Siriraj points out that 46 million people have been vaccinated worldwide with over 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

Siriraj points out that 46 million people have been vaccinated worldwide with over 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

February 2, 2021 Prof. Dr. Prasit Wattanapa Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University Announces the situation of the global coronavirus outbreak after COVID-19 vaccination. Latest information about vaccination And complications from the vaccine Through the Facebook Live Mahidol Channel that now the world has injected 100 million doses of weekends, approximately 46 million people.

The United States has injected nearly 28 million doses into the population, accounting for 7 percent of the population. The People’s Republic of China has injected 23 million doses, the UK has injected nearly 9 million doses, and Israel has 4.66 million doses, accounting for 33.44 percent of the population. By being vaccinated against COVID-19 In proportion to the world’s population

Prof. Dr. Prasit said that for the side effects after receiving the vaccine. Most of them experience mild side effects. Self-healing within 1-2 days, such as pain, swelling, redness at the injection site, fever, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills and joint pain, and severe effects to death are very rare

However, after vaccination the body will stimulate the immune system. Therefore, the vaccine does not have an immediate protective effect. After vaccination, a spaced mask is still required. Concerns about vaccine complications were greatly reduced. More people are accepting COVID-19 vaccination.

Prof. Dr. Prasit revealed that while the follow-up after vaccination. In the uk The first vaccination was started on December 8, 2020, at that time 5-6 thousand people were infected per day. More than 1 month ago, the number of new infections decreased. Today there are only 1.8 thousand new infections per day. While the deaths are likely to decline.

As for the US, starting the first vaccine on December 14, 2020, the number of new infected cases from 2-3,000 people per day is now clearly declining. The number of infected daily has never reached 200,000, while 3-4 thousand deaths per day have started to decline.

“For Thailand, we are considering the criteria for the COVID-19 vaccine. With risk groups But the most effective protection is to wear a mask and wash your hands at a distance, ”Prof Prasit said.

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