4 October 2022 – Professor Dr. Yong Phuworawan, Head of the Center specializing in clinical virology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University Yong Poovorawan’s private Facebook post titled “Covid 19, taking lessons from Covid 19 in a total of 3 years”
Lessons will be taken for the benefit of Thai society in the future.
When a new disease emerges affecting body health and life especially for viruses and still no medicine Vaccines used to treat and prevent
At first there was panic. and fear It is normal because of ignorance.
1 Principles of a viral epidemic the more serious the disease Epidemics are narrow, like Ebola, will not spread around the world, mild or less serious, can spread further, like flu, SARS, much more more serious than covid-19, with a high mortality rate of up to almost 10%. 20 countries can be controlled Because patients with severe symptoms are less likely to spread to others.
2 Covid 19 in the early stages seems to have many symptoms. But when the cases spread widely According to the principles of virus evolution you must adapt to live with the local or the host Likewise, covid 19 today tries to adapt and not go away. and it will always be with us by reducing the destruction of the host Now it’s like the flu.
3 In the early stage, when you know nothing Everyone must build knowledge with research studies as soon as possible not through faith And only research that is suitable for our home will be the most beneficial.
4 Preventing the spread of disease in Thailand is much better than in the West. whether it’s hygiene, washing hands setting distance wearing a mask It can greatly reduce the spread in the early stages.
5 Everyone Claims Vaccines I think the vaccine will be the way to end it. Prepaid vaccines have been stored unseen. If many things are good and they will have to pay money even if they do not have the Fortunately, Thailand does not have such an order. Then we will lose a lot of money.
6 All vaccines developed and used by the World Health Organization. The results are no different at all. Whether it is an inactivated vaccine, virus vector or mRNA, almost half of the world’s population is vaccinated with lethal vaccines worldwide. While countries that have injected mRNA vaccines, such as the United States and the West, have even higher death rates. It shows that prevention of disease does not depend on the vaccine.
7 In the first stage of the vaccine shortage Alternative vaccination or cross-formula is one method that has been used in the past, whether vaccinating in children. So we always inject different companies. But there are heavy criticisms. Until it was finally accepted across the world. that the inactive vaccine is inactive and stimulated with different vaccines The result of immunity will be a hybrid. And it is useful to prevent too. Research studies out of Thailand, the fever formula is accepted worldwide. And the World Health Organization went to write a recommendation.
8 effectiveness in disease prevention It depends on the number of vaccine doses. It does not depend on the type of vaccine. full vaccination This means that it must be given at least 3 times, and in the high risk group, it will need to be called full vaccination at least 4 times.
9 No matter how many doses of vaccination you have had You can still get infected. but the violence has decreased until finally everyone accepts the truth. And so far, up to 70 percent of the Thai population is understood to be infected with vaccination. The majority of the population is immune to hybrids. That is considered the best immunity. to reduce the severity of subsequent infections
10 We have invested a lot in buying vaccines and now believe that many vaccines are left and about to expire, which is our entire tax budget. We encourage everyone to get at least 3 or 4 doses of the vaccine in high risk groups. The goal has not yet been achieved, but there are still many vaccines left.
11 There was a lot of bullying in Thai society, causing many scholars to fear and not dare to speak. which is a great disadvantage for the nation to claim things that are not true or not correct. It is something that should not be done. We have to distinguish between real news and fake news. and it should not be divided and taken out of the fake
12 Thailand Information From among various academics, most of them will read and capture some matters that interest themselves in order to publish them as news. although the truth is not caused by my own research including not being an expert in that science Providing information that causes a lot of confusion to the public.
13 Thailand should support research studies on emerging diseases. For example, Covid 19, we are investing hundreds of billions. In some cases, if we only spend 1 percent to do research, clearly answer the question whether it is worth it or not. It will be much more beneficial and save money. especially the emerging issue of medicines
14 Vaccine development in Thailand Research capacity is limited. and in very small amounts cooperation should make one more than different people We have no financial problems. There is no problem with the equipment. But we still need to improve the standards. especially the laboratory such as immunity test GLP standards must be met Clinical studies in Thailand are already able to conduct research studies, not to foreign countries. but at factory level And laboratories still need to improve standards. Otherwise, it will not be able to produce and sell to foreign countries at all. The research community is limited. should face each other Consider choosing one or the other rather than being different.
15 We have been through it until today. Everyone joins In reducing the spread of the disease in the early stages we do not know anything yet. and we believe Now we can live with covid-19 as well as flu. that this disease has not gone away We have vaccines to reduce the severity of the disease We have better drugs to treat it. Life must go on And what I really want is that the Thai society It is a society that is rich in wisdom rather than talking bad about each other.
