“The good news is that this variant is less invasive, with which there will be more infected, but fewer patients with moderate or severe symptoms”, he explained, noting that the population “must have antibody levels to have defenses and avoid moderate or severe disease, which is obtained up to date with vaccination”.
“We must have the fourth or fifth dose, depending on the vaccination plan, and basically high-risk patients – over 60 years of age or with chronic diseases – must be vaccinated; and children should also be vaccinated because if they are not transmissible, they will infect their parents or grandparents,” said Dr. Grieve. “We will prevent the transfer of the virus with measures and improve our defenses with vaccines”condemned.
About the Omicron BF.7 Subvariant
The Omicron BF.7 subvariant is predominant in Europe and is infecting China. What is disturbing about BF.7 is its virulence and contagiousness.
In this regard, the head of the intensive care unit of San Martín has estimated that, “Hopefully, in 60 days, we will have the European variant, which is the B7, which means that we will have to be careful in the coming months.”
“There will be new variables because omicron has the characteristic of having variants and subvariants that create new symptoms”, explained and clarified that “all omicron variants respond to vaccination plans”. “All vaccines are good and the important thing is that we apply the corresponding dose if more than four months have passed since the last one,” she insisted.
“These small increases in the number of cases will be fewer and fewer and more like the common flubut we must have the population vaccinated because six months after the dose we will no longer have the antibodies to defend ourselves ”, analyzed the doctor.
A new vaccine against Covid-19?
Dr. Grieve warned that the population “is more relaxed and there are patients who arrive without any vaccination plan since April or May; and since September or October these people no longer have the antibodies that defend them ”. In fact, he confirmed that the vaccination percentage with the fourth and fifth dose is very low, 40 and 20% respectively.
On the occasion, he anticipated it “In April or May, there will be news of a vaccine with a different protein, from M to S, that would last longer and eventually tie into the flu shot and make the population have a higher vaccination level because it would be a once-in-a-lifetime six months, twice a year.
A pregnant woman in the San Martín therapy
According to the doctor, only one patient, who is pregnant, is hospitalized in intensive care with Covid-19 pneumonia; and there are other patients hospitalized with coronavirus, but with mild to moderate disease. (Elonce)
