THEDoes Covid get along with the new rules? In Italy it was exceeded the ceiling of 100 thousand infections per day, 1 million people in home isolation and 3 million in quarantine. Infernal numbers for the tracking of the health system that risks being overwhelmed by the “madness” of the tests. 1 million tampons a day carried out and the number is destined to grow even more, at least until the exhaustion of this new pandemic wave. The government reacts to the surge in numbers by changing some rules. No quarantine for vaccinated with booster or second dose (received no more than four months ago), negative swab only in the presence of symptoms and obligation of FFP2 mask for 10 days. Yup reduces the quarantine for people vaccinated for more than 4 months from 7 to 5 days and obligation to have a negative buffer at the end of the insulation, while the quarantine for unvaccinated people remained unchanged at 10 days and final negative buffer. At the moment no vaccination obligation has been introduced but it is possible that the next maneuver will include the Super Green Pass for all workers.
Are there more risks with the new rules?
The changes already in place immediately aroused controversy and raised fears. Is it possible that the indications leave too much free will to the vaccinated people and literally mess up the tracking? The exponential growth of infections, as indeed throughout Europe, does not leave However choice. I am positive in Italy over a million people: «The prevention departments cannot do more» – he says Pierluigi Lopalco, epidemiologist and full professor of Hygiene at the University of Salento – «contact tracing and carpet pads slow down the system, already in trouble».
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Does the decree help the local health authorities work?
The tracking must necessarily skip In this sentence. “When the threshold of 100 thousand positives is exceeded, indeed well before” – he says – “different operating procedures must be followed“. The introduction of changes in case of contact with a positive empowers the vaccinated citizen – less susceptible to severe forms of the disease – and cut a third of the current tampons. Always little, in numerical terms: «The decree was not brave enough»- he underlines -« to change the situation it is necessary to strengthen the Green Pass policy“. At the moment 81.2% of Italians are vaccinated with at least one dose, 75.1% with two doses and 33% with the booster dose.
Does vaccinated mean immune?
Not entirely. However, the vaccine completely changes the prognosis of the infection: «The new rules incorporate the scientific data» – he explains – «according to which the people who have received double doses or boosters have less ability to infect, become infected and be hospitalized“. The more we are protected and prepared, the more we are able to control the virus, mitigating the most fearful consequences on our body.
Does the vaccine change the prognosis?
In case of infection, the difference is huge. There are those who argue that the Omicron variant is gentler and is “cooling” the virus: «Nothing more false“- he maintains -” the mild symptoms that we observe are nothing more than the effect of vaccination “. It is wrong to believe or to believe that Omicron is only more contagious: “The unvaccinated presumably have the same risks as the Wuhan strain»- he confirms -« and the intensive care occupation clearly demonstrates this ». The goal of the next few weeks will be to convince more and more Italians to change course.
Covid party?
For some, becoming infected represents a “controlled and conscious” risk. Anyone who does not want to receive the vaccine hopes to get infected without consequences. Covid parties are the result of a popular culture often unprepared to understand relevant medical-scientific phenomena such as a pandemic: “It also happens for measles and other infectious diseases typical of childhood – declares – people favor the encounter with the pathogen thinking of fortifying their immune system“.
What remains of the viruses?
No “wild” virus can be without risk even fatal. The For example, the common chickenpox virus remains inactive in the nerve ganglia and can reactivate itself in the form of Shingles (fire of saint Anthony). Even the measles, after months or years it can cause the subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, mostly fatal progressive brain disease. Equally SARS-CoV-2 could favor the onset of pathologies related to the heart or brain over time where the virus’s RNA stays long as the researchers have shown National Institute of Health of Maryland: «What we define today long-covid, or post-infection disorders – he concludes – could lead to subsequent serious pathologies for adults and children. Also for this let’s all get vaccinated as soon as possible“.
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