups: 1. Elderly people who rarely go out or those who are bedridden. Most of them get infected from caregivers, relatives in the home, and visitors. 2. Group 608 who have not been vaccinated. Most of them get infected from socializing with friends/acquaintances. Or go to crowded places such as markets, restaurants, etc. 3. Young children under 5 years old must be careful of school-age and working-age children because they are a group with high infections and may spread to 3 risk groups. got this
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