Be assured! Doctors point out ‘Sinovac’ vaccine against COVID-19 In the group showing symptoms up to 78%
On January 17th Dr. Suthichai Wisuthichaikit, MD. Lecturer, Department of Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine Thammasat University (TU) mentions the uncertainty about the effectiveness of the vaccine against Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 of Sinovac, which Thailand is preparing to import from China to inject to vulnerable groups that If considering the usage numbers in Brazil It was found that Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine was able to provide 78 percent of the effective protection against the disease.
Dr. Suthichai said that For the performance figures that are 50 percent that are being talked about at the moment. It indicates the effectiveness in preventing the infected person. Either those with or without symptoms Which is the nature of the vaccine
“Because of the 2009 dose of the swine flu vaccine, which was effective against infection in both the show and asymptomatic, only 40-60% compared to the influenza vaccine. Which prevent deaths in the elderly well, about 70 percent, but if it is about preventing infection at all, the numbers will fall to about 50 percent, ”said Dr. Suthichai, and that the COVID vaccine. Sinovac-19 is a vaccine made from a deadly virus. This technology is a technology that has been used before, such as the rabies vaccine. Polio vaccine And the flu vaccine Therefore, the medical profession in Thailand has been familiar for a long time.
Dr. Suthichai stated that In medicine, the most preferred and primary concern of vaccination is to prevent death. Reduce the severity of the disease And reduce hospitalization Which from experimental studies in ten thousand people It was found that all patients who had severe symptoms and died from the disease were not vaccinated. But among the vaccinated people, there were no serious symptoms caused by the disease.
The effectiveness of the vaccine It depends on the population density factor. This affects the spacing and concentration of measures in regard to wearing masks and washing hands. If the spacing and measures are not adequate It is easier to spread the infection. The effectiveness of the vaccine may be reduced, respectively.
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