(December 27, 2022) Prof. Dr. Yong Poovorawan (Doctor Yong) Director, Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology Department of Pediatrics Chulalongkorn University School of MedicineFacebookpoint “COVID-19“Topic COVID-19 Vaccine Induced Immunity Versus Infection Together Comparisonsymptoms of severity during Vaccination and infection with people who have been infected with COVID and have been reinfected
It is of great interest to study Infection has a chance of being seriously ill and hospitalized. compared to vaccine side effects
vaccine-induced immunity measured at doses much higher than infectious ones Because it uses a large amount of antigens, especially mRNA.
Infection in nature can build immunity well.
Interesting data emerges from a study in America (Journal of American Journal of Public Health, 2023;113:96-104).
Who received the vaccine and who was infected after a long follow-up. It has been found that those who have been vaccinated are more likely to become infected than those who were previously infected
Severity of disease among those reinfected versus those infected after vaccination. found opposite Those who are reinfected or infected after the initial infection are more severe. Infected people after vaccination, i.e. sick in hospital. Serious illness or death compared to those who have been vaccinated and are infected
This information shows the importance of vaccination. even if already infected There is a reason to receive the vaccine in the next dose. leaving a reasonable amount of time after infection especially for more than 6 months
for COVID-19 situation In the week between 18 and 24 December 2022 Department of Disease Control Report a case of COVID-19 2,900 new cases were hospitalized (average 414 cases per day), bringing the patients accumulated from January 1, 2022 to today, to 2,498,373 people.
With 89 new deaths (an average of 12 per day), the cumulative total of deaths from 1 January 2022 to today is 11,896.
Regarding the number of COVID vaccinations (data as of December 24, 2022), the cumulative vaccination doses are 144,060,395, consisting of
- 1st dose of 57,149,340 doses
- 2nd dose of 53,623,924 doses
- 3rd dose up to 33,287,131 doses
