Dr. Yong reveals the reason why he didn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine Give children under 18 years old first

Professor Yong explains why he didn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine Children under the age of 18 were found to be 3 times less likely to be infected with adults and was expected to be the last to get infected.

On January 23, Prof. Yong Phu Worawan, head of the Center of Specialization in Clinical Virology Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University A Facebook post explains why the “COVID-19” vaccine is not necessary for children. With the message that

The COVID vaccine is developing in a hurry. There have not been any studies of vaccination in children under 18 years of age, so registration is also given to people over 18 years of age with all vaccines. Until studies on the effects of dose use in children are studied. So it will be used It is likely that late or next year, COVID-19 is infectious in most children, almost all of which are mild. And the mortality rate is very low, it will be 1 in a thousand or ten thousand. Although it is a young child In addition, infection in children It is now very rare compared to adults. A study of infection in children in families with COVID found that children were three times less likely to be infected as adults for this reason. COVID-19 vaccine Not for children under 18 and is likely the last group to receive the vaccine.