One shot person will curb Covid-19 more efficiently, advises lung expert

By The Nation

 

Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs

 

Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, a respiratory and critical care specialist at Bangkok’s Vichaiyut Hospital, is advising the government to administer one dose of Covid-19 vaccine to members of the public and migrant workers because the supply of the vaccines will not be able to meet the global demand.

 

He said Thailand has ordered 63 million doses, which will cover slightly over 30 million people at the rate of two doses per person.

 

Of the 63 million vaccines, 2 million doses will come from China’s Sinovac and 61 million from AstraZeneca.

 

“I advise the government to administer one dose each to people in Thailand, including migrant workers. That way we will have enough vaccines available to deliver two doses to medical personnel and people in the vulnerable group,” he said.

 

For instance, he added, a study in Chicago showed that Pfizer’s vaccine boosts immunity against Covid-19 in 14 days, so people can afford to wait for a year for a second dose of the vaccine.

 

“I think inoculating more people with one dose will help curb the spread of Covid-19 better than delivering two doses to more than 30 million people this year and leaving the rest of the population to wait until next year,” he added.

 

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4 minutes ago, webfact said:

One shot person will curb Covid-19 more efficiently

 

because he'll be dead .. which quite oftens happens after getting shot .. 

Really the headline could've been framed a bit less leading ..

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

One shot person will curb Covid-19 more efficiently

Why not shoot the lot of them? Surely that would be more effective?

21 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

 

because he'll be dead .. which quite oftens happens after getting shot .. 

Who's the selected target for this one shot DPM Anutin or maybe the PM himself.

This is the only thing I could find from the U of Chicago Medicine on the COVID19 vaccine dosage recommendation that had 14 days in the text. The article mentions the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines:

 

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The vaccine immediately begins teaching your immune system what to look for to protect you against COVID-19. However, the amount of time it takes to gain full immunity to the virus will depend on what vaccine you receive. Generally, you should be protected about 14 days after you receive your second dose of the vaccine. 

 

Posted Dec. 16, 2020: What to know about the COVID-19 vaccine

 

Hmmm . . . 

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

Of the 63 million vaccines, 2 million doses will come from China’s Sinovac and 61 million from AstraZeneca.

I thought I red a report that these vaccines do not mix & match so I hope people realize this

8 minutes ago, Kaoboi Bebobp said:

Generally, you should be protected about 14 days after you receive your second dose of the vaccine. 

It turns out that:

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preliminary data shows that after two weeks, 50% of the first 100 people who were vaccinated two weeks ago have developed strong antibodies against the virus. This is up from only between 1% and 2% after one week.

Based on that, the doc in this article recommends delaying the 2nd dose by up to a month. (Still a far cry from the year mentioned in the OP though.)

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

1 hour ago, webfact said:

One shot person will curb Covid-19 more efficiently

because he'll be dead .. which quite oftens happens after getting shot .. 

Really the headline could've been framed a bit less leading ..

If it mentioned 'a shot in the arm' we'd still have to ask if it would make them left-handed.

How many doses will he take?

18 minutes ago, John Drake said:

How many doses will he take?

He's a doctor and said "two doses to medical personnel" so I reckon he'll be safe.

4 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

 

because he'll be dead .. which quite oftens happens after getting shot .. 

Really the headline could've been framed a bit less leading ..

 

 

It's the Nation... what do you expect?

It's a small price to pay for the good of the nation. Right, so who's going to be shot? There are a few names I'd like to put forward...

Tell this to the US medic who caught the virus a week after getting his first shot of vaccine.

There are too many self appointed experts mouthing off about this pandemic when they should simply shut up and get on with the work that they were supposed to do in the first place.

16 hours ago, webfact said:

“I advise the government to administer one dose each to people in Thailand, including migrant workers. That way we will have enough vaccines available to deliver two doses to medical personnel and people in the vulnerable group,” he said.

 

This doesn’t quite make sense... 

 

Is the vaccine from China delivered in a cheap flimsy plastic bottle including a cheap leaking flimsy plastic syringe?

I say shoot every one NOT wearing a mask or practicing social distancing.  Why pick on one person?

17 hours ago, bluesofa said:

If it mentioned 'a shot in the arm' we'd still have to ask if it would make them left-handed.

Ain't no-one sticking anything from China in me...

2 hours ago, brommers said:

Tell this to the US medic who caught the virus a week after getting his first shot of vaccine.

There are too many self appointed experts mouthing off about this pandemic when they should simply shut up and get on with the work that they were supposed to do in the first place.

I've missed reading that. Where about was this, do you have a link?

 

“I think inoculating more people with one dose will help curb the spread of Covid-19 better than delivering two doses to more than 30 million people this year and leaving the rest of the population to wait until next year,” he added."

 

That is total nonsense. The vaccine was approved based on 2 doses not 1.

In addition, there is no data that proves that 1 dose will be effective for 1 year. It may only last a few months.. We just don't know..

 

 

Probably.

And there will be every known Certification printed on the Labels, all except the one that matters ( <deleted> ).

20 hours ago, webfact said:

One shot person will curb Covid-19 more efficiently, advises lung expert

Yes, but which one shot would be most effective; Donald Trump, Brazil's Bolsonaro, India's Modi or the UK's Bodger Johnson?

I don't agree with this guy at all. We've seen from both this wave and the previous one, that it's the urban areas that are the most vulnerable with the rural areas far less so. That shouldn't be any surprise at all. With crowded living and space at a premium, the cities are a viruses best friend.

 

Thailand's population of 60 million or so is split roughly 50/50 between urban and rural dwellers, so to me it makes far more sense to use the available vaccines to dose city dwellers first, with double shots and leave the rest to 'fend for themselves' for a while. The country dwellers have already proved themselves to be quite adept at keeping this virus at bay.