Covid-19: “We all fear a reacceleration of the virus on the occasion of the Christmas holidays”, warns Professor Eric Caumes

This Monday morning, Jean-Jacques Bourdin received Professor Eric Caumes, head of the epidemiological service at the Pitié-Salpetrière Hospital in Paris

This Monday morning, Jean-Jacques Bourdin received Professor Eric Caumes, head of the epidemiological service at the Pitié-Salpetrière Hospital in Paris

A Professor who set the scene by alerting to the dangers of the re-acceleration of the virus during the Christmas holidays: “The virus is still circulating and unfortunately it does not circulate badly. So indeed we all fear a reacceleration during the holidays. I think we are all unanimous on this. Firstly because it is still circulating in a significant way. And it suffices that we relax a little more the precautions, particularly within families and more particularly on the occasion of the holidays, for things to start again. This is what happened in the United States and in the United States. Canada with Thanks Giving, we fear the same will happen again with Christmas “.

“The only solution is the vaccine”

If he deplored the closure of cultural sites, believing that “the risks were quite reduced from the moment you wear the masks and respect the barrier gestures”, Eric Caumes also returned to his comments made about the vaccine. last week. The professor’s remarks had indeed been widely repeated, since he questioned the famous Pfizer vaccine, while a scientific publication was lacking.

“I was careful because until last Thursday there was no scientific publication”, he pleaded. “I only had press releases from a pharmaceutical company. I spent the weekend on the vaccine. Yes, I will be vaccinated. So, we don’t know how long it will last. undesirable states, they are not serious, but frequent: 50% of headaches, 50% of fatigue. But hey, the game is worth the candle. For people at risk or severe forms, there is no photo, we have to get vaccinated. Only the vaccine will give us collective immunity. The only solution is the vaccine, clearly “.

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