Dr. Manoon warns to keep an eye on the COVID-19 outbreak in India, revealing that it is easy to contact and avoids immunity better than the original strain. either from vaccination or natural infection
On December 13, 2022, Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong, a specialist in respiratory diseases Vichaiyut Hospital Post a message indicating the spread of the XBB virus, the XBB strain, that Thailand must keep an eye on what strains of the COVID-19 virus are spreading in India. Because many times there is an epidemic of a new mutant COVID virus in India. After a while, the epidemic of that strain was found in Thailand.
Looking back on the COVID-19 virus The Delta species was first discovered in India in late 2020 and soon spread. A global pandemic And Thailand has a large epidemic from the Delta species in the middle of the year 2021.
In June 2022, India first identified the BA.2.75 subspecies of the COVID-19 virus. Replaced subspecies BA.5, endemic in India. and spread to many countries Thailand is currently experiencing a new outbreak of COVID-19. Caused by the BA.2.75 virus strain.
India has started to see an outbreak of COVID-19 strain XBB, which is a hybrid of COVID-19 strains BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 (see picture). It is believed that it will soon replace BA.2.75 in India Thailand can be prepared that After the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the BA.2.75 strain will soon have an XBB strain spreading like India. Because this new species is more contagious than the old species. and avoid immunity from vaccination or natural infection better than the original strain
Currently, the new strain of the COVID virus takes a shorter time, only 3-4 months, to replace the original strain. And caused a new pandemic over and over again all over the world. Fortunately, the new strains of the COVID virus do not cause severe illness and death like the Delta strain. Especially those who received 4 doses of vaccine, that is, received 2 doses of the vaccine and followed by 2 booster doses.