Giuseppe Ippolito, scientific director of Spallanzani and member of the CTS, does the slow decrease in infections confirm that today the only obstacle to the epidemic is to force people to stay at home?
Without so-called non-pharmacological measures, such as distancing and limiting movement, this pandemic cannot be addressed. The decrease in infections observed is the best indicator of the effectiveness of the measures adopted in our country, similarly to what happened in other European countries that have had the courage to adopt and maintain them despite complaints and protests.
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If in the next few weeks theRt if it falls below the unit, could progressive reopenings be started?
The government will decide on the measures taking into account the monitoring data. In any case, I exclude that we have to get to a free lair for everyone.
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Content Christmas?
It is not because Christmas that different measures have to be used. These days all countries are evaluating the risks of the holidays on the basis of the dynamics of the pandemic. In the US, where 1 million new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the last week alone, i Centers for diseases control they issued recommendations for Thanksgiving on November 26.
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Virologist Anthony Fauci will spend Thanksgiving on Zoom. Should we imitate him?
A safe way to get together at home is to limit the guest list to close family members. As the number of people increases, especially if they do not live together, the risk of coming into contact with the virus increases. Traveling from one part of the country to another to reach friends and family is not a good choice. We must not lose the results obtained.
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Practical advice?
The possibilities of apply distancing measures in a family reunion, one meter between each diner at the table, depend on the size of the house, the availability of space, the ability of individuals, adults and children, to avoid effusions. L’use of the mask an essential part of the control measures. Recent data, released on November 10, shows that wearing it provides protection from the coronavirus not only to those around us, but also to the wearer.
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Will the vaccines arrive in late January?
The presentation to the American and European regulatory agencies of the results of the trials of the 2 vaccines at the end of phase 3 marks a step forward so that the vaccines can actually arrive and be distributed also in our country.
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We are ready?
Commissioner Arcuri has prepared a national plan that will have to be implemented throughout Italy through the Regions. The availability of a vaccine, indeed more vaccines in a short time, indicates a real progress in science and means that we will have a window of opportunity to reduce the impact of the virus on our lives. Much research still remains to be done.
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An attitude of diffidence towards anti-Covid linked to the speed of the times is penetrating public opinion. a justified fear?
Fortunately there are rules and we don’t live in the Far West. Even if sometimes some doubts emerge. WHO has spoken out against shortcuts in approving vaccines, stressing that all established practices must be put in place before using a vaccine. I trust in the respect of the scientific method and of the rules e at the moment there is no reason to doubt it.
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How long will it take for herd immunity?
early to think of widespread immunity in the population. We trust the vaccine, but it will be necessary to wait for a high coverage of the population and consider how long the protection will last. All topics on which research will be able to provide us with valuable information for public health decisions.
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At what point is the Spallanzani-Reithera vaccine?
The Reithera vaccine, developed and produced entirely in Italy, completes this week the enrollment of the elderly volunteers of phase 1 and the development of further phases is currently being defined. The results obtained so far are promising and will certainly be made available as soon as possible.
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The Sicily may have altered the data on intensive care, what do you think?
I have no tools to judge, I always believe in good faith until proven otherwise. I limit myself to analyzing the situation. In Sicily in the last 24 hours 1,838 new cases of Covid have been recorded with 43 deaths, with 9,386 positive swabs, 19.5% of the total. This despite the fact that resuscitation hospitalizations are stable and there is an increase in hospitalizations. A day-to-day control is needed even when, as in Sicily, the previous monitoring reports an estimate of 1.13, in any case higher than one unit. Never let your guard down.
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