Although the Covid pandemic is over, the respiratory virus is still causing deaths around the world. During the summer in the northern hemisphere, a sharp increase in cases is recorded and recent scientific studies show that the current low vaccination rates cause more serious, longer infections the cases of covid long. Infectious expert Eduardo Savio said Informative Uruguayan that “covid is a disease that has been introduced into the world and that is not going to go away.” The epidemiological situation in our country shows that things have decreased significantly, “in the 16 consecutive weeks there was not a single death from Covid and there are not many cases and they are concentrated in people over 65 years old,” said the expert.
The increase in cases in the northern hemisphere is associated with large events and gatherings of people. Today the focus of scientists is on re-infections due to the virus and the need for vaccination, “symptomatic relapses increase the risk of sequelae, hospitalization and death. ” Savio explained that there is a global tendency to “not pay attention to re-vaccination and little by little immunity is lost. “
A messenger RNA vaccine that provides immunity against influenza and Sars Cov 2 is expected to be ready by 2025 and “this would help with the two most important respiratory diseases, and it is good news that ‘ there, because it makes things easier. , at times of low vaccination,” said the epidemiologist.
For global scientific societies, it is necessary to take into account comorbidities, “because the population is getting older and adding diseases, and this disease can make pre-existing diseases worse. ” According to these experts, it makes sense to get vaccinated, since vaccines are available, “vaccination must be annual and semi-annual in high-risk patients,” explained Savio.
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Text: Adriana Martell
2024-08-13 14:31:37
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