“Covid is not over, there will be waves of upsurge, in a month, for Christmas, together with ua massive dose of influenza and respiratory infections“. This was stated by the virologist and president of Anpas Fabrizio Pregliasco intervened as a guest of the program A Sheep Day, on Rai Radio1. “The new variants, Cerberus and Centaurus, are emerging more and more, they avoid the protections, so I expect a return of the infections in a few weeks”, added the doctor. Specifying that Those who have taken three doses plus Covid are also at risk. “In any case, six months after the last dose I would have a booster of the vaccine.”
The scenario we may have to face this autumn, according to what the virologist Pregliasco hints at, has been renamed by American scientists “triplendemia»And specifically concerns three viruses simultaneously in action: the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2i flu viruses andRsvthe respiratory syncytial virus.
Since the possibility of contracting the three diseases cannot be excluded, it is very important to adopt a behavior based on caution. At risk there could be especially children, the population with the lowest vaccination protection against Covid and also reduced against influenza, although vaccines are now available (starting from 6 months) for both viral forms. In this sense, doctors want greater awareness among parents who in many cases underestimate its importance. Regarding the respiratory syncytial virus, on the other hand, of which more and more cases are being found especially in the United States, there is no vaccine and it can cause colds, but also acute bronchiolitis or pneumonia, especially in very young children. It is a virus that, like many others, is also transmitted speakingnot only coughing or sneezing. In fact, the small droplets we emit while we speak are enough to transmit the virus to another person.
Prevention starts with vaccines
An invitation to get vaccinated against flu and Covid it also comes from the World Health Organization. «With the arrival of the cold season, a resurgence of the flu is also foreseeable. In light of this, we reconfirm the need to protect the health of people, especially the most vulnerable, using all available tools, including vaccination “, wrote in a joint statement the Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides, the regional director of the WHO for Europe, Hans Henri P. Kluge, and the director of the ECDC, Andrea Ammon. “Preparatory measures must continue in the European Region, we must not let our guard down“.
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