Wearing a protective mask inside is “extremely” important, according to doctor Mihai Craiu, who states that this decreases the “viral transmission load”.
He spoke about the epidemiological situation during the debate “The anti-COVID vaccine for children: how do we protect our children, once school starts?”, Organized by Save the Children Romania.
“The mask is very important. We know from experimental studies for the flu that the particles, depending on the type of event, whether spoken, sung or sneezed, we can transmit these virus-carrying drops at a distance of more than two meters. .) There is currently evidence that the use of masks can decrease the viral transmission load, ie the infectious dose. the other wears a mask, obviously this viral load decreases even more. (…) If no one wears a mask, the risk of transmission depends on the exposure, the time of exposure. (…) If all people wear the mask correctly inside everything. As long as they are inside, there are a minority of people who could be infected, but they are so few that it is absolutely rational to have those mandatory recommendations for wearing a mask.The mask is absolutely essential (…). It is clear that the total lifting of any phenomena of distancing and wearing the mask inside has led to a resurgence in the conditions of the Delta mutation, which is much more transmissible.
The mask inside is extremely important, “the doctor explained.
He said that scientific studies published by the end of last year show that the risk of dying from complications caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection is very low in children.
“The most important message to be conveyed to parents at this time is that all epidemiological analyzes, including this prestigious publication European Journal Academiology, which evaluated scientific studies published by the end of last year in terms of the impact of age on disease severity and evolution say that the risk of dying from complications from SARS-CoV-2 infection is very low in children, and this ratio of 2 to 100,000 at the age of 10 should be the central pillar of communication to parents. Yes, it is true, children can get infections Yes, it is true, children can transmit the infection just like adults, Yes, it is true, they can infect their classmates, teachers or family, but in the notable concepts known there are a very small number of fatal evolutions “, Craiu also quoted, quoted by Agerpres.
