Doctor Thira reveals information ‘Delta Plus’ spreads 17% faster, UK reports more infections in children, morbidity rate They died as many as the common species.
Today (24 Oct. 21) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Woratanarat Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University In a Facebook post, Thira Woratanarat posted information on the Delta Plus strain, or AY.4.2, stating that the UK’s infection rate has increased so quickly that it has been upgraded to variant under. investigation The adjoining people now have all ages. but is more common in children and young people This may be because they haven’t received many vaccines yet. Currently available knowledge of Delta Plus (AY.4.2) mutants build upon Delta species. Sickness leading to hospitalization and mortality similar to that of the delta (B.1.617.2), but is 17% easier to spread than the original delta.
The rate of domestic infections was 12% higher than before (8-16%). We know from several studies that The prevalence rate for people living in the same household averaged about 18-20%.
The rapid increase in the number of infections in the United Kingdom It is unlikely to be explained by the diffusion ability of Delta Plus alone. but probably from the daily life of the population that may not be strictly protective And there are open activities that are at risk of spreading infection. This makes the virus which has the ability to spread better than before, to a certain extent, to be in the right place at the right time, which includes a large number of people, crowded, close, long periods of time together. It will cause many infections as seen today.
Therefore, Thai people should be careful. after opening the country Business activities will increase, complete with risk factors number, frequency, closeness, duration that will cause the original delta in the country to erupt more. And if there are mutant species like Delta Plus or others come in, they will follow in the footsteps of the worsening outbreak of foreign countries. Wear a mask…very important. Stay more than 1 meter from other people, reduce the infection rate 5 times with love and care.
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UK Health Security Agency. Technical Briefing 26. 22 October 2021.
Information from: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Woratanarat
Picture from : AFP
