Dr. Manoon warns to keep a close eye on the COVID-19 outbreak in India, revealing that he is easy to contact and avoids immunity better than the original strain. from vaccination or natural infection
On December 13, 2022, Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong, respiratory disease specialist Vichaiyut Hospital Post a message that XBB virus, XBB strain, Thailand has to keep an eye on which strains of 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 Delta species was first discovered 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 Superseded subspecies BA.5, endemic to India.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. It is caused by the BA.2.75 virus strain.
India has started to see an outbreak of COVID-19 strain XBB, which is a hybrid of the COVID-19 strains BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 (see photo). It is believed to soon replace BA.2.75 in India. Thailand can be prepared 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 better than the original strain
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 don’t cause severe illness and death like the Delta strain. Especially those who have received 4 doses of the vaccine, i.e. received 2 doses of the vaccine and followed by 2 booster doses.
