Dr. Yong said that if Thailand wants to develop group immunity Must be vaccinated 85-100 million doses, which are now prepared 63 million doses.
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On March 5, 2021, Prof. Yongphu Worawan, head of the Center of Specialization in Virology. Clinic, Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posting through Facebook Yong Poovorawan Educate about COVID-19 vaccine How many people are vaccinated Therefore a group of immunity will be formed
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Group immunity Will help prevent the outbreak of diseases that are transmitted between people and people Defensive Will depend on the disease Easy or difficult to contact Easy infectious disease If the group’s immune system is needed at high rates, difficult infectious diseases will use the lower immunity rates.
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COVID-19 has a moderate infection rate. When calculating the desired group immunity Found that about 60% of the Covid vaccine. Efficiency in building immunity Not a hundred percent If assuming that the COVID vaccine 80% of the disease is immunized, the number of people who will need to be vaccinated for the group immunity is more than 60%, and even more is more than 70%
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Therefore, vaccination in the Thai population To achieve the immune group, which in the future will have to include children. And all foreigners Address in Thailand Total estimated 70 million people are immune to either infection. Or getting vaccinated That happened to almost 50 million people.
Therefore, the need for vaccination across the country, if two doses per person, the vaccine used would have to be used together 100 million doses. It will take up to 85 million doses. Thailand has prepared about 63 million doses of the vaccine, so it is not enough. More vaccines still need to be sought. A lot more
Child population Will be the last group to be vaccinated Until the size is studied And how to use To prevent the spread of disease And in the future in the next year Still do not know Is there a need for further stimulation? Mass vaccination for Thailand? There is an urgent need to quickly end the epidemic crisis. Life and society It will return to normal quickly.
Information from Facebook Yong Poovorawan
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