Dr. Yong asks why Covid vaccination is needed for the elderly and healthcare workers first. Clearly, why not spray it on young people?
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On 20 Jan 2021, the reporter reported that Dr. Yong Poo Worawan, head of the Center of Specialization in Clinical Virology. Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Has posted a message through Facebook ‘Dr. Yong Phu Worawan, MD.‘Stated that “the COVID-19 vaccine Why is it injected to the elderly and healthcare workers first? Why not give young people Working age found outbreak A large number of epidemic outbreaks will reduce the spread of disease from infecting the elderly.
The development of vaccines to date has strong evidence that it can reduce the severity of disease and reduce mortality. There isn’t enough information to say that Vaccines can prevent infection. Especially infection without symptoms But there is clear information on reducing violence and reducing mortality.
Dr. Yong added that giving in the labor age, many patients had not yet been proven to reduce the spread. When vaccinated in this group, infection with asymptomatic infection can still spread the disease, so in the labor age when sick with the disease, the chance of death is very low. Immunization in this group is not guaranteed to reduce the infection. Especially infection without symptoms When it occurs, it can still spread the disease. So there is a reason for them in high risk groups. And medical personnel ahead of time in order not to get sick and die
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