Dr. Manoon updates Covid on 2 96-year-old patients in the high-risk group who have never been vaccinated and are cured | Khaosod

Dr. Manoon updates on Covid: severity has decreased. It’s like the common cold. Two 96-year-old patients in the high-risk group had never been vaccinated. After 5 days of treatment, they were able to go home. Another person did not need to go to the hospital.

December 11, 2023Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong Head of Respiratory Disease Unit, Head of ICU, Vichaiyut Hospital Post a message via Facebook Mormanoon Leechawengwong FC Regarding the spread of COVID-19, meaning that the COVID-19 virus Spread across the world for 4 years, the Covid virus mutates all the time.

Two years ago it mutated into the Omicron strain. Later, the children and grandchildren were born with new names all the time. There is evidence from many countries that The omicron strain and its descendants tend to be less virulent compared to the Delta strain and previous strains.

Me as a front line doctor There is a consensus that COVID-19 virus Omicron offspring are less violent. At first I believed This is mostly caused by people receiving the COVID vaccine. and/or have been infected with COVID before Makes the body immune to infection, reducing severity and reducing serious illness.

But after Most recently, we saw that patients in the high-risk group had never received a single dose of the COVID vaccine and had never been infected before. When first infected with the COVID-19 virus, symptoms were minimal. It is believed that at present the Covid virus is a descendant of the omicron strain. Its intensity is reduced. Makes you sick like the common cold.

Thai people feel more comfortable Reduce anxiety to a certain extent. COVID-19 disease is not as scary as before. Even if you don’t get the vaccine When infected, symptoms are not as severe as they were 2-4 years ago. Antiviral medication should be administered within 5 days of the onset of symptoms. Get better and recover quickly.

Male patient, 96 years old He has a congenital heart disease, ischemic heart disease, can’t walk, can’t help himself. Never had a COVID vaccine Never been infected with Covid There were 4 people in the house infected with Covid. They started having a low fever, a slight cough for 2 days, no sore throat, no mucus, not tired, eating little food.

On December 5, 2023, the ATK test returned a positive result. The child was taken to the hospital with a temperature of 37.6 degrees Celsius, an oxygen level at the fingertip of 98%, conscious, able to speak, auscultated lungs normal, lung X-rays normal (see picture), given the antiviral drug Remdesivir. Injected intravenously for 3 days, fever decreased, no fatigue, cough decreased, food was eaten more. Repeat x-ray of the lungs was normal (see picture). Stayed in the hospital for 4 days and was able to go home.

PhDescription of a 96 year old patient Never been infected with Covid And I’ve never had a single dose of the COVID vaccine either. Had lymphoma in 2019, was cured, couldn’t walk, couldn’t help himself. Started having a low fever, slight cough for 2 days, no sore throat, no mucus, not tired, eating normally.

On December 5, 2023, the ATK test returned a positive result. The oxygen level at the fingertip was normal. Give the antiviral drug molnupiravir, take it for 5 days at home, your fever goes down, your cough goes down, you get better, you don’t have to go to the hospital.