My Covid Advisory – the August ’21 version

This advisory has Two sections. The detail guidance of “Do’s & Don’ts” for those who have tested Covid positive is given in Section -2, You can skip the introductory Section-1 and proceed to page-2 icon at the bottom of the article.

INTRODUCTION

People who are fully vaccinated are now testing covid positive. Is there something wrong with the Indian vaccines we received ?

Apparently No.

The seven-day average of daily coronavirus cases in the US surpassed the peak seen last summer when the nation didn’t have a vaccine.

CDC

The 7 day average daily death has also increased but it is less than quarter than last summer.

CDC

The virus will mutate. Whenever the mutation is significant, the older vaccine may not be 100% effective.

[ The seven-day average of daily coronavirus cases in the US surpassed the peak seen last summer when the nation didn’t have a vaccine. Today, 70% US adults have at least one shot of Pfizer vaccine. But there is a difference. The 7 day average daily death has also increased but it is less than quarter than last summer. ]

The chance of transmitting infection to others is also reduced.

For example, vaccination definitely reduces our chance of getting the infection by some 50%. As a vaccinated individual, you can get the infection 5 times if you are exposed 10 times. It may not be what you had expected after two jabs, but in the society the attack rate will be reduced by 50%. The movement of virus will be slowed down to half.

EVERY ADDITIONAL PERSON VACCINATED…

SLOWS THE MOVEMENT OF VIRUS IN THE COMMUNITY.

R.K. Mahapatra

Few days ago UK was logging in the highest daily Covid-19 cases. But the proportion of Death and ICU Occupancy is 25 times less than that in January. Among the 50 deaths reported in UK, a July 2018 study shows that all the breakthrough deaths are mainly in the 65+ age group. A comparison of Indonesia and UK with identical vaccine penetration is compared in the bottom table.

COVID UKDaily New CasesPeak HospitalisationDaily Death
July 202147,000450050
January 202159500392501250
A COMPARISION OF DAILY COVID DATA BETWEEN AN UNVACCINATED AND VACCINATED UK

Vaccination % of
Adult population
Daily New Cases
(7 day average)
Daily DeathDEATH /
Thousand Case
UK (JULY)6747,000501.1
UK (JAN)< 1059500125020
INDONESIA647000+144930
COMPARISION OF VACCINATED UK WITH AN EARLIER UK AND PRESENT DAY INDONESIA

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Published by Dr. Ramakanta

Pediatrician and occasional blogger

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