Ministry of Public Health Thai-global COVID situation tends to improve New patient rates – reduced deaths Keep an eye on next week (24 February) Sinovac vaccine to Thailand, of course, after the examination began to inject 2 hundred thousand doses in 1 hundred thousand people.
Date 19 February 2021 at the Ministry of Public Health Dr. Chao Tasan Namwat for official service Director of the Disease Control and Emergency Health Department, Department of Disease Control, said the global situation of the COVID-19 epidemic Currently, the number of new infections per day is down 28%, while new deaths per day are 20% lower than the previous two weeks. The situation of the outbreak in the United States is likely to improve. When looking at the number of new infections, it saw a 43% drop, while the number of daily deaths decreased 29% compared to the previous two weeks. However, the downward trend is not a direct result of vaccination alone.
But partly it is a result of the more stringent the United States. Wear a surgical mask when going out to public. And maintenance of personal hygiene Thus able to reduce morbidity and mortality rates
As for the situation in Thailand, it tends to improve from a new outbreak. Because the number of provinces that found infected people began to decrease In addition, the number of new infections each day over the past seven days has dropped to more than 100, and the mortality rate compared to the number of infected in the first round is 1.42% in the new cycle. At 0.11%, a total of 2 cycles averaged just 0.33%, which is a mortality lower than the global average of 2.21% of the 110 million infected worldwide.
Dr. Chao Tongsan said that there are currently 80 countries in the world who have been vaccinated, 200 million doses in the US have been vaccinated, about 60 million people, or one-fifth of the number. US population
“For Thailand, the Sinovac vaccine will certainly arrive on Wednesday, Feb. 24. And after examining the effectiveness of the vaccine Will begin injections to public health personnel who worked at the front office before two hundred thousand or 100,000 people “
However, the vaccination process, as previously proposed, has 8 steps, with the prototype being available to all hospitals nationwide: 1. Registration (Card Making) 2. Weighing. Measure blood pressure 3. Screening, taking history, signing a consent to vaccination 4. Wait for vaccination 5. Vaccination 6. Stay for 30 minutes to observe symptoms, scan Line Official account “ready doctor” where the hospital must prepare a first aid room. And medical equipment available for vaccine recipients with allergies Or cause side effects to provide timely care 7.There is a traceability point. Ready to be treated after vaccination and 8. The hospital provides a comprehensive evaluation of vaccination. And adverse reactions after 30 days of vaccination, the hospital will follow up. To ensure that everyone who has received the vaccine is safe and effective in preventing disease. And will receive a second injection appointment after injecting the first needle for 3-4 weeks
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