On December 12, 2022, Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong, Respiratory Disease Specialist Vichaiut Hospital Post a message via Facebook, stating that Thailand needs to keep a close eye on which strains of the COVID-19 virus are spreading in India. Because many times there is an outbreak of a new mutant COVID virus in India. After a while, the epidemic of that strain was found in Thailand.
Looking back on the COVID-19 virus The first Delta strain was found in India in late 2020 and soon spread. A global pandemic And Thailand has a large outbreak of the Delta species in mid-year 2021.
In June 2022, India identified the BA.2.75 subspecies of the COVID-19 virus for the first time. Superseded subspecies BA.5, endemic to India. and widespread in many countries Thailand is currently experiencing a new outbreak of COVID-19. Caused by BA.2.75 virus, India has started to see an outbreak of XBB COVID virus which is a hybrid of BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 viruses, believing it will soon replace the BA.2.75 strain. in India
While Thailand can prepare it After the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the BA.2.75 strain will soon have an XBB strain that will spread like India. Because this new species is more contagious than the old species. and avoid immunity from vaccination or natural infection is better than the original species
Currently, the new strain of the COVID virus takes a shorter time, only 3-4 months, to replace the original strain. And it caused a new pandemic again and again all over the world. Fortunately, new strains of the COVID virus do not make people seriously ill and die like the Delta species. Especially those who have received 4 doses of the vaccine, i.e. received 2 doses of the vaccine followed by 2 booster doses.
Thanks to Facebook: Doctor Manoon Leechawengwong FC