Covid: Locatelli, there is a deceleration of the epidemic curve

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We are “in a delicate situation and with still growing numbers as regards the incidence of infections. However, the percentage growth in the last week was lower than the previous one and, in recent days, there is evidence of a clear deceleration of the curve. epidemic in line with what has been observed in other countries “.
Franco Locatelli, coordinator of the CTS, says this in an interview with ‘Corriere della Sera’.
The pressure on health facilities in recent weeks “has definitely increased. The risk to be avoided is to harm patients with diseases other than Covid by reducing the number of medical or surgical procedures”. To this risk “a high number of infections among health workers can also contribute, which is certainly not negligible. However, we cannot speak of hospitals close to collapse”. The different situation compared to the past is “the result of the large number of vaccinations carried out: almost 120 million doses administered and 26 million people who received the booster dose are extraordinary numbers and have made it possible to largely protect against the risk of serious illness or even fatal Italians “. It should be taken into account that “in a phase like this one generates fear of going to very crowded places. However, the choices to limit them to spectators with the super green pass and equipped with Ffp2 masks represent tools that can greatly reduce the risk of infection. “.
The lower severity of the infections observed in those infected with Omicron “is given by the biological characteristics of the variant (lower ability to bind to lung cells) and, above all, by the presence of the coverage conferred by vaccines. It would be wrong to think, however, that Omicron, in subjects not adequately protected by the vaccine, cannot cause serious or even fatal disease “. (HANDLE).

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